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Whenever criminal news comes with pictures of offenders, the image naturally adds to an ongoing process in our mind - stereotyping. I remember that it bothered me that my son cut his hair too short after the shooting rampage in Virginia Tech in 2007 simply because I didn't want anyone to unconsciously associate his Asian face with Seung-Hui Cho. When he wears loose pants and a hat in airport, it takes more time for inspection. After the Boston Marathon Heba Abolaban of Malden was attacked by man accusing Muslims of Marathon bombings. Obviously it was wrong. George Zimmerman, the 28 year old Florida neighborhood watch captain, shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin who was wearing a hoodie walking through a gated neighborhood (his father's fiancée's house) after buying some refreshment in store. Zimmerman, based on his past experiences over colored, saw the teen as real "suspicious" while he frequently warned residents to be careful of young black males. The real problem came after the Florida jury's acquittal of George Zimmerman on charges of murder and manslaughter. Now it is not any more a criminal case but civil rights. Living in US as minority we know that it will not be just a problem between Black and White and as parents we wonder how to talk to our children.
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George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, igniting a national debate on racial profiling and civil rights, was found not guilty late Saturday night of second-degree murder. He was also acquitted of manslaughter, a lesser charge.(NYT)
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 Mr. Putin, a former K.G.B. agent, teased that geographers had always been close to espionage activity and, according to a Kremlin transcript of the event, jokingly described Mr. Snowden as an unwanted Christmas present. (NYT)
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The NSA spying scandal shows that America's pursuit of terrorists has turned into a mania. Spying on citizens is as monstrous and unlawful as Guantanamo Bay and drone warfare. The German government's response has been woefully weak. (Spiegel)
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Two HIV-positive patients in the United States who underwent bone marrow transplants for cancer have stopped anti-retroviral therapy and still show no detectable sign of the HIV virus, researchers said Wednesday. (AP)
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Panama seized a North Korean cargo ship it suspects was hiding missile equipment in a shipment of brown sugar from Cuba, after a standoff in which the ship's captain tried to slit his own throat. (Reuters)
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"I decided today that until the Stand Your Ground law is abolished in Florida, I will never perform there again," Wonder said Sunday while performing in Quebec City. (Hollywood Reporter)
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뉴욕과 시카고 지역에서는 약 60명이 참석할 예정.공화당 지도부 한인 간담회 주요 일정은 17일 간담회(오전 10시~정오), 공화당 의원 약 40명 개별 면담(오후 1~5시), 위안부 결의안 6주년 기념식(오후 6시30분), 18일 공화당 의원 개별 면담(오전 10시~정오) 등
한국콘텐츠진흥원은 대구광역시, 한국패션산업연구원과 함께 추진하는 패션문화 프로젝트 '2013 컨셉코리아(2013 Concept Korea)'에 참여할 디자이너 7팀을 선정.2014 봄, 여름 시즌 패션을 선보일 컨셉코리아는 이번 가을 처음으로 디자이너 브랜드의 성장단계 및 규모를 고려, '프리(Pre)컨셉코리아'와 '메인(Main)컨셉코리아'로 분리돼 진행되며 디자이너별 맞춤형 지원을 받게 된다.
해외이주를 포기해야 주민등록증을 발급받을 수 있도록 규정된 현행 주민등록법이 폐지되고 재외국민에게도 주민등록증이 발급될 경우 금융거래, 부동산 매매 등 경제활동에서 제한을 받았던 불편이 해소될 것으로 기대
제리 Z. 박 미국 베일러대 교수는 서울대 사회발전연구소의 영문 저널 'Development and Society' 최신호에 수록한 논문 '재미 한인 기독교인 1.5세와 2세의 인종적 배타성'에서 이 같은 결과를 소개.
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