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K-Pop Sensation Jay Park Playing in D.C.

  By Christian Oh Jay Park, a former K-POP boy band member of 2PM, and now the CEO of his own label, AOMG Records, has announced his triumphant return to the US. for a three-city tour with D.C. being one of his stops. Park is bringing several other artists with him: LOCO, a young rapper who made his waves winning …

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Are Korean Male Idols the Cure to Asian American Emasculation? [BLOG]

This week’s blog post comes from Aozora Brockman, a sophomore at Northwestern University. Brockman is studying anthropology, creative writing, and Asian American studies.  She is especially interested in researching racial issues that impact the Asian American community and is currently involved in an independent research project on how Asian American masculinity is viewed by non-Asian female fans of K-Pop male idols. …

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