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No need for a M.D., D.D.S, or PharmD

November 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sam Le Northwest Asian Weekly Becoming a doctor, dentist, or pharmacist is no small feat, but these professions aren’t the only pathways to have a successful, satisfying, and high-salaried career in the health industry. Despite the high pedestal obtaining an advanced medical degree holds in the eyes of many immigrant and refugee families, there […]

Filed Under: Feature stories, Health Tagged With: 2018, Kin On, MENG LO, The Health Issue, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16

The road to impermanence — The power of meditation

November 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tina Rodeen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The day I got home after spending 10 days at a vipassana meditation retreat, I wrote four sentences on the chalkboard that hangs in my kitchen: Just observe. No craving. No aversion. Impermanence. That last one, impermanence, isn’t so much a sentence as it is a concept important enough […]

Filed Under: Feature stories, Health Tagged With: 2018, MEDITATION, The Health Issue, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16

The Health Issue

March 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2014, The Health Issue, The Health Issue 2014, Vol 33 No 12 | March 15 - March 21

10 unexpected (and natural!) ways to keep your stress in check

February 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly Work, study, taking care of others, worrying about finance, and relationships…

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2012, Bastyr University, Brian Berman, Chinese, Gannady Raskin, Maoshing Ni, Mona Fahoum, ND, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, The Health Issue, Today Show, Vivian Miezianko, Vol 31 No 8 | February 18 - February 24, attention, blog

Are Asian Americans immune to becoming overweight?

February 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Asians don’t get fat…right? “Most Asians I encounter are smaller and thinner,” said Rebecca Kelley, a Korean American who is half white. She is the creator of MediocreAthlete.com. “I imagine it’s partly due to genetics and partly their upbringing.”

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, BBQ, China, Disease Control, Domingo Rodriguez, Indonesia-born Maria Hermawan, Korean American, Lulu Lemon Athletics, Maybe Asians, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rebecca Kelley, The Health Issue, United States, Vietnamese-born Ana Le, Vol 31 No 8 | February 18 - February 24, WHO, Yi Zhang, attention

The gift of life — Northwest Kidney Centers celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, 50 years of saving lives through kidney treatments

February 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Joyce F. Jackson For Northwest Asian Weekly Editor’s note: Joyce F. Jackson, CEO and president of Northwest Kidney Centers, originally presented this as a speech given to the Seattle Rotary at its Jan. 25 meeting at the Seattle Convention Center. The speech has been edited from its original form. Seattle is an amazing place […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2012, African American, Asian Pacific Islander, Belding Scribner, CEO, Dark Ages, King County, Life Magazine, Northwest Kidney Centers, OK, Puget Sound, Seattle Convention Center, Seattle Rotary, Swedish Hospital, The Health Issue, United States, Vol 31 No 8 | February 18 - February 24, technology

Diabetes becoming a global epidemic, but also hits close to home with Asian Americans

February 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly Diabetes is a disease that is quickly becoming a global epidemic. In recent history, diabetes has become the focus of numerous medical studies. Alarmingly, those that are Asian American or who live in Asian countries are some of the highest at-risk people in the world.

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, BBC, Caribbean, China, Chinese Americans, Huan Zhou, India, Jeffrey Osborn, Middle East, North Africa, North American, The Health Issue, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 31 No 8 | February 18 - February 24, Western Pacific, William Hsu

The Health Issue

September 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Community clinic providing interpretation for API community named Pioneer in Healthcare
Kin On demonstrates respect for both elders and families
Nikkei Concerns: a gathering place with buzz for Seattle’s Japanese American elders

Filed Under: Community News, Health Tagged With: 2010, API, Japanese American, Kin On, Nikkei Concerns, Seattle, The Health Issue, Vol 29 No 38 | September 18 - September 24

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