PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chinese American business owners and professionals are being targeted by an anonymous Mandarin-speaking caller seeking money and often threatening them and their families, said authorities and business leaders.
Editorial: Freedom of speech not a license for slander
Earlier this month, plaintiff Duc Tran won his defamation lawsuit against five fellow Vietnamese in Thurston County. The reason for the suit? The defendants accused him of being a Communist sympathizer …
Not a communist: Vietnamese man wins defamation case
OLYMPIA, Washington (AP) — A former South Vietnamese army lieutenant who fled after the Communist takeover has been awarded $225,000 for defamation after being called a Communist sympathizer, according to […]
Want to learn more about Laos? SAIL will help you
The Center for Lao Studies has launched the first U.S.-based study abroad program in Laos. Organizers of the Summer Study Abroad in Laos (SAIL) program are looking for Lao American […]
Local nonprofits await stimulus funds
With President Barack Obama’s recent economic stimulus package on its way to the States, many local agencies are eagerly awaiting its
Dating outside your race
By Ryan Pangilinan Northwest Asian Weekly In 2009, should people still care about the demographics of whom other people date? Does racial makeup account for anything anymore? To some, perhaps.
COMMENTARY: Get educated on DTV or be left in the dark
June 12 is the new date when TV stations across the country are required to change from analog to digital signals …
COMMENTARY: Seattle School District in the wrong, only hurting immigrant and refugee students
Since 1980, the Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center (SBOC) has served immigrant and refugee students who have recently arrived in Seattle speaking little or no English. This school’s future is unclear…
Commentary: End the year with positivity
Is there anyone who hasn’t done something or said something he or she wanted forgiveness for? …
Volunteer says Olympics in Beijing only the beginning
Ask any Olympic athlete, and you will find that the road to Beijing this summer was an intense and difficult journey. The language barrier and international skepticism only added to the stress during the actual events.