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Illegal immigration drops after decade of growth

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By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — New census data released Thursday, Dec. 6 affirms a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a […]

Vietnamese American boy who committed suicide in Utah was bullied

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By Lena Sullivan The Associated Press A 14-year-old junior high school student in Utah committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in front of a group of classmates on […]

U.S., China finish joint-exercises for disaster relief

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By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) — The U.S. and Chinese militaries wrapped up a modest disaster-relief exercise on Friday, Nov. 30 hailed as a tentative trust-building […]

Language conflicts up in the workplace

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By Paul Foy The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — More people in the workforce are claiming discrimination over their English-speaking ability or foreign accents, leading the federal […]

Seventh found guilty in connection with Chen case

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By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Staff Sgt. Andrew J. Van Bockel received his sentence for his role in the suicide of Pvt. Danny Chen on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at […]

Lack of diversity in Wash.’s new legislature

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By Staff The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington State Legislature that will gather in Olympia early next year will be the least diverse group of state lawmakers in […]

Loh shows strength in Big Ten move — President Loh was recently named one of the 10 most popular college presidents.

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By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Wallace Loh, former dean at the University of Washington Law School

Company vows continued search for Filipino workers near burned Gulf rig

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By Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — The company that owns an oil platform that caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico has