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Blog: Chris Lu — Obama’s inner circle

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President George W. Bush appointed two Asian Americans to his cabinet. The Asian community was impressed. But President Obama gave us more—three cabinet secretaries, Gary Locke, Steve Chu, and Secretary […]

Thailand to gets its first female prime minister

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By Todd Pitman The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s military eased concerns of renewed turmoil last Monday by accepting the sweeping electoral win of toppled ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s party, […]

Muslim woman fired over her hijab sues Abercrombie & Fitch

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By Jason Dearen The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former stockroom worker for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. sued the clothing retailer in federal court Monday, saying she was […]

16 Vietnamese kids, U.S. families in adoption limbo

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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Marsha Sailors painted the nursery pink and green at her Missouri home, put up princess pictures and built a crib for her new little girl. They hadn’t yet met, but she already was in love with the smiling 6-month-old in a photo sent from Vietnam …

‘Panda 2’ thrilling, though underuses Asian actors

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The original “Kung Fu Panda,” an animated film from 2008, gave us the enchanting, if unlikely, premise of an overfed giant panda (voiced by Jack Black) who struggles to master kung fu.

China gives press more freedom — for the sake of food safety

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BEIJING (AP) — Toxic bean sprouts, filthy cooking oil, and drug-tainted pork. The relentless headlines in Chinese media have churned up queasy feelings

Saturday Morning Cartoon, a hip hop duo, strive to prove that Seattle is more than rock chords

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In a city hailed for its alternative and indie rock music scene, Seattle doesn’t have much street cred when it comes to mainstream hip hop.

Editorial: Prevent a needless death by driving more carefully

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Trung Ngo, from Covington, was a University of Washington mechanical maintenance engineer and father of two children. He and his wife, Cheuk Chann

Student suicides jolts nation and lead to soul-searching in South Korea

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A day after meeting the school psychiatrist, a 19-year-old mathematics student at South Korea’s most prestigious