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Bone Marrow Donor Needed for Edward Adamson

We recently learned about the plight of Edward Adamson, a three year old boy living in Busan, South Korea. Edward is in desperate need of a stem cell/bone marrow donor after being diagnosed with acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). For more info please contact Mixed Marrow: Website, Facebook or email donate@mixedmarrow.org. Please view/share the flyer […]

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Brand New HalfKorean.com MIX KOR Gear!

Earlier this month we released some new MIX KOR gear! Our new rock star-styled design incorporates our “MIX KOR” (for Mixed Korean) slogan/motto in a distressed print to give a classic/vintage feel and look. We chose to name this one “MIX KOR ROK” as a play on the word “rock” with “ROK (Republic of Korea).” […]

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Interview with Chris Kohrs (7/7/2015)

Ever have dreams of being famous? Or avoid social media like the plague? Here are the days of being instafamous and everyone knows nothing is real unless it’s Facebook Official. For better or for worse, the Internet can make you famous from a single viral photo or video. Back in June 2014, you could not […]

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HalfKorean.com Spotlight: Joel Peterson / Dreams of My Mothers

Dreams of My Mothers is the recently published debut novel by biracial Korean adoptee Joel Peterson. Based on Joel’s own true story, Dreams of My Mothers tells the story of “a biracial, impoverished boy who, through the transcendent love of his mothers, rises above questions of identity, race, physical limitations, and prejudice to become a […]

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Victoria Namkung’s “The Things We Tell Ourselves”

The Things We Tell Ourselves is the debut novel by Los Angeles-based writer and author Victoria Namkung that is set for release on July 21, 2015. An interesting note regarding the protagonist of The Things We Tell Ourselves is that she is Korean on her father’s side which is the same as Victoria’s Korean background. […]

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