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  • Castellanos and Merrifield elected to the Port Commission

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    Six people were nominated to fill two of San Diego’s seats on the Port Commission, the board that governs the Port of San Diego and one of the most prestigious volunteer posts in local politics. The two who are selected will replace Scott Peters, who was elected to Congress, and Lee Burdick, who accepted a position…

  • Say hello to Ho-Yeon!

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    Introduce your self. My name is Hoyeon  Im 18years old in U.S. So Im 16 years old in U.S  My hobby is listening to music,sleeping and playing baseball. Now I am a little tired. What do you look forward to during study abroad session? What do you hope to gain out of this experience. I…

  • Korea Daily’s Korean Classes: Open House / Registration

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    Korea Daily’s Korean Classes: Open House / Registration The first day of class has been postponed to Thurs Jan 17th. We will hold an open house and registration session for the Korean Classes on Thurs Jan 10th, from 6:30-7:30pm, at the Korea Daily building on 7750 Dagget St. Suite 206. Anyone is welcomed to attend.…

  • Cheongdamdong Alice – A Mad Trip Through The Rabbit Hole! Wheeeee!

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    With Park Shi Hoo and Moon Geun Young cast as the main characters, this drama was already destined for my Watch List. The synopsis, however, led me to believe it might just be a recap of the “The Devil Wears Prada”. Broadcasting Saturdays and Sundays on SBS, the series is only 8 episodes along, but…

  • The January magazine is now available!!

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    Hello everyone! Just to let you know the January magazine is now available so stop by your local Korean market for your free copy. This month’s issue includes an article on the Dokdo Island explaining its’ importance to Korea, Korean 101 with Talktomeinkorean.com, Hanja Time with Gary Routh, an article about UCSD’s Korean American Student Association,…

  • Hanja Time with Gary Routh

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    Happy New Year and more lucky Hanjas Hidden in the Korean phrase for “Happy New Year”, 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (sae-hae book mahn-ee bah-deu-se-yo) is “Happy New Year” in Korean. 새 means “new” and 해 means “year”, and 많이 받으세요 means “receive a lot of (something)”. Those are all ‘native’ Korean. The 복 part is…

  • Dokdo Island

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    Solitary islands in the land of morning calm. Why the Dokdo Island is important to Korea and what we should know. Information provided by “dokdo-takeshima.com”, a website with historical facts about Korea’s Dokdo Island. Dokdo is the easternmost territory of Korea and situated 87.4km to the SE of Ul-leung-do Island. It is not one island,…

  • The 2nd Annual Korean Cultural Night at UCSD

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    Mark your calendars! April 12th is the night of Korean cultural fun @ UCSD. Korean Culture Night (KCN) is the biggest cultural event at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) hosted annually by UCSD KASA (Korean American Students Association) and UCSD Ko.SCA (Korean Student Cultural Association). The purpose of this event is to increase cultural…

  • Korean 101 with “Talk to me in Korean.com”

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      How to say “I am sorry”, and getting someone’s attention  죄송합니다. [joe-song-hap-mi-da]  “I am sorry.” or “I apologize.” 죄송합니다 is NOT always “I’m sorry”. Even though 죄송합니다 [joe-song-hap-ni-da] is BASICALLY “I’m sorry”, you can’t use 죄송합니다 when you want to say “I am sorry to hear that.” Many Korean people actually get confused when…

  • Introducing UCSD’s KASA: Why this cultural organization on campus matters

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    When students first enter college, they check out the Greek systems and different organizations to explore what college has to offer. But behind that curiosity, there is a sense of wanting to belong somewhere. Students want to identify themselves as something or feel wanted. University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has many Korean organizations, but…