Chosun Ilbo: "Virginia Tech Shooter Was Korean"

Ugh, this article totally annoys me because of its two consecutive sentences that contradict each other!

The first two sentences of the article follow:

"The gunman behind the massacre at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia has been identified as Korean-American student Cho Seung-hui, police said. A permanent legal resident, Cho was a senior majoring in English and lived in Centerville, Virginia."

Hello!!! If he was a permanent legal resident, then he was Korean, not Korean-American. If he had naturalized and obtained US nationality, then he would be a Korean-American, or American.

Here is the link to the article:


I'm really sorry, but I can't get the "insert link" button to work right now on my computer, so the address is below:

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200704/200704180010.html