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Justice Across the Pacific
As an undergraduate at the University of Washington, Steven Kim was looking for direction. He wanted to make a good living, but knew he wasn’t built for medical school. The child of Korean immigrants,
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She’s a ‘Smooth’ Mom: Business Owner and Mom to a World Champion
The saying goes: Like father, like son. How about: Like son, like mother? At 4’11 and 51 years old, Song Henderson just signed up for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, (BJJ) a martial arts with a focus
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2010 Census Shows Asians are Fastest Growing Race Group On March 28, the U.S. Census Bureau released a 2010 Census brief, “The Asian Population: 2010,” that shows the Asian population grew faster than any
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Is China Remaking the World?
China is now on an unstoppable economic trajectory and the world is the catalyst of that, according to Joseph Kahn, deputy foreign editor of The New York Times. He spoke on Feb. 29 at the University
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News Pulse – 3/21/2012
Researcher Damns Any and All Red Meat in Big Study Eating even small amounts of red meat infrequently is enough to significantly increase the risk of dying early, according to a study conducted of
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Filipino Cuisine Poised to Break Gastro Ceiling
SAN FRANCISCO – The Year of the Dragon will be the Year of the “Adobo” if some local foodies are predicting it right. Braised chicken or pork in soy sauce, vinegar and garlic, Adobo
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Couple Responds to Gay Marriage Bill Passage
Gay right supporters across the state of Washington celebrated the passage of the momentous bill to legalize gay marriage on Feb. 8. For lesbian Asian Americans “Faith” Kong and “Tawny” Ha (pseudonyms to protect
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Black-Korean Tensions Flare in Dallas
SAN FRANCISCO – Dallas resident Thomas Park appeared on a local African American radio show to offer an apology. The 40-year-old Korean émigré had been involved in a December altercation with a customer at
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“Hello Mama”: Growing Up in the Chinatown Laundry Biz
One by one, the Filipino bachelors would return from the Alaskan canneries with a pocket full of cash and a duffle bag full of dirty clothes. Walking into the Re-New Cleaners, they would greet
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Bellevue Engineer Builds A School in Rural Cambodia
The 36 year-old engineer, Huy Chung, had the ability of just writing a check and donating it to American Assistance for Cambodia (AAC), a charity that builds schools in rural parts of the Southeast
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