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Oregon and Washington delay crab season because of toxin

November 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)  — Oregon and Washington have joined California in delaying the start of their commercial crab seasons after dangerous toxin levels were found in the crabs. Officials say elevated levels of domoic acid were found in crabs in all three states. The toxin is naturally produced by microscopic algae in the Pacific Ocean, […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Food Tagged With: 2015, Grays Harbor, John Corbin, PORTLAND, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, Thanksgiving, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4

Congressman Wu’s staffers urged him get psychiatric help

February 24, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Senior staffers of U.S. Rep. David Wu were so alarmed over the Oregon Democrat’s erratic behavior just days before the November election

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Chinese American, Congressman Wu, David Wu, Julia Krahe, Julie Tippens, Lisa Grove, Oregon Democrat, PORTLAND, Taiwan, Vol 30 No 9 | February 26 - March 4, Willamette Week

Bhutanese teens find comfort and a voice in school club

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — David Douglas High School frequently witnesses young immigrants walk the wire between respecting tradition and embracing this crazy new place in Portland.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Anne Downing, Bhutanese Student Club, Birkha Chuwan, British English, Dashain Tika, David Douglas, Fred Meyer, Gross National Happiness, International Bite, Narayan Lamichhane, Nepal, PORTLAND, Sumitra Chhetri, Thunder Dragon, United States, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17, culture, language

Kayah Refugees from Myanmar arrive in Maine

September 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The latest newcomers to begin settling in Maine’s largest city are Kayah refugees from a mountainous state in Myanmar.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Afghanistan, Catholic Charities Maine, Congo, Iraq, Myanmar, PORTLAND, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Thailand, Vol 28 No 38 | September 12 - September 18

Oregonians continue learning English at their own pace

November 15, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Voters have rejected a ballot measure proposing to limit how much time public school students can spend in English as a Second Language classes.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, Bill Sizemore, PORTLAND, vol 27 no 47 | November 15 - 21

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