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    1. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

      Here is some collection of reporting from the Korean media on the Atlanta shooting -> Yonhap News reporting on the shooter's social media post saying "All Americans need to fight back against China"https://higoodday.com/index.php?mid=allNews&act=dispOnpostContentView&doc_srl=925405 …

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    2. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

      Korea Times in Atlanta quoting a friend of an Gold Spa employee -- The employee called four nearby Korean stores and said a white man started shooting after saying "I'll kill all the Asians" -- the employee's friend said:https://higoodday.com/?mid=allNews&act=dispOnpostContentView&doc_srl=925094 …

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    3. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

      Korea Daily quoting people from stores near the shooting -- Saying the four of the victims are Korean women in their 50s and 70s:http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=&source=AT&category=&art_id=9176529 …

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    4. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

      Atlanta K quoting a source "who knows the spa scene well" that two of the victims were one in her mid-70s and another in her early-50s, who both have an address in Duluth but live in the spa ->https://atlantak.com/%ec%86%8d%eb%b3%b4-%ec%95%a0%ed%8b%80%eb%9e%9c%ed%83%80-%ec%8a%a4%ed%8c%8c-%ec%82%ac%eb%a7%9d%ec%9e%90-4%eb%aa%85-%eb%aa%a8%eb%91%90-%ed%95%9c%ec%9d%b8%ec%97%ac%ec%84%b1/ …

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    5. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

      Here are of some Korean media in Atlanta worth following: https://atlantak.com/  https://atlantaradiokorea.com/  http://www.koreadaily.com/index_local_branch.html?branch=AT … https://higoodday.com/ 

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    6. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

      Atlanta K reports AAPI Rapid Response Team with AAPI leaders has been formed -- The team is interested in providing counseling as well as potential financial supporthttps://atlantak.com/%ec%86%8d%eb%b3%b4-%ed%95%9c%ec%9d%b8%ec%b0%a8%ec%84%b8%eb%8c%80-%ec%a4%91%ec%8b%ac-%eb%b9%84%ec%83%81%eb%8c%80%ec%b1%85%ed%8c%80-%ea%b5%ac%ec%84%b1/ …

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    7. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

      The outlet also reports a source who "knows the Korean spa scene well," who said police yesterday had surveyed the area, visited Korean stores and told their employees to take precaution because there's a "shooter who says he wants to kill Asians"https://atlantak.com/%ec%84%b9%ec%8a%a4%ec%a4%91%eb%8f%85%ec%9d%b4-%eb%8f%99%ea%b8%b0-%ec%99%9c-%ec%95%84%ec%8b%9c%ec%95%88-%ec%97%ac%ec%84%b1%ec%97%90%eb%a7%8c-%ec%b4%9d%ea%b2%a9/ …

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      Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

      Atlanta K's report says of the four Korean workers shot dead yesterday, two are in their 70s, one is in her 50s and another is in her 60s. They've all lived and worked at their spa, per this report:https://atlantak.com/%eb%8b%a8%eb%8f%85-%ec%86%90%eb%8b%98%ec%9d%b8%ec%a4%84-%ec%95%8c%ea%b3%a0-%eb%ac%b8%ec%97%b4%ec%96%b4%ec%a3%bc%eb%8b%a4-%ec%b0%b8%eb%b3%80/ …

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        2. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

          A manager shot at one of the spa opened the door, thinking the shooter was a customer, then suddenly got hit, per this report. Two other Korean employees were inside and were not hurt.

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        3. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

          This is not my day job, of course, but will track any other reporting I see...

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        4. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

          I think what's most heartbreaking thing -- and the part that honestly broke me -- is the fact that those workers shot and killed lived and worked at their workplace.

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        5. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

          How many of them came from Korea seeking a better future? How many of them had to abandon that plan after arriving in the U.S.? How many of them sacrificed so much for their kids so they would achieve what their parents couldn't?

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        6. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

          Picking up where we left off: Of the four Korean women killed, three of them provided food or opened doors, but didn't provide any massage service. It's not clear whether any of those women provided any illicit service, Korea Daily reports:http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=&source=AT&category=&art_id=9179573 …

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        7. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

          Korea Daily cites an anonymous source who says those victims mostly live alone -- That there may not be anyone to hold a funeral for them. They've lived in Georgia for quite a long time, and used alias, the source says.

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        8. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

          Korea Daily quoting an anonymous nearby Korean shop owner who says Gold Spa has been around for 10+ years and that "everyone knows the place." Women in their 60s/70s work as manager and women in their 50s provide massage service, the source says:http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=9180828 …

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        9. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

          The paper also quotes another anonymous nearby Korean shop owner that the first woman who reported the shooting to the 911 survived as a bullet just missed her:http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=9180828 …

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        10. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

          I'll add to this thread tomorrow as I see some pieces of note -- Also, of note: Korean American media relies on a ton of anonymous sourcing -- And it, like any other reporting, is not bulletproof by any measure.

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        11. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 17

          Let me know of any contradictory info you're seeing -- And I'll make sure to note it in this thread.

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        12. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          Quick add to the thread -- Here's Chinese American newspaper World Journal's coverage of the Atlanta shooting. Two are believed to be Chinese women, per World Journal:https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121468/5323157 …

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        13. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          Didn't see anything this morning, but will add anything that I see. I want to take this moment to take a brief pause and celebrate the Korean community in Atlanta which has come so far.

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        14. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          Here's a photo I took of barbecue in Heirloom Market BBQ in 2019 when I was in Atlanta for AAJA convention. The restaurant, one of the best barbecue joint I've ever been, is run by a former K-Pop star. https://www.vice.com/en/article/nz8zdg/how-a-k-pop-star-became-a-barbecue-sensation …pic.twitter.com/hPlUWyx11M

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        15. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          (Also, here's a good story from the team at USA Today on some of the victims: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/03/18/who-were-atlanta-spa-shooting-victims/4746417001/ …)

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        16. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          Quick add: Atlanta K reports that of the four Korean victims, at least three are of Korean citizens with U.S. green cards. The other person is believed to be a U.S. citizen, the outlet says quoting a source "who knows the scene well."https://atlantak.com/%ed%94%bc%ed%95%b4-%ec%97%ac%ec%84%b1-4%eb%aa%85-%ec%a4%91-%ec%b5%9c%ec%86%8c-3%eb%aa%85%ec%9d%80-%ed%95%9c%ea%b5%ad-%ea%b5%ad%ec%a0%81%ec%9e%90/ …

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        17. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          The person believed to be a U.S. citizen managed the store during weekdays -- It's unknown whether the person is a family member of the spa's owner, per the outlet.

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        18. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          Korea Times says the identity of four Korean victims can't be revealed yet -- One person has yet to be identified, the Times says quoting Atlanta Deputy Chief Charles Hampton:https://higoodday.com/index.php?mid=allNews&act=dispOnpostContentView&doc_srl=926057 …

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        19. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          Korea Daily reports of Atlanta's Korean community leaders urging anti-Asian hate crimes to stop. The leaders noted it took a year and a half for the police to arrest a suspect for a 2019 homicide in Sugar Hill that killed a Korean American:http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=&source=AT&category=&art_id=9182998 …

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        20. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          Jeong Park Retweeted Elise Hu

          https://twitter.com/elisewho/status/1372729114143035394 …

          Jeong Park added,

          Elise HuVerified account @elisewho
          The son of a victim in the Atlanta rampage tells Daily Beast about his mom: — She loved dancing & sushi — She taught elementary school in Korea before coming to the US — “She was a single mother of two kids who dedicated her whole life to raising them." https://www.thedailybeast.com/son-of-atlanta-shooting-victim-hyun-jung-grant-calls-bullshit-on-robert-aaron-long-sex-addiction-claim?via=twitter_page …
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        21. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          Atlanta K also has an interview with Randy Park, the son of a victim in the shooting -- Park says he started the GoFundMe page to help with funeral costs and rent. He expected $20K but has already raised $150K, which made him felt loved, he says ->https://atlantak.com/%ec%9d%b8%ed%84%b0%eb%b7%b0-%ed%94%bc%ed%95%b4%ec%9e%90-%eb%b0%95%ed%98%84%ec%a0%95%ec%94%a8-%ec%9e%a5%eb%82%a8-%eb%9e%9c%eb%94%94-%eb%b0%95%ec%94%a8/ …

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        22. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          Atlanta K says the outlet plans to meet with Park tomorrow, and deliver the money the Korean American community has raised.

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        23. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          Meanwhile, the outlet also reports of a silent vigil featuring Korean college students from Emory University. The outlet also quotes a source saying it seems unlikely that the spas nearby will open anytime soon. ->https://atlantak.com/%ed%98%84%ec%9e%a5-%ed%95%9c%ec%9d%b8-%eb%8c%80%ed%95%99%ec%83%9d%eb%93%a4-%ec%b4%9d%ea%b2%a9%ec%9e%a5%ec%86%8c%ec%84%9c-%eb%88%88%eb%ac%bc%ec%9d%98-%ec%b6%94%eb%aa%a8/ …

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        24. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 18

          Jeong Park Retweeted

          As I tweeted last night, Korean media reporting is not foolproof (Note my first tweet in this thread and the coda I've attached to it) https://twitter.com/seungylee14/status/1372786481396207617 …

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        25. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 19

          Jeong Park Retweeted NBC Asian America

          https://twitter.com/NBCAsianAmerica/status/1372940619522392064 …

          Jeong Park added,

          NBC Asian AmericaVerified account @NBCAsianAmerica
          The names of the 8 people killed in Atlanta-area spa attacks Tuesday: • Soon C. Park, age 74 • Hyun J. Grant, age 51 • Suncha Kim, age 69 • Yong A. Yue, age 63 • Delaina Ashley Yaun, age 33 • Paul Andre Michels, age 54 • Xiaojie Tan, age 49 • Daoyou Feng, age 44
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        26. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 19

          https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/victims-atlanta-shooting/2021/03/18/986eb89c-881a-11eb-8a8b-5cf82c3dffe4_story.html …

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        27. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 19

          More reporting from the Korean media this morning: Atlanta K spoke to the son of Yong A. Yue, who lives in Japan. The son called Yue right after hearing about the shooting, but Yue didn't respond, the son says:https://atlantak.com/%eb%8b%a8%eb%8f%85-%ec%b4%9d%ea%b2%a9-%ed%9d%ac%ec%83%9d-%ec%9c%a0%ec%98%81%ec%95%a0%ec%94%a8-%ec%9e%a5%eb%82%a8-%ec%97%98%eb%a6%ac%ec%97%87-%ed%94%bc%ed%84%b0%ec%8a%a8-%ec%9d%b8%ed%84%b0%eb%b7%b0/ …

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        28. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 19

          The son is now in the U.S. for his mother's funeral. Yue was "a traditional Korean mother who made delicious Korean food and always encouraged me through her warm heart," the son tells the outlet.

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        29. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 19

          Yue met her husband in Korea; Her husband was in the U.S. Army when they met, the son says. The son was born in Korea and came to Georgia's Fort Benning in 1979.

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        30. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 19

          The son has yet to see his mother's body, the son says. But with the identification done, he plans to hold a funeral at a local funeral home. The son didn't know where his mother had worked -- But had heard from her friends that she worked at the spa's kitchen, he says.

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        31. Jeong Park‏ @JeongPark52 Mar 19

          "She lived alone, but always had a bright personality. Yet I have yet to see her face for the last time," he tells Atlanta K. The outlet also quotes Yue's friend who met Yue at Fort Benning in 1980. Yue had moved to Texas but came back to GA 20 years ago, the friend says.

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