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Young family serves TAM with lawsuit, then drops it

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By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Al Young and his sister Connie Yu Young served the Tacoma Art Museum with a lawsuit on Thursday, Feb. 28, to stop the auction […]

Obama hosts Japan PM amid tensions in Asia

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By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed Japan’s new prime minister to the White House on Friday, Feb. 22, pledging continued close economic […]

The Layup Drill — A Year of Linsanity, catfishing, a swim legend in the making, and the death of a Judo legend

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we take a look back (and forward) at Linsanity, revisit the Manti Te’o saga, […]

Seattle native Leah Li crowned 2013 Miss Chinatown USA

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By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle is a title town again as hometown sweetheart Leah Li has won the 2013 Miss Chinatown USA pageant, as well as the pageant’s […]

Michelle Rhee on charter schools, standardized testing, and being Korean American

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By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly There is no middle ground when it comes to national education reform figure Michelle Rhee. People either love her or they hate her.

Fewer fireworks set off in smoggy Beijing

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By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — The annual Lunar New Year fireworks barrage in Beijing was notably muted Sunday, Feb. 10, following government appeals to reduce […]

Vietnam deports US activist who was held for 9 months

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By Shaya Tayefe Mohajer The Associated Press LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — A Vietnamese American accused of conspiring to overthrow Vietnam’s communist government smiled broadly as he reunited with his […]

Tensions linger over US ‘comfort women’ plaques

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By Staff The Associated Press HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — After noticing plaques at the local courthouse commemorating slavery, the Holocaust, and other atrocities, Korean American community leader Chejin Park had […]

TAM sale of Chinese treasures upsets donors — Museum sells collection of jades and robes

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By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly For years, the Tacoma Art Museum has wowed attendees with its collection of Chinese textiles and jades, many of which