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Sunday, January 15, 2012
By Guest Blogger Sunday, January 15, 2012
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Jean Youn: Generation gaps

Have you ever experienced the effects of generation gaps? First generation immigrants like me, with children who grow up in America, experience a significant generation gap with their children. A generation that knows what it’s like to go hungry has a much different experience of life than following generations who have never gone hungry. If you add cultural differences on […]
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
By Guest Blogger Sunday, January 1, 2012
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Jean Youn: Year of the dragon

Photo courtesy Guest Blogger Jean Youn It is is a glorious new day of the first day of the year 2012. In East Asia, upon tradition, each year is represented by a cycle of 12 animals. This year is the year of the dragon. The animals that represent each year are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, […]
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 25, 2011
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Jean Youn: Season of peace

Many people often ask me the same question. “Are you from South Korea or North Korea?” Chances are, every Korean person you have ever met is from South Korea. Last week, North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-Il passed away. A customer asked me what my thoughts are about this. The Korean peninsula is a very small piece of land. It has […]
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Monday, December 19, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, December 19, 2011
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Jean Youn: Holiday decorations

You’ve probably noticed a lot of holiday decorations being up lately. When I close up shop to head home, I see many beautiful decorations and lights all over the place. Some of you probably decorated your houses with holiday cheer as well. There are also probably others of you who don’t decorate or celebrate at all. You can put many […]
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Monday, December 12, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, December 12, 2011
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Jean Youn: Mountains, echoes, and the holiday spirit

Have you ever been to the top of any mountains? Korea is a very small country in land area, but it has many mountains. About 70% of the land is covered with mountains. Most of them are not very high though. Anyone could climb to the top of them. When you’re at the top of these mountains, if you yell […]
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, December 10, 2011
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Garden Guru: Christmas tree shopping and care

Shopping for a fresh cut Christmas tree should be a fun and analytical experience. The first two things to look for is (obviously) shape and gaping holes between the branches. A little bit of gap is okay, because when you hang the ornaments the weight will help bring the branches down. What about the old story about pulling the branches […]
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 4, 2011
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Jean Youn: Steve Jobs and that special time of the year

 It is now the month of December, the last month of the year 2011. There are some people who live as though they have nothing to live for and there are also those who live every day as if it were their last. Steve Jobs was one of the people in the second category. These are some of the words […]
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, November 26, 2011
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Burbank, Walmart, and Black Friday violence

 Burbank is getting a Walmart with dirt cheap prices, questionable labor practices, and the retailer’s notorious Black Friday culture. Last month at the Empire Center, the future home of Burbank’s Walmart, the giant retailer held a promotional event boasting about the benefits its store will bring to the community. However, Burbank residents must realize that the retailer’s massive advertising campaigns, concerned mainly with profits, are going […]
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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Jean Youn: A thankful Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. There are countless things that we feel that we lack and want but there also a countless number of things to be thankful for. Of those things family is what’s most important and what we are most thankful for. Family is what I am most thankful for but what allows my family and me […]
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