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VOICES FROM THE YOUTH: Embracing the arts instead of expectations

September 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michael Wong SYLP Growing up as an Asian American teenager, the expectations of society are always shadowing me. There are always four major pillars which society expects us Asian American adolescents to follow and pursue rigorously, as if it were a religion. One, get good grades. Two, don’t get in trouble. Three, respect and […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2014, Asian American, Bill Gates, SYLP, SYLP 2014, Sir Isaac Newton, Steve Jobs, Vol 33 No 37 | September 6 - September 12, culture

VOICES FROM THE YOUTH: Empowerment through entertainment

September 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Clarissa Fe O’Francia SYLP In movies, Asian Americans are portrayed either as the brainiac nerd or the token kung fu- knowing henchman. Is that who we are in real life? Of course not. Ever since Asian Americans started appearing in Hollywood films, there has been a false and cringe-worthy view of Asians engraved into […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Asian Music Festival, Asian Pacific Islander American, Clara Chung, David Choi, Kollaboration Seattle, Korean American, Marketing Director Aaron Yeung, New York, North American, SYLP, SYLP 2014, Vol 33 No 37 | September 6 - September 12, social media

VOICES FROM THE YOUTH: Newbee: The new star of Dota 2

September 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jingyu Zhang Northwest Asian Weekly The Chinese-based e-sport team “Newbee” snagged the top prize at the International Dota 2 Championships. This summer, the International Dota 2 Championships was held in Seattle and it was the third consecutive year that the tournament has been hosted here. Newbee defeated their fellow countrymen “VICI Gaming” in the […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2014, Benaroya Hall, Chinese Dota, Chinese Dream Team, International Dota, JSMJ, Key Arena, North American, Northwest Asian Weekly, SYLP 2014, Seattle, Shuo Han, Ukraine, Valve Corp, Vol 33 No 37 | September 6 - September 12, attention

VOICES FROM THE YOUTH: Jason Williams needs to be held accountable

September 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cindy Hsu SYLP When the name “Jason Williams” is entered into the Internet search engines, it will present a plethora of websites listing the numerous achievements this reputable retired NBA player had acquired throughout his career. Having been picked in the first round of the 1998 NBA draft and decorated with titles such as […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2014, African Americans, Asian American Golden State Warriors, Asian Americans, Donald Sterling, Jason Williams, Michael Ching, NBA, Robert Rowell, SYLP, SYLP 2014, Sacramento Kings, Vietnam War, Vol 33 No 37 | September 6 - September 12

VOICES FROM THE YOUTH: I define who I am

September 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mike Guevarra SYLP Growing up in America, I always felt as if I was floating, like a drifting ghost, searching to find a place in a foreign world. Even as a naive child, I questioned why I never saw anyone on TV shows who looked like me, or why I couldn’t find a Filipino […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Filipino American, Philippines, SYLP, SYLP 2014, South Seattle, TV, Vol 33 No 37 | September 6 - September 12, culture

VOICES FROM THE YOUTH: Cake analogies and human rights

September 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Katie Wong SYLP Equal rights can also be referred to as human rights (rights held by everyone without the restriction of the government.) Only nineteen out of the fifty states in the United States recognize same-sex marriage. Several states have tried to bar federal

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Africa, Asia, Canada, DOMA, HB, Kansas House Bill, LGBTQAPI, New York, Questioning Queer, Russia, SYLP, SYLP 2014, Supreme Court, United States, Vol 33 No 37 | September 6 - September 12, adoption

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