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A Numbers Game
In recently released 2010 Census findings, it reports that half of all youth under-18 in King County is non-White. APIs make up the bulk of that
Read More »In-Person Q&A with Internet Phenomenon Jimmy Wong
Jimmy Wong is the new popular kid on the block. His creative response to an offensive on-line video drew millions of viewers and has sky-rocketed him as one of the voices of digital Asian
Read More »“I Wear Shirts as Dresses”
A Korean American UW student from Federal Way shares how, though she falls short, she stands tall.
Read More »New Program Integrates Mind, Body and Culture
A new local program aims to treat the whole person, especially those like 60-something year-old Saisana Khantisok — who smoked for 40 years and still feels the repercussions from fighting in the American War
Read More »Wii-Type Video Games May Help Elders Beat Depression
For years, increasingly sophisticated video games came with increasingly daunting controllers. Anyone who grew up with Pong or an NES could be forgiven for fearing today’s byzantine rigs. So perhaps it’s not surprising that
Read More »My Schizoaffective Disorder Almost Killed Me
My mother remembers it clearly. I was unconscious at the time, so I cannot recall the details of what happened. I only remember the point of impact as my body collided with the car, a
Read More »Letter from Fukushima: A Vietnamese Japanese Police Officer’s Account
New America Media Editor’s note: This letter, written by a Vietnamese immigrant working in Fukushima as a policeman to a friend in Vietnam, has been circulating on Facebook among the Vietnamese diaspora. It is
Read More »Eastside Story
We’ve observed it for some time, but the recent Census confirms it. APIs are planting roots on the Eastside in astonishing numbers.
Read More »Local Groups Mobilize To Aid Japan’s Survivors
Solemn faces in grainy black and white photographs stare out behind panes of glass, a stark reminder of pain and suffering felt generations ago by the Japanese American community. At the Japanese Cultural and
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