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A birthday salute to an Asian American hero — Gordon Hirabayashi, An American Freedom Fighter

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By Maria Batayola and Gary Iwamoto Northwest Asian Weekly We always wanted to have heroes and she-roes who look like us to be inspiration not only for us but also […]

EDITORIAL: Tough competition but good news for the Asian American community – Two API candidates running for Clark’s City Council seat

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Two qualified Asian Pacific Islander candidates will be running for Sally Clark’s recently vacated position on City Council. Clark’s last day was April 13 to serve in her new position […]

Facing deportation — Hearing begins for Korean American adoptee & abuse survivor Adam Crapser

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By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly After a month of increasing social media outrage over the plight of Adam Crapser, the Korean American adoptee and abuse survivor appeared in a […]

Supporting student and workplace diversity — Seattle Colleges gets acclaim

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By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Colleges recently received the American Association of Community Colleges award for national equity. The Seattle Colleges system has impressive numbers when it […]

Tradition, rituals, memories — Elders in Seattle: “Chinese New Year is always a big deal”

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By Nicole Francois Northwest Asian Weekly Nine layers in a Shanghai teacake; it takes a whole day just to make them. Ellen Kam and Teresa Oh sit together with friends […]

No school! — Lunar New Year option to be a school holiday in NYC

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Community leaders celebrated a new law that will require the city to consider closing schools on Lunar New Year. The legislation was signed into law in December by New York […]