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By Daphne Domingo While I was a speaker last November at the 3 Days of Light Festival in Asheville, North Carolina, I couldn’t help but notice a striking figure walking among hundreds of young, creatively dressed attendees. Aside from being one of the few fellow Asian Americans at the festival, he stood out because of his shaved head, long white robe and …

Compiled by Mary Tablante News Updates Low-Key U.S. Reaction to S. Korean Election Washington, DC—Reaction from the Korean-American community to the election of 60-year-old Park Geun-hye as the first female president of South Korea has been quiet. The daughter of the late military dictator Park Chung-hee, she leads the conservative New Frontier Party. The Asia Society extolled her 30 years …