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Korean American Day

The unique fusion of Korean and American cultures creates a rich tapestry of art, music, food, and language that's not to be missed!

Celebrating the achievements and contributions of Korean Americans to the United States, Korean American Day is observed annually on January 13th—the date of the first Korean immigrants’ arrival on U.S. soil. Korean American Day is recognized as a time for Korean Americans to reflect on their history, celebrate their culture, and honor the sacrifices of their ancestors who came to the United States seeking a better life.

History of Korean American Day

On January 13, 1903, a group of 102 immigrants, mostly young men, arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii on the RMS Gaelic. They were the first Korean immigrants to arrive in the United States, and sought a better life, hoping to find work in the sugarcane plantations.

The holiday was first celebrated in 2002 and is recognized by the United States government, but is not a federal holiday.

Korean American Day Timeline

January 13, 1903

Arrival of the RMS Gaelic

The first Korean immigrants arrive in the United States, landing in Honolulu, Hawaii.

August 15, 1948

Republic of Korea established

After Japan’s defeat in World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union divide the Korean Peninsula along the 38th parallel. The United States establishes the Republic of Korea in the southern half, while the Soviet Union establishes the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the north.

June 25, 1950

Korean War begins

The Korean War breaks out when the North Korean People’s Army invades South Korea. The United States comes to the aid of South Korea and leads a coalition of United Nations forces in the war. The conflict ultimately ends in 1953 with an armistice, but no official peace treaty is signed.

October 3, 1965

Immigration and Nationality Act is passed

This act abolishes the national origins quota system that had been in place since the 1920s, allowing for a more diverse range of immigrants to come to the United States. As a result, the number of Korean immigrants to the United States increases significantly.

2005

Korean American Day established

After its first proclamation by President George W. Bush in 2003, Korean American Day is officially founded as a holiday by the U.S. House and Senate.

How to Celebrate Korean American Day

Korean American Day is celebrated by Korean American communities and organizations, and also those who are interested in Korean American culture. There are several ways to celebrate this day. One can learn about the history and culture of Korean Americans, participate in community events or festivals, visit a Korean American-owned business, or try some Korean American cuisine.

Here are some suggestions for celebrating Korean American Day:

Attend a Korean American Day festival or event

Many Korean American communities and organizations host festivals or events to celebrate Korean American Day. These events often include cultural performances, food, and other activities that allow attendees to learn more about Korean American culture.

Learn about Korean history

A great way to celebrate Korean American Day is to learn about the history of Korean Americans in the United States. This can be done by reading books, watching documentaries, or visiting museums or historical sites.

Try Korean American food

Korean American cuisine is a unique blend of Korean and American flavors, and is a great way to celebrate. Some popular dishes to try include Korean BBQ, kimchi, and bibimbap.

Support Korean American businesses

Korean American businesses contribute greatly to the economy and culture of the United States. Consider supporting a Korean American-owned business by shopping there or spreading the word about their products or services.

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Hero: May 29 Prompt from @calaisreno

This latest chapter and the previous ones are here at ao3. (I had hoped to finish with everyone else on the 31st of May, but alas, it looks like it will be May 32nd or 33rd for me . . . ) ...............................................................................................

In Vienna, his search and destroy mission retained its danger; it was as exhausting, and as nerve-wracking as any other part of his journeys to date. It was, however, undoubtedly a much more elegant and luxurious phase. His cover was as an art dealer, an international concierge of sorts, assisting in obtaining the exact object to be placed in exactly the right hands. That this was rarely an above-board legal transaction was, of course, the point. One might say that his current activities fell under the umbrella of the art of money laundering.

Although there had been recent flurries on the part of policing agencies to upend the illicit trafficking of art and antiquities, the Moriarty organization, like many other criminal enterprises, had been delighted to add participation in the circulation of fake and stolen artworks to their already robust departments of fraudulent real estate deals, as vehicles for making illegal monetary gains appear to be legitimate. Auction houses and the like were under no obligation to report large cash transactions to governing authorities -- unlike banks, life insurance companies, casinos, currency exchangers, and precious metal dealers. They could even keep the names of buyers and sellers anonymous. It was like stealing candy from a baby.

His activities had him bouncing from the unsavory world of back-street feloniusness, to the elite world of the over-monied and the over-gullible. Personally, he himself believed that, in a properly-run world, it would be perfectly acceptable if being a billionaire was illegal, but no one had asked him, as such, to draw up plans toward that end. At the very least, he could kill two birds with one stone, by draining the coffers of the obscenely-wealthy as expertly as possible, while also bleeding dry the Order of Moriartyites.

There was a completely legal print gallery next door to the famous Opera House, and he had come to enjoy dropping by on occasion when he wanted to simply enjoy art for recreational reasons, rather than pecuniary ones. The gallery possessed one of the largest collections of original Japanese woodblock prints in Europe, and he had become particularly captivated by their collection of pieces by the nineteenth-century master of ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world"), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. There were many mesmerizing items from two of his series -- 100 Aspects of the Moon and New Forms of 36 Ghosts -- but the images that he especially craved to return to and study, were from his 50 renditions of Handsome and Brave Heroes of the Suikoden, fantastical images of spirits, monsters, and magical creatures, drawn from legendary histories and myths.

On his last day in Vienna, he indulged himself by buying a copy of "Toraomaru Riding a Tiger," an image that encapsulated the feeling that was his constant companion, of living out a life reflecting the aphorism, "He who rides the tiger, dare never dismount." It was a reckless thing to do -- he had no fixed location, no place to store anything important, and whatever he "owned" was only on loan to him as a temporary matter, as it might have to be jettisoned or abandoned at a moment's notice. Nevertheless, he stubbornly refused to submit to practicality in this one instance.

A month later, after many different instances of meditating upon his Yoshitoshi print, the reason the universe had wanted him to own it became clear. While running down new leads on the west coast of the States, he had passed a tattoo shop one day in San Francisco, and impulsively stopped in to see if he could make arrangements soon, in the time before he would have to leave, to have one of the artists interpret the Toraomaru on his left arm. Two days later, he had the art piece vibrantly reproduced, and healing, on his body (and, not so incidentally, allowing the marks from his drug injection days to disappear). His intimate acquisition was a defiant, sentimental, and minutely optimistic act of voicing the unvoiced center of his existence, even if visually, rather than aurally.

And, as someone dear to him from his past might have said: quite apropos for a drama queen.

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One of the lovely things about snow days is that they almost immediately evoke the memories of all the other lovely snow days. 😊

Okay. Not all of them were lovely lovely. At least one was sketchy but it still comes to mind when the snow falls and sticks: that one December day when we had freezing rain and we had no idea what that was until, looking down from our apartment window we saw cars and people trying desperately not to move... but sliding slowly, inevitably, down hills anyway. So that's how we learned that freezing rain is like putting an insta-coat of ice on, well, everything.

We didn't go out that day. Stayed in our apartment where it was lovely. And then in the evening when that layer of ice was melted enough to not be hazardous, we grabbed the light rail with our daughter and did dinner and miniature golf at Flat Stick Pub in Pioneer Square. So yeah.

Even then it really was a lovely day. 😊

The rest of the memories that come on snow days, thankfully, are legitimately lovely with no asterisk*.

One year when we were living on the hill, it snowed on Valentine's day. Like dumped. And that night we bundled up and went walking about the neighborhood (all hills, by the way) to catch mostly young adults and adults with inner tubes and saucers recapturing the fun and thrill of childhood snow days.

Speaking of childhood, I have a specific image, less a memory than that image, of being on my Flexible Flyer while my dad pulled me along. It's fully night, this image. We just left our property from the back gate and, at this point, I think we're in the middle of the street, Elmore, directly between the alleys.

I don't have any more than that. I just know that, at the time, everyone would be heading for the intersection, the top of 33rd at Elmore. Steep enough but not so steep that you went barreling down.

That's most likely where we were going.

And most lovely of my dad to pull me.

Of course there's the story I told you yesterday about freaking out a USPS driver on their way up 32nd as we hurtled passed on either side of their jeep. After that story was over, after we passed the jeep, continuing down toward the school, we discovered another group of kids doing basically the same thing as we were doing but from a much higher starting point with a straight (ish) shot.

You see we stopped our sleds near one corner, the playground corner, of the elementary school. At the other end and up the park hill overlooking the school, kids were starting at the highest point possible and careening down the hill, jumping the curb onto the street parallel to the playground, coming to a self-imposed stop before a giant hill that would dump you into arterial traffic of which yes, absolutely, you'd run smack into cars.

Or they'd run over you.

So.

We did that run a bunch of times. Each time fully adrenalized by the time we reached the bottom of the run... and thoroughly exhausted by the time we dragged ourselves back up the hill. Then adrenalized at the bottom, exhausted at the top, and so on and so on and so on.

It was a wicked circle. Addictive as hell.

We couldn't stop ourselves.

I had a similar experience with college friends doing the Mt. Rainier inner tubing run. That same vicious cycle of adrenalin and profound exhaustion.

It was a helluva thing we just.

Couldn't.

Stop ourselves.

Another memory I have is specifically Queen Anne High School on a snow day but not snow enough to give us all the day off. I'm looking down the west side of the building at some senior trying to gun his metallic green muscle car on a slight incline to the street that fronts the school. I remember he was frustrated and his rear wheels were spinning and spinning, making one heckuva sound.

I think maybe he wound up hitting something.

Sooooo...

Was that a lovely experience?

No. Not at all. But it sure was fun to watch. 😁😁😁

And last but not least, this memory from the winter months during which Kimmer 'n I were dating.

You see it had started to snow iconic winter flakes so we thought it would be a fantastic idea to drive down to the Seattle Center to take photographs. By the time we realized the implications of all that falling snow, we wound up back of the line of cars from Lower Queen Anne all the way to the Magnolia Bridge. Then we had to creep from there to my parent's house, ending that effort a couple blocks shy because the car reached a section of road on which the ties couldn't, wouldn't, find purchase.

So we grabbed our stuff, got out of the car, locked it up, and walked the rest of the way.

It wasn't, strictly speaking, a lovely experience. But it was a fun adventure we enjoyed together. 😊

So yeah.

One of the lovely things about snow days is that they almost immediately evoke the memories of all the other lovely snow days. 😊

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Meet the two newest beer openings in Manhattan

Who says beer is dead? Two new venues in Manhattan have opened this month to prove otherwise, and they’re ready to serve you beer.

First up is New York Beer Dispensary, a new beer bar and bottle shop that’s opened on 14th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues. The spot boasts 20 tap lines that include plenty of local and high-profile breweries, like Finback, Evil Twin, Trillium, and Fidens, plus a slew of bottles and cans for drink-in and takeaway. The bar features $2 off drafts at happy hour (weekdays noon to 6pm), weekly beer tastings, and wine and ciders for the beer-averse. New York Beer Dispensary is located at 223 West 14th Street and is open daily from noon until midnight Sunday through Wednesday, and until 1am Thursday through Sunday.

Next is Brooklyn-based TALEA Beer Co.’s third location in Manhattan and fifth overall, this time mere steps from Penn Station and Madison Square Garden at Penn 11, on 32nd Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. If you’ve been to the brewery’s other taprooms, you know what to expect: a bright, colorful, cheerful environment, plenty of IPAs and sours on tap, a range of non-beer and non-alcoholic beverages, and some snack options. The space is a bit more utilitarian than their other locations, but with a location like this, it’s less a place to spend a ton of time and more a place to grab a drink before catching the train or heading into the Garden for a game or concert. TALEA Penn District is located at 160 West 32nd Street and is open daily from 3 to 9pm.

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Top Hotels in West Los Angeles, California

The most exciting and memorable part of a trip to West Los Angeles, California is having a full itinerary that allows you to make the most of your visit. After a long day of sightseeing, dining at the finest restaurants, and strolling through the streets to take in the beautiful views around town, you deserve to unwind in a comfortable and relaxing space. 

We've compiled a list of the 5 best hotels in West Los Angeles CA that offer top-quality accommodations and a welcoming atmosphere, ensuring your trip is an unforgettable experience!

Best Places To Stay in West Los Angeles, CA

LA Sky Boutique Hotel

LA Sky Boutique Hotel takes your stay in West Los Angeles to a whole new level! Having served the city for years, this Unassuming area featuring traditional Japanese restaurants & boutiques, plus other ethnic eats offers you a taste of the good life in West Los Angeles. Simply give us a call at +13104754551 and check in at 2352 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064, United States for the best experience in West Los Angeles.

Century Park Hotel

Perfect for history buffs and travelers alike, Century Park Hotel showcases the rich history and fascinating traditions of West Los Angeles. This Busy commercial zone around Fox Studios, with sleek high-rises, an outdoor mall & upscale dining, located in the heart of the city at 10330 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064, United States, provides a unique experience. Call us at +13105531000 to book your stay and enjoy exceptional accommodations!

Stylish Westwood Apartment by Cozystay Signature

Both travelers and locals agree that Stylish Westwood Apartment by Cozystay Signature is one of the best places to stay in West Los Angeles. This Unassuming area featuring traditional Japanese restaurants & boutiques, plus other ethnic eats offers a friendly environment and ultimate relaxation. Give us a call at +17786500334 and check in at 1855 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025, United States. Get the well-deserved rest and relaxation you need at Stylish Westwood Apartment by Cozystay Signature so you can recharge for the rest of your adventure in West Los Angeles.

Ocean Park Hotel

With a wide selection of spacious rooms and suites to suit your style, Ocean Park Hotel is perfect for all your travel needs. This charming Residential area with Santa Monica Airport & casual dining, plus Clover Park ball fields & tennis, located at 2680 32nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90405, United States, is close to some of West Los Angeles's most famous landmarks and must-try restaurants. Book your stay by calling +13104295554 for guaranteed comfort and convenience during your visit to West Los Angeles.

Palihotel Westwood Village

Treat yourself to effortless luxury, excellent dining, and beautiful amenities at Palihotel Westwood Village. This Charming shopping area with informal eateries, Geffen Playhouse premieres & the Hammer art museum. Contact our friendly staff at +13103401234 and visit us at 1044 Tiverton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States, United States. Experience a welcoming escape at Palihotel Westwood Village and make the most of your trip to West Los Angeles!

Traveling to West Los Angeles doesn't mean you can't feel at home! Whether you're looking for a family-friendly destination that everyone will love, a romantic getaway for you and your special someone, or a private retreat for a solo vacation, these local hotels offer the best of West Los Angeles, California.

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Mardi Gras Film Festival announces full program for 2025

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Mardi Gras Film Festival announces full program for 2025

Queer Screen is calling on cinema lovers to come together at the 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival (MGFF) in Sydney from February 13-27 in 2025.

“Come for the love of cinema, the love of queer films, and the love of community!” MGFF festival Director Lisa Rose said on Wednesday.

This year’s festival includes almost 150 of the world’s best LGBTQI+ films, presented across 72 sessions at Event Cinemas George Street and Hurstville, Dendy Cinemas Newtown, and Ritz Cinemas in Randwick.

Special events are also being held at the State Library of NSW and additional screenings at The Rocks Laneway Cinema and Bank Hotel to complete the program.

Highlights from the festival will also be available to stream online, on demand, for viewers across Australia from February 28 until March 10.

Opening and closing nights

The Festival opens on February 13 with YOUNG HEARTS, an adorable, coming of age tale set in rural Belgium, where 14-year-old Elias is navigating his burgeoning feelings for new neighbour, Alexander.

To close the Festival, on February 27, French comedy-drama SOMEWHERE IN LOVE also sees the world open up for its main character, fifty-something single mother Nicole, whose unexpected romance with the beguiling Nora offers respite from her fractured relationship with her teenage son.

Film Premieres at MGFF

Queer Screen is also thrilled to be hosting the world premiere of IN ASHES, a raw debut film from Denmark-based filmmaker Ludvig C. Poulsen, about an awkward twenty-something who is struggling to get over his ex, and gets hooked on hook-ups in the process.

A total of twenty feature films at this year’s festival are Australian premieres, including DRIVE BACK HOME, a darkly funny film in which two estranged brothers (Alan Cumming and Charlie Creed) are trapped on a road trip in 1970s Canada with a taxidermied pug.

THREE KILOMETRES TO THE END OF THE WORLD, which won the Queer Palm at Cannes, is also getting its Australian premiere at the festival. The film follows a young man’s fight for justice after a homophobic attack in his rural Romanian hometown.

Other standout premières include LILIES NOT FOR ME, an English period drama about a romance between a novelist and a doctor who believes he can “cure” their homosexuality, and LAYLA, set in London’s present day queer club scene, where a British-Palestinian drag performer falls for a strait-laced marketing executive.

Chosen family, friends, and strangers

An unorthodox love triangle unfolds under the shadow of the AIDS epidemic in the film TO LIVE, TO DIE, TO LIVE AGAIN – a moving French melodrama about the power of chosen family.

In LOVE IN THE BIG CITY, a decade-spanning and vibrant South Korean comedy-drama, a closeted gay man and an outspoken woman become life-long friends.

Winner of the Berlinale Teddy Jury Award in 2024 (and from the director of MGFF fave And Then We Danced), CROSSING follows a retiree’s search for her runaway niece in vibrant Istanbul.

An intersex runaway (writer River Gallo, in a star-making performance) flees from the New Jersey mob with help from a mysterious cowboy (Australia’s own Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus) in PONYBOI.

Documentaries at MGFF

A heartwarming documentary spanning from the 1940s to today, UNUSUALLY NORMAL follows the lives of a family comprising two lesbian grandmothers, four lesbian mothers and one lesbian granddaughter.

I’M YOUR VENUS is a cathartic ode to Venus Xtravaganza, murdered trans star of 1990 ballroom documentary Paris Is Burning. Overflowing with love for its subject, it focuses on her two families (biological and ballroom) as they honour her legacy.

The documentary program also features profiles of singer/songwriter Ani De Franco (1800-ON-HER-OWN), artist Jürgen Baldiga, who chronicled West Berlin’s 1980s radical queer scene (BALDIGA: UNLOCKED HEART), lesbian feminist Sally Gearhart, an activist in San Francisco in the 1970s and ‘80s (SALLY!), and Black trans singer Jackie Shane, who rose to stardom during the 1960s (ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY).

For the love of Liza

To coincide with our Australian premiere screening of Bruce David Klein’s new documentary LIZA: A TRULY TERRIFIC ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY – a dazzling profile of an enduring gay icon and Hollywood survivor – Queer Screen are thrilled to also be presenting CABARET on the big screen. Winner of eight Oscars, the film remains as timely now as ever.

Low budget filmmaking

Wickedly funny satire, Kaye Adelaide’s THE REBRAND follows lesbian influencer power couple Thistle and Blaire as they commission a documentary about themselves to salvage their image after being cancelled, while Lauren Neal’s UNDER THE INFLUENCER, a pulpy, micro-budget thriller, follows a Black lesbian artist who seeks comeuppance upon discovering a cunning white curator has been exploiting her.

Then there’s prolific low-budget Aussie filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay’s take on the festive season in grisly neon slasher, CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS.

All three filmmakers are also on the festival’s INTERSECTIONAL GENRE FILMMAKING ON A MICROBUDGET panel.

Sing-a-long with Sister Act!

Following the success of last year’s The Sound of Music sing-a-long, Queer Screen is reprising the event with a screening of Whoopi Goldberg’s SISTER ACT accompanied by entertainment from the Sisters and Brothers of The Order of Perpetual Indulgence, Sydney.

Also screening at the festival is SCARECROW IN A GARDEN OF CUCUMBERS, one of the first ever trans-led feature films. Starring Warhol icon Holly Woodlawn, this ‘70s sketch musical comedy was recently rediscovered after a long time lost. With cameos from Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler, it can finally claim the cult audience it’s long deserved.

Retrospective love @ The Rocks Laneway Cinema

Don’t miss the camp classic THE BIRDCAGE, in which a gay couple (Robin Williams and Nathan Lane) try to convince their son’s ultra-conservative future in-laws they’re not gay. In the equally beloved lesbian classic IMAGINE ME & YOU, Rachel (Piper Perabo) locks eyes with Luce (Lena Headey) while walking down the aisle and tries to convince herself she didn’t just make a big mistake. Count the stars in the night sky above and the iconic guest stars on screen at these free events.

Special events at MGFF

Australia’s richest queer short-film competition, MY QUEER CAREER, will see eight entries battle it out to win over $16,000 worth of cash and in-kind support. Speaking of fierce competition,

Inqueersition, our hugely popular trivia night, is on again at the Bearded Tit.

A panel discussion, It Should’ve Been Queer, will have us bonding over what could have been, while the Queer Screen Pride in Film: Industry Development Series will help local queer filmmakers look ahead with two more panels: Queering the Writer’s Room and Intersectional Genre Filmmaking on a Microbudget, plus a masterclass, From Script(ment) to Screen and a networking event.

Queer Screen’s 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival is supported by Allianz, our Major Partner. “Allianz is presenting a range of key sessions, and supporting our Community Screenings, allowing us to offer significantly discounted, $12 tickets,” said Queer Screen Co-Chair Angela Ruchin.

Queer Screen is also grateful to receive funding from our Government Partners, Screen NSW and the City of Sydney.

“On behalf of Queer Screen, I extend my heartfelt thanks to all our partners, whose support has a positive impact on filmmakers and audience members alike,” Co-Chair Abs Osseiran said.

“Their contribution enables us to deliver two festivals a year and, through programs such as Pitch Off and the Completion Fund, directly support queer storytellers.”

Tickets and passes for MGFF25 are on sale now. Queer Screen memberships are also available and offer discounted tickets and priority entry. -Visit www.queerscreen.org.au, use the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival app, or call (02) 9280 1533 to book your tickets.

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This is the ultimate lunchtime treat, set against one of the most iconic backdrops in London. Highlights - Breathtaking Views: Dine with stunning views overlooking London from the 32nd floor of The Shard. - Two-Course Luxury: Enjoy a starter or dessert paired with your main course. - Exclusive Offer: A special exclusive for a luxurious dining experience. Need to Know - Voucher Details: This voucher is valid for two courses and a selected beverage (beer, house wine, soft drink, or glass of prosecco) at Oblix West. - Availability: Monday to Friday, 12 pm - 2:30 pm. - Booking: Advanced booking is recommended. Call 020 7268 6700 to book, mentioning your voucher and security codes. - Voucher Redemption: Present your voucher upon arrival. Printed vouchers are preferred. - Validity: Voucher valid until September 30, 2024. - Exclusions: Not available on bank holidays. 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Lorain Avenue Commercial Historic District (Lorain Fulton Square)

3202-5730 Lorain Ave.

Cleveland, OH

Buildings on the northern side of Lorain Avenue (State Route 10) east of the Forty-first Street intersection in Cleveland, Ohio, are part of the Lorain Avenue Commercial Historic District, a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fulton Road is one of seven streets that were originally designed to radiate from Franklin Circle in accordance with the 1836 subdivision plat created by Ohio City pioneer real estate developers Josiah Barber and Richard Lord. Starting at the Circle, it runs for one-half mile in a southwesterly direction, intersecting several grid streets at sharp angles, before terminating--at least until 1905--at Lorain Avenue (then, Lorain Street). It is unknown whether Barber or Lord envisioned it, but the original terminus of Fulton Road was destined to become one of the most commercially important corners on the west side of Cleveland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

At least since 1993, when the Cleveland Landmarks Commission cataloged historic buildings on Lorain Avenue between West 32nd and West 58th Streets during the process that created the Lorain Avenue Commercial Historic District on June 17, 1994, the City has been aware of the extent of the deterioration and loss of historic buildings at or near Lorain-Fulton Square. Before Landmarks Commission intern Don Petit walked up and down Lorain Avenue in that year, snapping photos of the historic buildings, many historic buildings were already lost--burned down, torn down or perhaps blown down in the 1953 Tornado. The photos he took were part of a City effort to save the remaining historic buildings. Many of the buildings that were still standing at or near the intersection of Lorain and Fulton when Petit walked the area in 1993, no longer are. Lorain Fulton Square has become a very different place than it was one hundred or even thirty years ago.

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I recently came across these old school painted signs/advertisements on a couple of buildings near 5th Avenue and 33rd Street and Madison Avenue and 32nd Street. They all seem to be advertising handbags and the like. I looked up the companies listed. Here is what I found.

Robert Bestien was located at 1 East 33rd Street from 1978 to 1987. The company specialized in handbags and leather goods since the 1950s.

The Magid Handbags name brand has been around since 1916 and was created by Eastern European immigrants Anna and Isaac Magid. As per the MagicNYC website The, The Rand family led by patriarch Moishe Rand started making handbags in 1956 and is still a family owned and run company in the hands of the Rands.

The Coblentz Bag Company was created by Frenchman Louis B. Coblentz and was established in 1935 at 6 West 33rd Street. The company would move to 30 East 33rd Street in 1938. They were there until the business went out of business in 1980.

For Further Reading:

Robert Bestien, 1 E. 33rd St. (2003) from 14to42.net

Magid, Coblentz, Alan Miller, etc., 30 E. 33rd St. (Crystal Bldg.) near Madison Ave. (2002) from 14to42.net

MagidNYC.com

The Coblentz Bag Company from the Bag Lady Emporium website

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Korean American Day

The unique fusion of Korean and American cultures creates a rich tapestry of art, music, food, and language that's not to be missed!

Celebrating the achievements and contributions of Korean Americans to the United States, Korean American Day is observed annually on January 13th—the date of the first Korean immigrants’ arrival on U.S. soil. Korean American Day is recognized as a time for Korean Americans to reflect on their history, celebrate their culture, and honor the sacrifices of their ancestors who came to the United States seeking a better life.

History of Korean American Day

On January 13, 1903, a group of 102 immigrants, mostly young men, arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii on the RMS Gaelic. They were the first Korean immigrants to arrive in the United States, and sought a better life, hoping to find work in the sugarcane plantations.

The holiday was first celebrated in 2002 and is recognized by the United States government, but is not a federal holiday.

Korean American Day Timeline

January 13, 1903

Arrival of the RMS Gaelic

The first Korean immigrants arrive in the United States, landing in Honolulu, Hawaii.

August 15, 1948

Republic of Korea established

After Japan’s defeat in World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union divide the Korean Peninsula along the 38th parallel. The United States establishes the Republic of Korea in the southern half, while the Soviet Union establishes the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the north.

June 25, 1950

Korean War begins

The Korean War breaks out when the North Korean People’s Army invades South Korea. The United States comes to the aid of South Korea and leads a coalition of United Nations forces in the war. The conflict ultimately ends in 1953 with an armistice, but no official peace treaty is signed.

October 3, 1965

Immigration and Nationality Act is passed

This act abolishes the national origins quota system that had been in place since the 1920s, allowing for a more diverse range of immigrants to come to the United States. As a result, the number of Korean immigrants to the United States increases significantly.

2005

Korean American Day established

After its first proclamation by President George W. Bush in 2003, Korean American Day is officially founded as a holiday by the U.S. House and Senate.

How to Celebrate Korean American Day

Korean American Day is celebrated by Korean American communities and organizations, and also those who are interested in Korean American culture. There are several ways to celebrate this day. One can learn about the history and culture of Korean Americans, participate in community events or festivals, visit a Korean American-owned business, or try some Korean American cuisine.

Here are some suggestions for celebrating Korean American Day:

Attend a Korean American Day festival or event

Many Korean American communities and organizations host festivals or events to celebrate Korean American Day. These events often include cultural performances, food, and other activities that allow attendees to learn more about Korean American culture.

Learn about Korean history

A great way to celebrate Korean American Day is to learn about the history of Korean Americans in the United States. This can be done by reading books, watching documentaries, or visiting museums or historical sites.

Try Korean American food

Korean American cuisine is a unique blend of Korean and American flavors, and is a great way to celebrate. Some popular dishes to try include Korean BBQ, kimchi, and bibimbap.

Support Korean American businesses

Korean American businesses contribute greatly to the economy and culture of the United States. Consider supporting a Korean American-owned business by shopping there or spreading the word about their products or services.

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Grace Street Coffee and Desserts (Koreatown NYC) Review ❤️❤️❤️

My partner and I agree: West 32nd between Broadway and 5th Avenue in Koreatown should be no-car. In the evenings, the sidewalks are always spilling into the street with college students and the post-9-to-5-ers waiting for tables at KBBQ joins like Jongro BBQ (hella pricey, but really good); pushing their way though cereal-encrusted churro and Mama’s taiyakis revelers directly inside Food Gallery…

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I owe a decades-long-overdue apology to the USPS driver who was coming up 32nd West, driving on snow and ice during a snowfall, when my friend Tim 'n I came hurtling down the street toward him on our sleds.

Yes. Absolutely. I know that was wrong. Now.

To say we had a plan, standing at the top of the hill with our sleds, would absolutely be fair. To say we had a well-thought-out plan would be to stretch the bounds of believability. Our plan was simply to get on our rail sleds laying faced down and forward, and travel the five blocks to the local elementary school using streets packed with snow and ice.

How is that not a good plan?

Our intended route was not a straight shot, of course, which made the endeavor seem an awesome challenge, worthy of our afternoon. The way our "course" laid out before us (not that we could see more than the first block) is that after a block of straight shot downhill on a 45-degree slope, the street hooked a mellow left. A block later, it connected with 32nd at a tighter than 90-degree right turn. Call it 45 degrees, a severely tight turn. Not a hairpin... but it felt like one.

Again. Worthy of our afternoon.

To make that turn, we used the entirety of the intersection to force our sleds into an arc. To an observer looking up the street, it would've appeared, initially, that we were fully racing across the intersection from left to right before straightening out onto 32nd.

Was that a smart move on our part? Was the safety of that awesome awesome awesome experience ever in question?

Well, why would it be? Who would possibly be on the road under these conditions? I mean seriously.

Who?

Turns out the answer to that question is the United States Postal Service.

So at the moment we burst into the intersection making our arc onto 32nd, a USPS jeep was about a half block away coming up the hill toward us. We realized this the moment we straightened out into 32nd.

Whoops.

Okay not whoops. That was AWESOME. What we did (if I remember correctly) is we split left and right. I hurtled down the street face-first to my right of the jeep. My friend Tim hurtled down the street face-first to his left of the jeep.

Pretty sure the driver honked, taken by surprise as they obviously would've been.

And like that! We were passed the jeep and into the rest of our afternoon.

Best.

Ride.

EVER.

In extreme retrospect, however, I realize now that we surely startled the heck out of that driver who was just trying to make their way up the hill to deliver the mail when suddenly these two kids burst onto the street in front of them, heading toward them, and there's not much they can do. I don't think the driver even had time to stop, such was the speed with which our arrival transpired. If we were headed straight for the jeep grill, there's nothing they could do. If we were headed right under the front wheels... same deal.

Bit of a shock, I'm guessing. And all they could do was honk their horn in distress or from concern or frustration, because there was nothing else to do.

Whichever one of those it was...

Yeah.

Sorry 'bout that.

😕

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Grace Street Coffee and Desserts (Koreatown NYC) Review ❤️❤️❤️

My partner and I agree: West 32nd between Broadway and 5th Avenue in Koreatown should be no-car. In the evenings, the sidewalks are always spilling into the street with college students and the post-9-to-5-ers waiting for tables at KBBQ joins like Jongro BBQ (hella pricey, but really good); pushing their way though cereal-encrusted churro and Mama’s taiyakis revelers directly inside Food Gallery…

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[ad_1] OAKLAND – A suspect and two officers were injured in a police pursuit Wednesday in Oakland, police said. The chase kicked off just after 5 p.m. when undercover officers witnessed an armed carjacking near 32nd and West streets, Oakland police Officer Rosalia Lopez said. Lopez said officers briefly pursued the suspects, who were caravanning with other vehicles, before handing the chase off to Argus, the police department’s helicopter. As officers headed to the scene, one of the vehicles collided with a marked patrol vehicle, Lopez said. Multiple people were then taken into custody. Lopez said two officers and an individual linked to the carjacking were taken to a hospital. A fourth person, described by Lopez as a victim, was also hospitalized, but it was not immediately clear if they were injured in the carjacking or the crash. None of their injuries was considered life-threatening. Officers recovered a firearm at the scene, Lopez said. Anyone with information related to the case can contact the OPD Robbery Section at 510-238-3482. Check back for updates. [ad_2] Source link