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Seattle’s expulsion of Chinese citizens remembered 125 years later

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Born in a small town near Canton, China, Wing Luke became the first Asian American to win a seat on the Seattle City Council in 1962.

Asian American lawmakers demand Limbaugh apology

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s imitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s speech has stirred a backlash among

Is smoking an epidemic for Asians?

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Tong K. began to smoke when he secretly took a smoking pipe from his parents in China at the age of eight.

Blog: The Korean community on cloud nine

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Historically, Chinese and Japanese Americans have dominated the spotlight in performances. At the Celebrate Asia! concert, however, it was a Korean opera singer

Stella Chao and City of Seattle part ways — why, and what’s next?

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Last Friday, Mayor Mike McGinn released a statement saying he and Stella Chao, director of the City of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods

San Francisco leaders pick Asian American as mayor

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — City supervisors on Friday overwhelmingly backed City Administrator Edwin Lee to be the interim mayor