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Novel tells tale of ‘Unknown Americans’
Novel tells tale of ‘Unknown Americans’

“The Book Of Unknown Americans”Cristina Henriquez (Alfred A. Knopf) A dilapidated cinder-block apartment complex surrounded by a chain-link fence is the …

Boys will be boys (and sometimes girls)
Boys will be boys (and sometimes girls)

AdamBy Ariel Schrag (Mariner) In Ariel Schrag’s audacious coming-of-age novel “Adam,” an inexperienced teenage boy falls in love with a lesbian and …

Ancient dragon boating gives cancer survivors a workout
Ancient dragon boating gives cancer survivors a workout

If you’ve been in Portage Lakes State Park in Ohio recently you just might have spotted some dragons. Not the long-toothed Loch Ness kind that live under the …

Older Americans take ‘encore’ jobs
Older Americans take ‘encore’ jobs

After Fred Wallace was laid off from a high-paying job in 2011, the 56-year-old knew the odds of landing a comparable position were slim. He polished his …

Little libraries build community, love for books
Little libraries build community, love for books

SACRAMENTO, California ― Some parents buy a dog or cat when their children leave home. When her son Jack Gavron heads to college in the fall, Mindy Fox will …

Ewha student crowned Miss Korea 2014
Ewha student crowned Miss Korea 2014

    A student from Ewha Womans University has been crowned Miss Korea 2014, organizers said on Tuesday. Kim Seo-yeon, a 22-year-old student majoring …

Businessman behind retrieval of artifact

Shin Sung-soo, chairman of Korea Industries Co., a local manufacturer of animal feed, is the man behind the latest retrieval of a rare Goryeo lacquerware …

Cricketers hit for six in Suwon
Cricketers hit for six in Suwon

If on a summer afternoon in Suwon you hear the thwack of wood on leather, don’t assume it’s just another game of baseball. The field could be round, the …

Busan to host International Children’s Film Festival

The 9th Busan International Kid’s Film Festival opens next week for a five-day run. The festival, based on the theme “With Fairytales, With Film,” …

Free weekend Korean courses for expats

The Seoul Global Center will be running its second term this year of free Korean language classes from July 26 to Nov. 20. The 15-week courses are open to all …

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