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Former Mr. Universe turns 100 in India, still in tip-top shape

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By Manik Banerjee The Associated Press KOLKATA, India (AP) — A former Mr. Universe, who has just turned 100, said that happiness and a life without tensions are the key […]

Senate proposal affects Washington’s low-income families

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On Feb. 28, Washington State Senate released its proposed supplemental budget, which aims to protect, maintain, and even restore some lost funding to essential services for low-income children, families, immigrants, […]

COMMENTARY: Who are the Teochew people? They are our neighbors and friends.

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By Cindy Luc For Northwest Asian Weekly When I first tell people that I am Chinese, I get an instantaneous assumption and the question “Do you speak Cantonese or Mandarin?” […]

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. […]

In memory of Col. Janice Mano Lehman: nurse, wife, and friend

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By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Col. Janice Mano Lehman passed away on the morning of March 11 after a nine-year battle with lung cancer. She was 48. Mano Lehman grew […]

Immigrants have hard time keeping their kids enrolled in their health insurance

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By Viji Sundaram New America Media When the breadwinner of a Hmong family in Merced, Calif., lost his employer-sponsored health insurance coverage when he got laid off from his job […]