To the ordinary reader, the word “Korean” indicates a particular national origin. But can the word also carry a discriminatory message? In some cases it does, a federal court judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz has issued a preliminary injunction that prohibits Los Angeles Clipper owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling from using “Korean” in his building names, as well as adve
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