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Stomach cancer awareness

August 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Korean, Vietnamese, and Cambodian Americans face a hidden disparity often masked by the myth of the “model Asian” that is healthy, prosperous, and doesn’t need any assistance. They belong to the group of “Other Asian-Americans” that have been dying at an earlier age over two decades. They are less likely to access life-saving screening […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Cambodian Americans, Dorothy Wong Executive Director, Eun Jeong Lee Senior Employment Director, Korean Women, Peter Ansara Executive Director, Ryan Davis Managed Care Manager, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14

Remembering the Khmer Rouge Takeover and its aftermath 40 years later

April 17, 2015 By Nina Huang

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weeky Khmer Rouge Takeover Forty years ago on April 17, Pol Pot led the Khmer Rouge into Phnom Penh and took over with the goal of creating a purely agrarian-based Communist society. Over a span of four years, the Khmer Rouge government arrested, tortured and eventually executed anyone suspected of […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Cambodian Americans, Cambodian New Year Street Festival, Charles Nguyen, Khmer Americans, Khmer Rouge Takeover, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weeky, Pharin Kong, Pol Pot, Rajana Society, Sameth Mell, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24, White Center, attention, culture, poverty

Restaurateur shares how he survived Killing Fields in memoir

June 16, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Irfan Shariff Northwest Asian Weekly Sam (Seng) Ung and Thomas McElroy have known each other for 15 years. They were neighbors in the same South Seattle neighborhood. Ung introduced himself to McElroy’s dog in Chinese. McElroy knew then, as his dog listened patiently to Ung, that this would be a long-lasting friendship.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, Cambodian Americans, Chinese, Dani Morton, Every Wednesday, International District, Irfan Shariff, Khmer Rouge, Killing Fields, Northwest Asian Weekly, Phnom Penh Noodle House, Sam Ung, South Seattle, United States, Vietnam, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24, Wing Luke Museum

SYLP: Too Asian?

August 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian American students are often labeled as the model minority because of their high rates of success throughout schools in America.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asian Americans, Cambodian Americans, Chinese American, Jon Reider, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation Summer Youth Leadership Program, San Francisco, South Asian, Southeast Asians, Stanford University, UCLA, United States, Vietnamese

Cambodian consulate opens in Massachusetts

May 2, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — The third Cambodian consulate in the United States has opened in Massachusetts.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: Cambodian Ambassador Hem Heng, Cambodian Americans, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong, LOWELL, Los Angeles, Seattle, United States, Vesna Nuon, vol 28 no 19 | May 2 - May 8

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