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Reader’s Corner: Forced to flee: voices and visions from the Thai-Burma border, put on paper

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By Erika Berg For Northwest Asian Weekly In September 2007, the world’s attention was riveted by video footage of never-ending columns of saffron-robed monks streaming through the streets of Burma. […]

READER’S CORNER: Have you ever gambled or are you still gambling? Can you join me in saying, ‘I have never gambled in my life?’

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By Gideon Sanoy For Northwest Asian Weekly The phone rang. Being a new desk clerk at the Bush Hotel, which is owned and managed by SCIDpda (Seattle Chinatown International District […]

COMMENTARY: Families and education levy hold key to livable wage jobs for our children

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By Janice Deguchi and Kristina Johnson For Northwest Asian Weekly By 2018, 67 percent of jobs in Washington will require post-secondary education. Today, only 25 percent of King County residents […]

COMMENTARY: A case for more diversity in our state’s highest court

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By Sharon Sakamoto For Northwest Asian Weekly For some time now, our state’s highest court has lacked a justice who can represent the many, many communities of color throughout Washington. […]

COMMENTARY: Grants provide technology access for the underserved

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By Bruce Harrell For Northwest Asian Weekly As the [City of Seattle’s Energy, Technology, and Civil Rights Committee] chair, I am pleased to announce that $320,000 in grants have been […]

Readers’ Corner: Graduating is not just something to look forward to

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By Dickie Lau For Northwest Asian Weekly As a graduate, you must be looking forward to college life and beyond. But if you stop a while, look back to your […]