Tag Archives: Korean Parade & Festival
Culture October 27, 2009

Korean Parade & Festival Gave New Yorkers Taste of Asia

Every year, the Korean-American Parade offers colorful costumes and floats.Korean martial arts, traditional dancers, regal apparel, and spectacular floats were on dazzling display at the Korean Parade and Festival 2009. Mayor Bloomberg, Council member John Liu and other notables “cooking” in Koreatown. The event, themed “Cooperation and Peace in Troubled Times,” was organized by the [...]

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Viewpoint May 21, 2013

Viewpoint: Let’s Celebrate Cultural Diversity Today

New York, N.Y.  Personally, I have always celebrated multiculturalism and valued living in a cosmopolitan city. So, it was with [...]

Asia-Pacific May 21, 2013

Josette Sheeran Named Asia Society President After Vishakha Desai

New York, N.Y.  Today Asia Society announced the appointment of Josette Sheeran, the Vice Chair of the World Economic Forum, [...]

Photography May 18, 2013

Photo of the Day – May 18, 2013

South Sudanese Returnees Board Plane for Journey Home Malakal, South Sudan. Today in Malakal, South Sudan, 150 returnees line up [...]

Viewpoint May 15, 2013

Young Teen Asks: Smoking, Is It Worth It?

New York, N.Y. Native Americans began smoking tobacco many centuries ago. They used it in rituals to heal and bind [...]

Literature May 15, 2013

Poem – Tablature

Latin lachrymae dactylic entablature hearty Icarus   Daddy did him in Daedalus damn near killed him dear demented boys   [...]

Film May 13, 2013

Next Generation of Global Indian Cinema

New York, N.Y. I recently attended Ticket2Bollywood (T2B) sponsored by Molecule Communications.  I had the opportunity to interview its director Ajay Shrivastav [...]