I've written Terrance Watanabe before. He's the guy who's suing Harrah's Entertainment for all the money he gambled away to them. How much? $204 million. $204 MILLION in a single year at two Harrah's casinos, the Rio and Caesars Palace: Vegas' Biggest Loser's Losses Now Over $200 Million. That is crazy. Read more »
On Saturday, 18-year-old Eri Yoshida of Japan became the first woman to pitch professionally in the United States in a decade, making her American debut with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League: Japan's 'Knuckle Princess' makes US debut. It was apparently "Girl Power Night": Read more »
This is a crazy story out of Southern California, about a grisly murder which has had authorities searching for body parts at a Long Beach park. Police found the final missing body part -- a severed head -- on Sunday.
Caught this video over at Sepia Mutiny the other day: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? As a recent guest on The View, actor Ben Kingsley (who is half Indian and half English) told a story about a racist encounter he once had to endure at a dinner party, then takes the opportunity to look directly at the camera and address the offenders in question: "You know who you are!" It's kind of awesome. (It's just too bad he's there to promote Prince of Persia.)
Over the weekend, I received the news from AAA-Fund that former Rep. Ed Case, who recently finished third in a House special election for Hawaii's 1st Congressional District, will not be running in November against newly elected GOP Rep. Charles Djou: Ed Case drops out of Hawaii race. This news pretty much leaves things wide open for Democrat Colleen Hanabusa: Read more »
Ann Curry's commencement speech debacle at Wheaton College, in which she named the famous alumni for the wrong Wheaton College, sounds like it was one of the most embarrassing things she's ever done.
Apparently, she can blame it on drunk Googling. She recently appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, in which she was given a chance to make things right. With dignity and poise! View the video here.
I hadn't heard about this case until the other day... Zhai Tiantian, a former graduate student at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, was arrested last month for allegedly threatening to burn down a campus building. Not cool.
In observance of Memorial Day, the Los Angeles Times has a sad story on Navy Lt. Florence Choe, who was killed in Afghanistan last year. She was in Afghanistan to help establish a hospital for Afghan military and civilians: Read more »
If you've been watching the news, you've heard about the Israeli navy's botched boat raid on a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing nine passengers and provoking international outrage: Israeli commandos storm aid flotilla; 9 killed. Read more »
For all you theater fans in New York, Second Stage Theatre kicks off this summer's Uptown Series with the New York premiere of Year Zero, written by Michael Golamco, directed by Will Frears, and featuring Louis Ozawa Changchien, Peter Kim, Mason Lee and Maureen Sebastian. Read more »
Just wanted to throw a shoutout for my friends at the Tuesday Night Project, and the next edition of Tuesday Night Cafe, which takes place every first and third Tuesday of the month. I'll be there next Tuesday, June 1, sitting in as the "Featured Blogger." I don't exactly know what that means, but it sounds fun. Here are some more details: Read more »
Attention, all able and willing filmgoers in New York... the 33rd Asian American International Film Festival is less than two months away, and they are in need of volunteers to help prepare for and run the festival, taking place July 15-24. They can't do it all without you. Read on for details: Read more »
Thao fans! Glee fans! Check out this awesome music video for "Body" by Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, directed by Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray on Glee). And they're doing it in suport of Oxfam America. Take a look: Read more »
Have you heard? Jane Kim, President of the San Francisco Board of Education (and former Angry Reader of the Week) is running for San Francisco Supervisor. Today -- Friday, May 28 -- kicks off her campaign's signature-gathering process for the Signature in Lieu of filing.
Between now through July 22, Jane needs to gather over 1,500 signatures from District 6 residents to get her on the November ballot for the District 6 race. They're kicking things off this weekend with some outreach and signature-gathering in the neighborhood: Read more »
Okay, everybody. Time to meet another Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's Angry Reader is Simon Tam of The Slants. Read more »
18-year-old Japanese pitcher Eri Yoshida, aka "The Knuckle Princess," will make her American debut with the Chico Outlaws this Saturday against the Tijuana Cimarrones, becoming the first female to play prop baseball in the United States since Ila Borders pitched in the Northern League in the late 1990s: Female knuckleballer, 18, to debut Saturday in Chico. Read more »
This sign was recently spotted at Amy's Ice Cream in Austin, Texas. I'm sure what makes this combination -- vanilla, graham cracker, Butterfinger and Whoppers -- particularly "Bruce Lee"... but you know what? If I walked into this place and saw that sign, I'd probably order it. (Thanks, Desiree.)
This is an interesting New York Times article spelling out Energy Secretary Steven Chu's previous ties to British oil giant BP, when he was director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Doesn't seem to be shady though: BP's Ties to Agency Are Long and Complex. Read more »
Bay Area friends, the annual Asian Rock Fest returns to San Francisco, bringing together established and up-and-coming Asian American artists from all over the United States for "an in-your-face, louder-than-your-parents'-soft-jazz" night of rock, featuring Johnny Hi-Fi, Lion Riding Horses, Unitd High and Jack Tung. It's happening this Saturday, May 29 at the Rockit Room. Here's some more information: Read more »
For those of you in Portland, Ivy Lin's historical documentary Come Together Home will be screening Monday, May 31 at The History Pub at The Kennedy School. The film tells the story Lone Fir Cemetary, the first Chinese burial ground in Portland, and the extraordinary journey of the remains from the United States to Hong Kong. Take a look at the trailer: Read more »
On May 17, as part of the White House's observance of AAPI Heritage Month, Michelle Rhee, Frank Wu and Kalpen Modi discussed the "Dispelling of the Model Minority Myth." Here's the video, which includes statements by Kiran Ahuja of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
As you know, Professor Goodwin Liu's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was voted on by the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13 and is now being considered by the full Senate.
You can support Professor Liu by calling your Senators at 202-224-3121 and asking them to vote for Professor Liu. Here's some more info, courtesy of the Asian American Justice Center: Read more »
We've been following the production of the Red Dawn remake for a while now. The movie, which tells the story of a Chinese military invasion of America, is due out in theaters later this year, and seems to sound more depressing with every update. It's only going to get worse. The Yellow invaders are coming!
As you are aware, May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Unfortunately, mostly everyone else probably isn't aware of this, thanks to a serious lack of Asian American history and heritage taught in U.S. public schools (especially in Texas).
Liberty in North Korean (LiNK) is a nonprofit organization trying to raise awareness about the human rights and humanitarian crisis in North Korea. And they need your help -- they're looking for a few good people to be "Nomads" (aka interns). Watch this little video for more information: Read more »
According to new data compiled by the gay rights group Servicemembers United, the U.S. military's 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military has disproportionately affected minorities and women: 'Don't ask, don't tell' affects women, minorities more.
This USA Today article opens with the story of Julianne Sohn, who was discharged from the Marines in 2008 under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': Read more »
In Newburyport, Massachusetts, authorities are searching for the drowned body of 21-year-old Marina Kohn, who was enjoying an afternoon at the beach when she was caught in a rapidly rising tide and swept away into the Merrimack River on Tuesday: 7 saved; one lost.
Khon, who had just graduated from Syracuse University, spent Tuesday with several friends on the beach. They waded into knee-deep water off the northern tip of Plum Island and were swept into the river by a strong incoming tide. Seven were rescued by local boaters, but Khon disappeared: Read more »
This is for all my people in Vancouver... For Asian Heritage Month, Schema Magazine and Sammie Jo Productions are presenting the WEST is EAST Party, a fundraiser for Giant Robot magazine. It's happening Thursday, May 27 at Fortune Sound Club in Vancouver.
The West is East party is a yearly event that brings together a cool mix of local Asian DJs, MCs, dancers, and performers, with partial proceeds from the event going to fundraiser a chosen project by Schema. Here are some more details: Read more »
Rather loving this video of Lilian Bui singing her original tune, "Daydream at Midnight." Not only do I totally dig her vocals, I cannot resist a woman who busts out a kazoo solo. That's gangsta.
She informs that she's currently working on a studio EP of original material. Can't wait to hear it. For more information about Lilian, see her website here and her YouTube channel here.
Got some 5-7-5 poetry in you? Are you bursting with Asian American pride? In celebration of APA Heritage Month, Asia Society is holding a APA Heritage Month Haiku Contest. All you have to do is tell them why being Asian American rocks... in the form of a haiku. Here are some details: Read more »
I wish I hadn't watched this. This music video for "The Space in Between" by How To Destroy Angels is rather disturbing. Mariqueen Maandig is hot, but damn... I am creeped out. The six-track self-titled EP from How to Destroy Angels is out June 1st. For more information, go here.
I recently heard from Nina, who is currently working on a documentary about queer Korean women. The project sort of focuses on giving a face and voice to the stories of queer Korean women through filmed interviews, and she's looking for subjects. Here's some background: Read more »
It was announced today that Janice Min, former editor in chief of Us Weekly magazine, has been named editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter. She'll start her new job mid-June in Los Angeles: Janice Min named THR editorial director. Read more »
Ooooh, this is going to be a good one. Home:Word, the upcoming collaboration from Magnetic North and Taiyo Na, is due out June 8. Get yourself ready for the release with a few spins of this 16-minute-plus sampler mixed by DJ Boo, giving you a nice taste of the new album. Here's the track listing: Read more »
Wow. Check out this story on Sim and Tanveer Bhullar, two towering teenage Indian Canadian basketball-playing brothers from Toronto. 17-year-old Sim is 7-4, 285 pounds. 15-year-old Tanveer is 7-2, 260 pounds. They are very big guys: 7-foot brothers stand out in a crowd.
The Bhullar brothers play for the Kiski School, a small, all-boys prep school in Saltburg, Pennsylvania -- not necessarily known for its basketball program. Until now: Read more »
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is in China this week, leading a delegation of companies with the hopes of winning new opportunities for American firms in the energy sector: Gary Locke's Mission In China.
Atlanta! San Francisco! Seattle! Want to see some kickass hip hop? You've got Kero One, MYK, Dok2 and Dumbfoundead -- all on one stage. Do I have to say more? These are going to be hot shows! Read more »
Urban Wolf is an action web series that recently premiered on Sony's Crackle.com. Directed by French filmmaker Laurent Touil-Tartour, and starring Hong Kong action star Vincent Sze, the 15-part mystery thriller is told entirely without dialogue. Here's the trailer: Read more »
Real quick -- our friends at the Asian American daddy blog Rice Daddies need your help. Their awesome blog has a chance to be nominated for Best Parenting Blog at Parents Connect.
Through mid-July, folks who register on the site can vote for nominees. The top vote-getters will comprise the ballot in August for the actual title of Best Parenting Blog. Maybe that title can go to Rice Daddies! Go here to cast your vote.
It's being widely reported that none other than Filipino teen singing sensation Charice Pempengco has landed a regular role on Glee. The reports started when her manager confirmed the rumor to the Philippine Daily Inquirer: Charice to join American TV series 'Glee'
But wait, not so fast. While it would be awesome to see her on Glee, Charice's U.S. manager has confirmed nothing of the sort, and according to Perez Hilton, there's apparently "no truth" to her appearing on the show. Read Charice's own official tweet: Read more »
As I mentioned last week, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center and the Asian American Justice Center, filed a lawsuit with other national civil rights organizations to challenge SB 1070, Arizona's anti-immigrant law: Asian American Groups Join Lawsuit Against SB 1070.
The law requires police to demand "papers" from people they stop that they "reasonably suspect" are undocumented.
This law is a dangerous slippery slope, and a serious threat to freedom everywhere. Here's another press release from APALC, this time with more of an Asian Amerian focus, highlighting reasons why SB 1070 should matter to Asian Americans both in and outside of Arizona: Read more »
Award-winning graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese is a huge fan of Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series. So when he found out the live-action movie adaptation would feature an all-white principal cast, he became one of the more vocal voices against the casting controversy.
With the movie's release just over a month away, Gene has spoken out again against The Last Airbender ("the last stone from my slingshot on this topic") -- using a comic, of course -- calling on folks to boycott the movie: Why I Won't Be Watching The Last Airbender Movie. I'm re-posting it here: Read more »
According to district officials, Brown's resignation apparently applied only to her principal's position, not to her employment. She is indeed still on the district's payroll at $124,000 a year, and could still be assigned to another position: Read more »
Oh, ouch. I love you Ann Curry, but this is pretty friggin' embarrassing. Over the weekend, the Today show news anchor gave the commencement speech at Wheaton College in Massachusetts -- not to be confused with Wheaton College in Illinois... which is exactly what dear Ann did: Ann Curry Talks About Wrong Wheaton College At Commencement Address. Read more »
Yesterday, President Obama celebrated AAPI Heritage Month with a reception at the White House. I had the privilege of being a guest at the festivities. I still can't quite believe that I was invited, and I flew out to D.C. just to attend the party... but it's just one of those you don't say no to.
Here's some video of the President's remarks. I was standing directly in front of the podium in the East Room -- if you look closely, you can actually see the back of my head. I'm the guy with the black hair: Read more »
If you're in Los Angeles, check out this cool photo show by KC Ortiz, featuring selected photos from his recent time spent with the jungle Hmong in Laos. They're on display now through June 12 at Known Gallery in Los Angeles. Here's some more information: Read more »
Shozo Kato recently became the third person from outside of Japan to pass the notoriously difficult exam for eight dan in kendo -- the highest rank in the martial art of Japanese fencing: Top-ranked kendo master Shozo Kato aces Japan samurai test. It's apparently the toughest test in Japan: Read more »
Some disturbing news out of Honolulu last week about a high school stabbing involving two teens... At Kalani High School, a 16-year-old suffered multiple stab wounds when another student attacked him in a classroom: Kalani Students Involved In Stabbing Identified. Read more »
Those of you who have been fortunate to see the Glee cast live in concert also had the opportunity to see the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. Reports say they were pretty damn awesome. Check out these awesome trading cards recently posted on The LXD's Facebook page. Collect 'em all! That's Jonny Starr on the left above. Read more »
For the first time in two decades, a Republican is representing Hawaii in Congress. The GOP is celebrating a victory on Obama's "home turf," where Charles Djou has won the special election to fill the vacancy in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District: Djou wins U.S. House seat.
Djou won close to 40 percent of the vote in the mail-in special election, beating out Democrats Colleen Hanabusa, with 31 percent, and Ed Case, 28 percent. Yes -- note that the majority of voters in the district supported Democratic candidates. It was race that created a deep divide within the party: Read more »
Check it out. Some new music for you! Like independent hip hop? Download the free track "What Goes Up" by Power Struggle, from their new full-length album Remittances, which dropped last week from Beatrock Music. Everybody likes free music. Download it here: Read more »
According to police, 23-year-old Yu Yau, the Queens woman who was brutally beaten with a pipe and sexually assaulted last Sunday, died over the weekend when she was taken off life support: Beaten, raped Queens gal dies. Read more »
Did you enjoy the series finale? Epic. One last image, this beautiful of screenprint of Jin and Sun in their haunting final moment from "The Candidate," in honor of the end of Lost.
This poster by Tara McPherson is one of several limited edition pieces -- unique, signed and numbered-- commissioned to celebrate the sixth and final season. See the rest of the art at here -- the pieces are pretty cool.
It's official. The Texas State Board of Education wants its students to be the most ignorant kids in America. It has adopted a social studies and history curriculum that essentially revises and rewrites the teaching of the Japanese American internment, among hundreds of other things: Texas OKs school textbook changes. Read more »
All right, Bay Area friends. Mark your calendar for another edition of MATCHA, the Asian Art Museum's bi-monthly art/music/mixer event: The Shanghai Dress, showcasing the work of designer and entrepenuer Jane Zhu. It's happening Thursday, June 3 at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Here's some more information: Read more »
Ever since I saw her win Kollaboration 10, I've been huge fan of Clara. She's awesome. Some people in high places apparently think so too -- she was recently invited by the White House to perform at a Department of Education event for APA Heritage Month. Check out this cool video documenting her adventure: Clara's WHITE HOUSE GIG!!! Awesome, Clara.
Attention activists! The Summer Activist Training (SAT) is looking for a few good recruits. Founded in 1993, the SAT provides young APAs an opportunity to learn valuable skills in community organizing and direct action campaigns.
The program brings together like-minded folks to help create a community of young activists and organizers, many of whom go onto work in various community-based organizations and unions. This year's training will take place July 8-11 in Los Angeles. Here's some more info: Read more »
For a movie called Prince of Persia, which opens next week, it doesn't feature a whole lot of actual Persians. In fact, none of its principle cast members are of Iranian, Middle Eastern of Muslim descent. But hooray for Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton, two white actors who look quite pretty on the poster. Read more »
Remember Charice Pempengco? The young teenage Filipino songstress, who first stunned internet viewers around the world with her powerhouse voice a few years back, recently dropped a self-titled debut album. Is she the next Celine Dion? Read more »
The San Diego Union Tribune has a great story on Sothary Van, a young woman who survived a great deal of hardship -- a Cambodian refugee camp, poverty, an abusive father, and life on her own at 16 -- but recently completed her master's thesis at San Diego State University: 'Fantastic' accomplishment by refugee camp survivor. Read more »
Bay Area singer/songwriter Alice Tong is putting together some cash for her upcoming West Coast tour, in support of her new album Please Be Brave Before the Lions They Come. She and her band are hoping to embark on the tour after the CD release party, happening this Saturday, May 29 at Hotel Utah in San Francisco. Read more »
I've posted several stories about the California Nisei College Diploma Project, which aims to award honorary degrees to Japanese American former students whose educations were interrupted when they were forced into internment camps during World War II.
Several schools have already presented honorary degrees to former students, while others, like MiraCosta College in San Diego, are still trying to identify and make contact with individuals who were students at the time: Colleges award diplomas to WWII internees. Read more »
Check out the trailer for Predators, director Robert Rodriguez's latest installment of the sci-fi action series. In this one, a diverse bunch of fierce human warriors are transported to an alien planet where they are hunted by Predators. Among the hunted: a samurai sword-wielding Yakuza thug named Hanzo, played by Louis Ozawa Changchien.
Frankly, a sword seems like it would be pretty ineffective against one of those Predator creatures. My guess is, Hanzo doesn't stay alive to the end of this movie. Here's an interview from earlier in the year with actor Louis Ozawa Changchien, who talks a little bit about his character: Interview with Actor Louis Ozawa Changchien on Upcoming Film "Predators."
Asians behaving badly... crappy landlord edition! Last week in New York, a judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Sam Suzuku, whose 49-unit apartment building in Bronx River boasts an impressive 663 open violations: Judge Loses Patience With a Bronx Landlord.
An arrest warrant is apparently pretty rare in housing court, but the building was just that bad -- shedding lead paint, collapsing ceilings, cockroaches, rats -- and the judge was just sick and tired of Suzuki's failure to fix the violations and show up in court: Read more »
Well, here we are. After six seasons, ranging from the mind-blowing to the completely aggravating, we're staring at the series finale of one of the greatest television shows ever: Lost. I'm not sure I've simultaneously anticipated and dreaded a single night of TV this much, ever. Fellow fans, are you with me? Read more »
If you're Southern California this weekend, check out this free movie screening and discussion of Alice Wu's Saving Face, presented by API Equality Los Angeles and Visual Communications in celebration of Harvey Milk Day and APIA Heritage Month.
The post-screening discussion will feature Ming-Yuen S. Ma, Tim Dang and Noel Alumit, talking about the portryal of APIs and LGBTs in film. It's happening Sunday, May 23 at Bruggemeyer Library in Monterey Park. Here are some more details: Read more »
This week, Marvel.com celebrated APA Heritage Month by highlighting the APA creators and characters shaping the Marvel Universe, from interviews with Incredible Hulk writer Greg Pak, to features on heroes like Amadeus Cho of Heroic Age: Prince of Power and Jimmy Woo of Agents of Atlas. Check it out: Asian-Pacific American Week on Marvel.com.
In other news, DC Comics celebrated APA Heritage Month by killing off Ryan Choi, aka The Atom, in Titans: Villains for Hire #1. Happy Heritage Month!
An 88-year-old Laotian man, who sued U.S. immigration officials to return his passport, finally got it back this week. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency had kept the Laotian passport since the man applied for political asylum in April 2008: Elderly Laotian's wish granted: He's going home. And all the guy wanted to do was go home: Read more »
As I mentioned before, Maggie Q will be starring in the title role of CW's upcoming remake of Nikita. Check out this clip of Ms. Quigley shootin' dudes and kicking ass, presumably from the pilot episode. A little underwhelming, but I think I'll still give it a shot. The show airs Thursdays on the CW this fall.
This week, friends, family and the UCLA community held a memorial service for Tam Tran and Cinthya Felix, two former students and immigrants' rights activists who died in a car accident in Maine last week: UCLA mourns two graduates killed in Maine traffic accident. Read more »
Gather 'round, because it's time to meet another Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's Angry Reader is Ling Woo Liu, director of the Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education. Read more »
Middle finger to blogger Jonah Goldberg, for making fun of National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, in this itty-bitty throwaway post for National Review Online's The Corner. A whole day devoted to Asians and AIDS? Hilarious! Read more »
Randomly came across this photo the other day, from the June 2005 issue of Vanity Fair. That's Angelina Jolie and her son Maddox, shot by Annie Leibovitz. When I see this image, I can't help but think: there is no way this kid has grown up with any real sense of "normal."
This is pretty ridiculous... and yet not that surprising, I guess. By now, you might have heard of growing controversy surrounding Rand Paul, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Kentucky, who apparently has something against the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Or at least parts of it: Tea Party Pick Causes Uproar on Civil Rights. Yes, this is the Tea Party's pick. Read more »
Hey Houston! The Slant Film Festival returns this weekend, May 21-23, to the Aurora Picture Show. They're celebrating ten years! And doing it with style, bringing you some of the best works in Asian American cinema, as well as live performances from Asian American artists.
The festival kicks off with a screening of the latest in Asian American short films. Then Slant's centerpiece showcase is a special evening of live performance with film, featuring writer Neelanjana Banerjee and musicians Robin Dukhadia and Goh Nakamura. The festival wraps with a free salon led by award-winning filmmaker PJ Raval. Here are some program details: Read more »
If you're in Seattle, and looking for something to do this Saturday night, make plans to celebrate APA Heritage month and see Tim Be Told at Ibiza Night Club. I've written a lot about these guys, posting various tracks and videos, but I really recommend seeing them live to get the full effect. They're fantastic. Here are some more details about the Seattle show: Read more »
I recently just heard about the music of Nate Tao, a senior at Ithaca College who just released a solo debut EP, Lost In The Music. It's a fusion of pop, R&B, and electronic influences. After listening to a few sample tracks, I'm sort of reminded of the vocal dance pop of Erasure or New Order (in a good way).
For more from Nate, visit his website here, where you can download the EP. But do it quick! It'll only be available as a free download until May 24. And of course, also check Nate's MySpace, Facebook and Twitter.
Here's an interesting article in the Honolulu Star Bulletin about James Gabriel Jr., the first Special Forces soldier and the first Hawaiian to be killed in the Vietnam War: A hero leads the field. Read more »
Wanna see something trippy and fun? Check out the music video for "Magic World" by Mista Cookie Jar, from his debut children's album The Love Bubble. It is described as "Urban Island Folky Rock N Roll for the Inner Child." Works for me. Take a look: Read more »
As you know, Laura Ling and Euna Lee were on the China/North Korea border working on a story about North Korean defectors when they were arrested by North Korean soldiers and detained for 140 days. The book is Laura's side of the story, as well as Lisa's fight to get her back: Read more »
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