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Video Roundup: Korean Plastic Surgery Culture, Dancing Bears, Guitar Prodigy « KoreAm Journal – Korean America's Premier Magazine

Here are some videos we’re watching this week at KoreAm.

7 things Asian American Teens LoveThere are certain things that seem to unite the Asian American youth and The Fung Brothers have tapped into those things. David and Andrew talk about the top 7 things most Asian American teens love and goes into just way they are so loved. On the list are, of course, K-pop, K-dramas and K-BBQ.

Plastic Surgery to Look More WesternAs South Korea becomes the plastic surgery capital of Asia, CNN follows a 12-year-old ballerina named Lee Min Kyong as she is about to undergo double eyelid surgery. CNN also talks busy clinics and surgeons about the surge of operations being done daily.

Fan’s Reaction to Girls Generation TTS’s Teaser for TwinkleVideo blogger kpopchonny records his reaction to Girls Generation TaeTiSeo’s teaser for their song “Twinkle.” Jumping, screaming and incomprehensible gibberish ensues during the 17-second teaser.

Volkswagen’s The People’s Car Project: Hover Car PART 1A few months ago, Volkswagen asked people to imagine a car of the future and develop a concept for it. Of the thousands of imagined car game Wang Jia’s idea of a floating, wheel-less car. This advertisement talks about the People’s Car Project.

Tightest Parallel Parking Record BrokenThe Guinness World Record for tightest parallel parking is one of the most contested titles. Last year, it was broken by German driver Ronny Wechselberger, who slid his car into a spot only 26 centimeters wider than his car. This year, Chinese driver Han Yue obliterated that record by drifting his car into a space only 15 centimeters wider than his car.

Guitar Prodigy performs with OzzyDuring Ozzfest 2010 in Hartford, CT, Ozzy Osbourne performed the song “Crazy Train” with then 10-year-old Yuto Miyazawa. The mini rock guitarist shredded the Connecticut stage and this 2-year-old video started regaining recognition.

Cambodian Kids try To Say SupercalifragilisticexpialidociousPissdrunxlondo and his girlfriend took three weeks away from traveling around the world to teach English in a rural Cambodian school. The two decided to teach their students the most difficult word in the English language “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”

North Korean CircusThe UK’s Sun tabloid uncovered footage taken at a North Korean circus where animals on skates performed before an audience of military personnel and wealthy patrons. two baboons and a small bear skated around as they slid down slides, shot basketballs and did a variety of other tricks.

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Video Roundup: Korean Plastic Surgery Culture, Dancing Bears, Guitar Prodigy « KoreAm Journal – Korean America's Premier Magazine

U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rates Dramatically Decline, Hit Lowest Level in 30 Years

Teen pregnancy rates fell around 40 percent between 1990 and 2008 for Americans between the ages of 15 and 19. the pregnancy rate for American teens was 69.8 per 1,000 women in 2008. the decline in teen pregnancy was greater in younger teens than older teens. Younger teen, between the ages of 15 and 17, pregnancy rates declined nearly 50 percent while older teen pregnancy rates declined around 33 percent. Teen abortions also decreased during this period by 56 percent.

According to the report, there was still a significant difference between the number of white teens compared to black and Hispanic teens. Black and Hispanic teen pregnancy rates were two to three times higher than white teen pregnancy rates.

The downward trend in teen pregnancy was also seen in pregnancy rates for women in 20′s. Pregnancy rates for women between the ages of 20 and 24 decreased by around 15 percent between 1990 and 2008. There were declines in pregnancy rates for women between the ages of 25 and 29 but were less significant, from 179 per 1,000 women in 1990 to 167.9 per 1,000 women in 2008.

While pregnancy rates are decreasing for younger Americans, the rates are increasing for women between the ages of 30 and 44. the pregnancy rates during 1990 and 2008 for women between the ages of 30 and 34 increased from 145.4 per 1,000 women to 149.2 per 1,000 women, ages 35 and 39 from 78.1 per 1,000 women to 87.2 per 1,000 women and for ages 40 and 44 from 21.1 per 1,000 women to 23.9 per 1,000 women. Abortion rates also decreased for women between the ages of 30 and 44.

The decrease in teen pregnancies is encouraging and the experts believe that more teens are using contraceptives as well as advancement in the number of contraceptive methods has also led to this decrease. For older women, it’s becoming much easier to have a child later in life but older women are more at risk for complications and should work with their doctor to have a healthy pregnancy. 

The United States National Center for Health Statistics released their report on American pregnancies between 1990 and 2008 on Wednesday. 

Published by Medicaldaily.com

U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rates Dramatically Decline, Hit Lowest Level in 30 Years