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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, […]

The Korean American Bar Association invites Supreme Court Justice Steven Gonzáles as guest speaker for 12th annual banquet

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Members of the Korean American Bar Association (KABA) came together last month for their annual banquet at the Palace Ballroom. Participants were treated to the keynote speaker, Steven Gonzáles, Washington […]

Filmmaker Frank Abe ensures resisters are never forgotten

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Frank Abe’s documentary film “Conscience and the Constitution” begins with two old men discussing the past. They look out over a landscape they seem […]

Chefs and foodies root for ginger’s versatile properties for Lunar New Year

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By Michelle Locke For The Associated Press Fresh, dried, candied, or pickled, the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale — ginger root to you and me — is a hot […]

Japan basketball team hires first female head coach

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SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — A Japanese American woman became the first female head coach in the history of Japan’s professional men’s basketball league last Thursday, Nov. 24. Natalie Nakase, who […]

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 […]

Thai Association of Washington asks for donations to help victims of Thailand flood

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Flooding in Thailand since July has resulted in the death of more than 300 people and has caused billions of dollars worth of damage. About 61 of the country’s 77 […]