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Surviving life after death

April 3, 2015 By Samantha Pak

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Dove Arising By Karen Bao Viking, 2015 Phaet Theta, a teenage girl of Chinese descent who has grown up on a colony on the moon, has only known one way of life, one of strict rules, military-like police and the law enforcement and the Committee — their governing body […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2014, 2015, CIA, China, Chinese, Dove Arising, Dove Chronicles, Father James, Lilian Shang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Penguin Press, Phaet Theta, Realizing Gary, Samantha Pak, United States, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

Guts and voice — Reflecting on the Hong Kong protests

December 19, 2014 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly I watched on live television about how the Hong Kong (HK) government shut down students’ <!–more–>protest-for-democracy camps last week. The conversation I had with the students in HK in November was still vivid in my memory. Ironically, I was in HK for my high school reunion. To be defiant […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Assunta Ng, CIA, HK, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, San Francisco, TV, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26, reunion

A-pop! June — Some dictators just can’t take a joke. Meanwhile, Glenn’s Soso brightens up OITNB

July 4, 2014 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Hollywood takes on North Korea A new movie poster and trailer for the irreverent comedy “The Interview” came out this past month to mixed reviews from the public. “The Interview” stars buddy comedians James Franco and Seth Rogen as media journalists who land an exclusive interview with a fictionalized […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2014, Brooke Soso, CIA, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Kim Jong-un, Kimiko Glenn, Korean American, New Asian, North Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly, OITNB, Piper Kerman, Randall Park, United States, Vol 33 No 28 | July 5 - July 11, women of color

Bill would give burial rights to Hmong veterans

August 5, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Members of the country’s Hmong community who fought with U.S. forces during the Vietnam War would be eligible for burial in national cemeteries

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Bao Vang, CIA, FRESNO, Hmong American Partnership, Laos, Thailand, United States, Veterans Affairs, Vietnam War, Vol 29 No 32 | August 7 - August 13

Editorial: Happy Census week! Now be counted.

March 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Census Bureau mailed out its forms this week (to everyone who is groaning, say it with us,“Yay!”). You may wonder why the Census bothers with the tedious task of counting everyone — yes, everyone — in the United States every 10 years.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, CIA, Census Advisory Committee, Commerce Gary Locke, FBI, INS, IRS, Joan Naymark, United States, Vol 29 No 12 | March 20 - March 26

Vietnamese memorial at Wichita park hotly debated

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Building a memorial to honor Vietnamese soldiers in the city’s Veterans Memorial Park continues to be a hot-button issue as veterans and Vietnamese community members weigh in.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: Anh Tran, Bob Pinkstaff, CIA, City Council, Janet Miller, Jim Skelton, Kenney Nguyen, North Vietnamese, South Vietnamese Army, Sue Schlapp, United States, Veterans Memorial Park, Vietnam War, Wichita State University, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

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