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Asian traditional arts flourish locally

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By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly The transition to America is difficult for many immigrants and their family members. Many immigrants in the Northwest have brought over treasured traditional arts […]

Seattle’s first Pride ASIA starts at International District

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By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly While Seattle has long had Pride Festival, it will also celebrate its first Pride ASIA event on June 23, a multicultural event for the […]

CELEBRATING DAD — Single-dad of Apolo Ohno, other dads, challenge traditional roles

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By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly He is one of the most widely-recognized single fathers in the world.

“Fortunato Teho’s Hawaii Gardens” — A book born from grandpa’s writings and photos

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By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In 1988, Corinne Villa-Riese took time off from her job and backpacked <!–more–>around the globe. She started in California and went east, not stopping […]

Airport workers fight for better wages — Part 2 of 2: Coalitions calls Port of Seattle and airlines to improve airport jobs

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By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly In 2011, a staggering 32.8 million passengers flew into or out of Sea-Tac airport, making this valued asset of the Port of Seattle the […]

Korean Americans create the Vangrace Project to help school for orphans in Uganda

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By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly It was a thunderstorm they had never seen before. Eric Choi, David Chung, and Jay Hahn had landed in Entebbe International Airport in central […]

Airport workers fight for better wages — Part 1 of 2: International Worker’s rally draws attention to conditions for airport workers

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By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly There was a sea of teal balloons at the International Worker’s Day rally at Sea-Tac’s International Flag Pavilion, organized by OneAmerica and Working Washington. […]

Intergalactica, bedazzle, dance, and JK POP! — DJs bring Japanese and Korean pop to Seattle’s dance floor

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By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly At JK Pop!, a Japanese and Korean pop music dance party, the night was in full swing. The bar was

Paving the way — Women of Color Empowered honorees overcome challenges to inspire leaders of tomorrow

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By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly About 200 people gathered at the Westin Bellevue on May 11 to attend Northwest Asian Weekly’s