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The first Korean to fly in space calls Puyallup home

September 23, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Editor’s note: This is part 2 of the voyage of Soyeon Yi, the first South Korean in space. Read part 1 — The first Korean to fly in space calls Puyallup home By Janice Nesamani Northwest Asian Weekly A star is born It was during her last year at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Soyeon Yi, VOL 35 NO 39 | SEPTEMBER 24 – 30

The first Korean to fly in space calls Puyallup home

September 15, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Janice Nesamani Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Museum of Flight provided the perfect backdrop to lift off into the world of Soyeon Yi. South Korea’s first astronaut, who happens to be a woman, has an energy about her that’s hard to contain. Perhaps, that’s what launched her from Gwangju, South Korea into outer space. […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Soyeon Yi, VOL 35 NO 38 | SEPTEMBER 17 – 23

South Korea astronaut has landed in W. Washington

August 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kari Plog The News Tribune TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Puyallup isn’t out of this world, but Soyeon Yi will take it. Sitting in a cafe off East Main Avenue, Yi looks like an average 36-year-old resident. But she doesn’t have an average career. She is an international icon after becoming the first South Korean […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2008, American Idol, East Main Avenue, International Space Station, Ko San, Russia, Seattle, South Korean, Soyeon Yi, TACOMA, TV, attention, technology

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