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Old ways meet new, perserving culture — NWAW’s November must-reads

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By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly “How to Be an American Housewife” By Margaret Dilloway Berkley Books, 2010 Growing up, Shoko was very close with her brother Taro. But when […]

Where are all the Asian American conservatives?

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By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly The American political left is often portrayed as being minority friendly, an advocate of social programs, and staunch supporter of minority communities. The American […]

How to get a job when you’re from out-of-town — actually, out-of-country

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By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The high unemployment rate — more than 9 percent — continues to be a major national problem, one that has affected a specific segment […]

Int’l students learn surprising lessons from host families

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By Janelle Wetzstein Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, thousands of international students come to Washington through a variety of exchange programs. For many of these students, host families merely provide […]

COMMENTARY: Families and education levy hold key to livable wage jobs for our children

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By Janice Deguchi and Kristina Johnson For Northwest Asian Weekly By 2018, 67 percent of jobs in Washington will require post-secondary education. Today, only 25 percent of King County residents […]

Federal government orders bilingual ballots in 25 states

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  By Hope Yen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS   WASHINGTON (AP) — In the run-up to the 2012 elections, the federal government is ordering that 248 counties and other political jurisdictions […]

Iranian, Filipino claim top Asian film awards

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By Sam Kim The Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — An Iranian film and a Philippine film have shared the top awards for Asian productions at the region’s largest […]

Got green? Lack of fresh produce damages immigrant communities

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By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly As a young girl growing up in San Francisco, Violet Lavatai gathered the boxes that came in the mail, boxes of taro and other […]