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Editorial: Asian and Jewish communities exemplify the meaning of collaboration

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This week, we are happy to report that the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County (APIC) and the American Jewish Committee (AJC)

A note about SYLP from Publisher Ng

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         Breaking the mould for Asian American youth   What do you do with high-achieving students who are bad leaders?   I am not blaming parents. We, as […]

EDITORIAL: Don Wakamatsu, you will be missed

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Before Monday night’s game, many baseball fans were shocked to hear the announcement that Mariners Manager Don Wakamatsu was fired. Likewise, Asian Americans who weren’t necessarily huge baseball fans were also saddened by the firing. Wakamatsu was the first Asian American manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) …

Editorial: Guillen stirs up the baseball melting pot — for a good reason

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With the primary elections coming up on Aug. 17, we want to showcase the Asian Americans who are running for office in this week’s issue.

Blog: Aug. 4 UN human rights council

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The United Nations Human Rights Council has established a panel to Investigate the Israeli raid on the Gaza Flotilla.

BLOG: Cluster bombs banned

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By Xin Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Geneva Cluster munitions have finally been banned. The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) took effect on Aug. 1, when it became binding international law […]

Editorial: False cries of racism will come back to bite

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By now, we have all heard at least some of what Shirley Sherrod has gone through. Not too long ago, she was leading a quiet life as a rural development director in Georgia

BLOG: Child protection in Darfur

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Xin Huang Northwest Asian Weekly July 21th, 2010 Today, on July 21st, the United Nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) regarding child protection […]