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Asian Latinos; two check boxes on Census form reveal complex identities

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By Sarah Yee Northwest Asian Weekly It was only a little more than a decade ago. The 2000 U.S. Census was a milestone because

Subtle storytelling and a love story color the “The Lady”

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The recent news from Burma, officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, about Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League […]

Film lets ‘bullets’ fly, but the result is a confusing 132 minutes

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly By the time the viewer is 20 minutes into director Wen Jiang’s new Chinese historical comedy “Let the Bullets Fly,” the legendary bandit “Pockmark” […]

For Phillip Yin, after one dream fizzles, another lands on a silver platter

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By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Last year, former Bloomberg TV anchor–reporter Phillip Yin wanted to challenge Sen. Maria Cantwell and, in the process, become the first Chinese American senator […]

Much of Asia expects more babies born in the Year of Dragon

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By Annie Huang The Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, but you wouldn’t know that from visiting the obstetrics […]

The little-known history behind your favorite Chinese New Year foods

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By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly With the Lunar New Year approaching, Asians around the world are looking forward to a variety

How 8 famous Asians exemplify (or defy!) their dragon traits

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By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Jan. 23 marks the first day of the Lunar New Year, and this year happens to be the Year of the Dragon. Occupying the […]

Conrad Lee, Bellevue’s new mayor

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By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly On the night of Jan. 3, Bellevue City Councilmembers unanimously voted for fellow Councilmember and Deputy Mayor Conrad Lee to serve as the city’s mayor. […]