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Attention turns to Asian Americans in the military in light of recent suicides and increased enrollment

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By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Asian Americans have fought for the United States for as far back as the 19th century,

A new editor comes on board

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By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly If you’ve had to do a double take at our staff box recently, you’re not mistaken. Something is different. At the end of last month, […]

Righting a wrong — Congress seeks to amend Civil Rights Act for benefit of cannery workers

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Congressman Jim McDermott introduced a bill last week that would right a wrong inflicted upon many Asian American cannery workers more than 30 years […]

Vertical limitless — Asian women climbers reach new heights, find identity in the outdoors

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By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly The rugged climber in the wilderness — it’s not an image readily associated with Asian American women.  

For Chinese American activist Grace Lee Boggs, the Asian American movement came later

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By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Longtime activist Grace Lee Boggs was asked to make the closing statement at

The secrets behind a healthy smile (and the difference between men and women when it comes to teeth)

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By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Tom Mar, DDS, owns Mar Family Dentistry, located in the International District at 318 6th Ave. S. in Seattle. He was a governor’s scholar and […]

Calif. GOP struggles for young voters and minorities voters

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By Juliet Williams The Associated Press BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Leaders of the California Republican Party acknowledge they must broaden their appeal to Asians, Hispanics, young voters, and women to […]

BLOG: Celebrate Asia!’s success formula

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I was completely lost during the first half of Celebrate Asia! at Benaroya Hall last Friday. I was the problem. Pipa, a traditional Chinese instrument similar to a guitar (except […]

The Jeremy Lin effect

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By Christopher Foster UW News Lab Jeremy Lin, the Taiwanese American point guard for the New York Knicks, has captured headlines and hearts all over the country, and rightfully so.

Chen case: Asian American soldiers endure bias

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By Deepti Hajela The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The harassment of 19-year-old Danny Chen started in basic training — teasing about his name, repeated questions of whether he […]