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Trevina Wang sets high goals for King Street Station’s renovation project — Can the historic King Street landmark earn LEED Platinum certification?

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By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly King Street Station sits on the border of Pioneer Square near the International District, and it’s undergoing a facelift with the help of the […]

Market owner Yen Lam-Steward celebrates 21 meaningful years at Lam’s Seafood Market

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By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly Yen Lam-Steward started working with her father at Lam’s Seafood Market from its humble beginnings on the corner of Main Street in 1991, running […]

Righting a wrong — Congress seeks to amend Civil Rights Act for benefit of cannery workers

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Congressman Jim McDermott introduced a bill last week that would right a wrong inflicted upon many Asian American cannery workers more than 30 years […]

Queer APIs use identities to address violence and oppression

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Part 2 of 2 in a series about the difficulties APIs face when it comes to sexual identity By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly The feeling of disdain was palpable […]

Vertical limitless — Asian women climbers reach new heights, find identity in the outdoors

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By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly The rugged climber in the wilderness — it’s not an image readily associated with Asian American women.  

For Chinese American activist Grace Lee Boggs, the Asian American movement came later

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By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Longtime activist Grace Lee Boggs was asked to make the closing statement at

Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn raises awareness of gender inequity in Seattle

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By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The title of Sheryl WuDunn’s 2009 New York Times bestseller “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” comes from a Chinese […]

Pacific’s new mayor wins by write-in — months later, faces controversy over medals

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By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly On Nov. 4, the residents of Pacific, a small town just outside of Auburn, voted in a new mayor, Cy Sun, an Asian American. […]

What the newspaper has taught me about interracial marriage — Part 4 of NWAW’s 30th anniversary series

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By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “I just advise that your son marry a Chinese girl,” my friend said. “I am doing you a favor.” That happened a few years […]