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At just 17 years old, Kanoa Hee-Jae Palmiano is already redefining what it means to be a surfer in South Korea. Born in Gangneung and raised between Korea, Canada, and the Philippines, his life has never followed a straight line—and neither has his path in the water. As a mixed-race Korean, Kanoa has spent his […]