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America, and the largest in Concordia's history. Kenny Park, the CEO of Simone, attributed the donation to a radio interview of King that he heard, where King advocated for greater public and private support from Korean companies to fund international Korean language education. The building was designed with the consultation of Korean architects, who used elements of Korean culture and architecture. The camp was also expressly designed to include a
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