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Kim Jong-Un was a crappy student. F’s, mediocrity, cutting class 75 times and started slower, this man now supposedly runs a nation and is a 4 star general… Nepotism is a great thing for one. (Google – Kim Jong-Un) Meanwhile on the other end of the coin, Shin Dong-hyuk, born and raised in a North Korean Prison camp is the only known escapee with his credentials is now the subject of a book, “Escape From Camp 14″. Nepotism didn’t work out for him as well. He watched his brother and mother get executed for trying to escape. So far it’s a smooth read and it’s a rare account of what goes on in the camps. (WSJ – Escape From Camp 14)
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Yes John Wooden maybe gets that title, but Yoshihiro Uchida is 92 and is the coach of the San Jose State Judo team. He’s been coaching 66 years. That has to be some kind of record. 45 Championships in 51 years. Is that a record too? While some of us try to find a way not to work, this man appears to have figured it all out. A Japanese American, his story is typical of many. Concentration camp, fighting in a war, and then finding a life afterwards. From zero to hero. (NY Times – Yoshihiro Uchida)
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Update on school shooting. According to ibitimes: 3. The school is geared toward Korean Americans: Though Oikos is an equal-opportunity institution of higher learning, students there are predominantly of Korean descent. The Korean American community has a strong vein of Christianity running through it, and Oikos is one of the proud outgrowths of the large Korean American Christian base in the Bay Area.
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It has happened again. An Asian suspect in a school shooting it’s breaking news. It’s at Oikos University, located at 7850 Edgewater — near the Oakland International Airport. (KTVU – Asian shooter) Update: Possible Shooter in custody. (LA Times) Update 2: 1:09pm multiple sources confirm that the shooter is in custody… Yes, yet another Asian or Asian American involved in a school shooting. The tragedy of this type of violence continues. It’s an epidemic of sorts and although you can’t always prevent them, there’s a problem in Asian America that’s not being handled right. Update 3: 6 dead… Update 4: 7 Dead… the shooter is named One Goh Ko. (One L. Gon or Goh seems to be correct) Name sounds odd and fishy so we’ll see. (KTVU – One Goh Ko)
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Yes, the article says the average drinker in China is 3 cups a year. Plenty of space for growth, but imagine in the countryside in a country that’s gigantic, have they even seen coffee or heart of it? Yet there’s 500 shops in China and growing. Is it? Does Starbucks cater to the 1% or less in China with enough money to pay for a drink that’s considered luxurious? Yes and that’s what they’re doing since that’s the only people who’ll pay for expensive and mediocre coffee. (WSJ – China)
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