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We recently heard about half Korean author E.C. Myers and his young adult science fiction novel titled Fair Coin. Fair Coin was released last month by publisher PYR, which is the science fiction and fantasy imprint from Prometheus Books, and can be purchased via online retailers such as Amazon.com One interesting note is that the love interest of the main character happens to be half Korean! Hope you all can check out and support E.C.’s book! Fair Coin description (courtesy Fair Coin Official Site): Sixteen-year-old Ephraim Scott is horrified when he comes home from school and finds his mother unconscious at the kitchen table, clutching a bottle of pills. The reason for her suicide attempt is even more disturbing: she thought she’d identified Ephraim’s body at the hospital that day. Among his dead double’s belongings, Ephraim finds a strange coin—a coin that grants wishes when he flips it. With a flick of his thumb, he can turn his alcoholic mother into a model parent and catch the eye of the girl he’s liked since second grade. But the coin doesn’t always change things for the better. And a bad flip can destroy other people’s lives as easily as it rebuilds his own. The coin could give Ephraim everything he’s ever wanted—if he learns to control its power before his luck runs out. Fair Coin book trailer:
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 Fair Coin Image courtesy of PYR / Illustration © Sam Weber |
“Fair Coin” Novel by E.C. Myers
and HalfKorean.com Celebrates 15 Years!
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HalfKorean.com celebrates 15 years of existence this month! To celebrate, we have some exciting updates regarding our MIX KOR gear. First, we are releasing a new version of our MIX KOR tee shirt! If you are connected on our social networking sites (Facebook / Twitter / Google+), you’ve probably already seen the sneak peek picture of the women’s tee (if not, it is pictured in the right column of this post). After we released the original version of the MIX KOR tee last year, we had many requests for a more slim/fitted shirt (for both men’s and women’s). So, we have selected different brands/styles of tees that are more along the lines of what was requested. Along with the new style/brand of tee, we decided to do some minor tweaking of the MIX KOR logo by adding a “distressed” look to give the tee a classic/vintage feel that we think you all will like. In addition, the new shirts were printed via water-based discharge (as opposed to the plastisol method used on the original tees) this time around to give them a more softer print. The next most requested item was a men’s sleeveless/muscle tee, which we have also made with the same new print. All of the new tees will be available on HalfKorean.com very shortly. For those of you who still want the original MIX KOR tee, there are still some shirts and women’s tanks available (although in limited supply/sizes). Second, we now have stickers! They are 3″ x 3″ in size and we would love for everyone to slap them on whatever they can to represent all around the world (legally, of course… haha)! A lot has changed over the past 15 years (1997-2012) but one thing that will remain is our continued promotion and celebration of our mixed Korean community and heritage! |
 NEW MIX KOR tee (women’s tee pictured)  MIX KOR STICKERS! |
SF Bay Area Dinner Meet 4/29/2012
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 Picture from February 2011 Meet – Click here to see more HalfKorean.com is hosting a casual dinner meet, in cooperation with Tia Legoski of the Amerasian Unity Foundation, on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Ohgane Restaurant in Oakland, California. Date: Sunday, April 29, 2012 We will have a brief meet in the banquet room of the restaurant before dinner. There is no cost to attend except for what you plan to eat and drink for dinner. You can check out the Ohgane menu to have a general idea of the dinner pricing beforehand. As per our usual agenda, this meeting is for anyone whom is mixed Korean. It doesn’t matter what the percentage is, what the other mix is, how old you are and where you were born/raised. Parents of mixed Koreans are encouraged to attend as well. Other folks (e.g. non-mixed Koreans) are welcome to attend as long as they have a sincere interest in people of mixed Korean descent (or if they are a significant other, etc.). Children are welcome as well. Facebook users can RSVP here: SF Bay Area Dinner Meet 4/29/2012. |
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Vince Foster’s “On Empty” Wins Award at 2012 Los Angeles Web Series Festival
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We had featured Vince last month in our Spotlight section. On Empty won the “Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series” award. Vince handles many roles on the series including actor, director, editor, writer and producer. Vince’s mockumentary/documentary calls itself The Z-lister’s guide to making it in Hollywood. Make sure to check out the series on YouTube.
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HalfKorean.com Contest: J. Lately “One Way Ticket” CD
New HalfKorean.com contest for an autographed CD of independent hip hop artist J. Lately’s One Way Ticket!
Along with the signed CD of One Way Ticket, the winner will also receive a signed poster and sticker. The contest will run for the month of April.
Make sure to check out our HalfKorean.com Spotlight with J. Lately that we posted earlier this month.
How to Enter:
1) If you are on Facebook, “Like” J. Lately and HalfKorean.com pages on Facebook for one entry (you must follow both accounts for the first entry).
2) If you are on Twitter, “Follow” @JustLately and HalfKorean.com on Twitter for a second entry (you must follow both accounts for the second entry).
(Note: If you already “Like” the Facebook page and “Follow” us on Twitter then you are already entered! Just make sure to do step 3 below!)
3) Next, leave a comment here on this blog post by 11:59 PST Monday, April 30th. Please make sure to include your Facebook and/or Twitter usernames so that we can verify.
Rules:
Two winners will be randomly chosen and contest is open to USA/Canada residents only (APO/FPO addresses okay as well).