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Editor's Desk
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Spotlight
Whoosh!
Anthony Kim becomes the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in six years

Music Notes
The Ahn Trio releases “Lullaby For My Favorite Insomniac”

It’s Cho Time!
Margaret Cho gets her own reality TV Show

Love Actually
Law-changer Mildred Loving leaves a legacy

All The Rage
Stuff we love right now

Bookbag
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: The Ultimate Guide To Karaoke Domination

The World According To Dave
Mercy Kill

Take A Byte

Worth a Click
Got a few minutes to spare? Check out these popular videos that have been prompting squeals, laughs and gasps throughout cyberspace.

Jane Says
Waiting To Exhale

Magic Touch
Computer science researcher Jeff Han makes Time magazine’s Most Influential List

She Sees Dead People
With the release of “American Zombie” on DVD, filmmaker Grace Lee shares her favorite modern zombie flicks

L.A.’s Got Seoul

Young Doodler
Twelve-year-old Grace Moon wins Google's art conest

In the News
Endangered Studies
Amidst state budget cuts, students fight to preserve East Asian language programs at UC Berkeley

The Truth Of War
A government commission uncovers the painful price of the 1950 Korean conflict

Wedding Bells
Landmark decision legalizes same-sex marriage in California

On the Rise
Se7en
Spreading his luck overseas

Job interview
In the Zone

Enterprise Zone
Blast Away
Don’t call Derek Rhie a spammer. An electronic mobilizer is more like it.

Artists' Trax
Commercial Appeal
Tim Kang may be marketable, but the actor’s all about being obscure

The Race to Lead
In “FrontRunners,” New York filmmaker Caroline Suh chronicles the precocious and deadly-serious candidates vying to become president — student body president, that is

If You Build It, They Will Come
Paul “PK” Kim, the brainchild of the Asian Pacific American talent show known as Kollaboration, likes to dream big

Feature Story
Livin’ in London
England’s got more than Big Ben, cornish pasties and guards in funny uniforms. It’s also got a thriving Korean community. Korean Brits share what life is really like in the U.K.

Where to eat

Where to hang

Where to grocery shop

Spotlight On … Goong

Where is home?
Once the largest supplier of international adoptees, South Korea is at a crossroads, looking to end overseas adoption out of a sense of both shame and responsibility.

Unsinkable Sisterhood
Three “picture brides” wail and crawl their way to the Impossible Dream

Lessons From Dad
Whether he’s Appa or Pops, unabashed or stoic, here or in your heart, he’ll always be your father. In honor of Father’s Day, seven writers share one thing they learned from their dads.

Ask why

Work Hard
(but don’t forget to smell the roses)

Solve Your Own Mysteries

Family always finds you
Angela Mi Young Hur with her dad Ben Hur.

Be your own person

Sit and fish

Cover Story
A Voice Like A Banner
Indie folk musician Priscilla Ahn sails on a new adventure with the release of her debut album, “A Good Day.” She just hopes she’ll have time to play her guitar and stuff.

Point of View
Got Dosan?
Protecting the legacy of a national and community icon

The Looking Glass
Keys To Understanding
Inside North Korea with the New York Philharmonic

The Koream Kitchen
The Story Of A Cupcake
Hyo Kwan follows her heart — and sweet tooth — as the founder of confection boutique Dots

Reelism
Fuel For Thought
“Attack the Gas Station”

Community Network
KABA
Changing Tides

KAC
Glancing Back, Moving Forward

KACF
Dollars And $ense

KACWA
Talking Diplomacy

KAFSC
Health And Wellness

KCCLA
Learn Korean!

KHEIR
Become A Caregiver. Get Certified!

KYCC
Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders Today

NAKASEC
NAKASEC campaigns for immigrant reform

Folkwinds
The White-eared Tiger, Part 1