Choe, more often written Choi in English, is a common Korean family name. The 2000 South Korean census counted 2,169,704 people bearing this name. Many others live in North Korea and around the world. Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... A Korean personal name consists of a family name and a given name, both of which are generally composed of Hanja. ...
There are roughly 160 clans of Choes. Most of these are quite small. The largest by far is the Gyeongju Choe clan, with a 2000 South Korean population of 976,820. The Gyeongju Choe claim the Silla scholar Choe Chi-won as their founder. Gyeongju is a city in North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Choe Chi-won (857-?) was a noted philosopher of the Unified Silla period, who also held various governmental posts. ...
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External links
Official site of the Gyeongju Choi Association, in Korean
Choe grew sick of the racist and apathetic attitudes that his family experienced.
Choe is the subject of a documentary, a collaboration between USC filmmaker Harry Kim and 5 Color Cowboy's Johnny Granado.
Choe Is Me: The artist plans to fill his upcoming Gallery Anno Domini show with a mural and several pieces that haven't been shown before, including clay figurines and dioramas; pictured: 'Ice Cream Nerds' (mixed media).
Choe, a junior who turned 16 in August, was a figure skater for four years before she accompanied her older brother and father to the golf course to watch them hit balls.
Choe and her family moved to Arizona to be closer to her swing guru, Jim Flick, who once tutored Jack Nicklaus and instructs at Desert Mountain Golf Club, and because of her father's business interests.
Choe was sidelined with an arm injury, but she figures to be at full strength for the Class 4A state tournament, slated for Nov. 2-3 at the Dell Urich Golf Course in Tucson.
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