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In Hard Times Kimchi Sales Get Creative

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Making Kimchi, a traditional Korean pickled cabbage dish, is tough; selling it in New York and making a profit is even more challenging, especially in the midst of what analysts are now calling an economic double dip recession. With restaurant

Flushing’s Eastern Medicine Practices Facilitate Immigrant Integration

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Eastern medicine practices alleviate cultural and linguistic isolation for the predominantly immigrant population of Flushing in Queens, New York. Since 2000 the US has seen a staggering 32 percent increase of Asian immigrants, according to the American Community Survey report.