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Is the parking meter hurting Chinatown/ID?

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Tim Louie, of the family-owned Tsue Chong Company, has battled parking problems in recent years. Sometimes, his customers pop into his noodle and fortune cookie factory for a quick 10-minute purchase and come back to their car to find a $40 dollar parking fine. What was once a loading zone is now a paid parking spot …

A dream comes true for both mother and daughter

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By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly Without a magic wand, can an 8-year-old girl’s drawing and sketches of dresses be turned into actual garments?

New rules target racy Vietnamese cafes in Orange County’s strip malls

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By Amy Taxin The Associated Press GARDEN GROVE, California (AP) — At Cafe Miss Cutie, the windows are tinted, but not pitch black. The waitresses are wearing negligees, but not […]

Editorial: Vargas puts a face to a cause

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Last week, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shocked the country by publicly admitting to a secret that he had been harboring for years.

Famous chef and wife talks the struggles of Korean food in U.S., new TV series

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By Jocelyn Noveck The Associated Press WACCABUC, N.Y. (AP) — “Try it. Go ahead, stick your finger in!”

California Chinatown listed as endangered historic place

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By Gosia Wozniacka The Associated Press HANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The smell is musty, the wooden floorboards are rotten, and the original owners are long dead.

Former Vietnam farmer cultivates new life in U.S.

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By Constance Wong Northwest Asian Weekly Farming is often regarded as a low-class occupation, which offers anything but excitement. In movies, a farmer is often herding cattle, wearing a cowboy […]

Pro athletes help promote healthy living among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth

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Hundreds of youth joined Hines Ward, member of the President’s Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and receiver for NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers