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Cherry blossom pageant heralds a new kind of Japanese American girl

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The Greater Seattle Japanese Community Queen coronation was definitely not the standard bikini and high heels pageant seen on TV. No, attending it was

Michael Park, the new face of Federal Way?

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In 1995, Washington state elected the first and only Chinese American governor in U.S. history. Sixteen years later

Performers search for fortune, fame … and identity?

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What do David Choi, Ben Chung of Jabawockeez, and Quest Crew have in common? Before they rose to fame, all three started with Kollaboration’s annual talent show.

Editorial: Oak Tin a community bridge for two centuries

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The oldest family association in Seattle’s Chinatown, Gee How Oak Tin, will be celebrating its 110th anniversary this Sunday at the House of Hong Restaurant.

U.S. prep schools push to recruit foreign students

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WASHINGTON (AP) — When Dixi Wu finished middle school in Kunming, China, she had a hard decision to make. The skilled violinist and top-ranked student tested into one of the most competitive high schools in her province. Yet Bullis School in suburban Maryland, faced with falling applications during the depressed economy, also wanted her.

An Lac orphans reunite in Columbus after 35 years

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COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Jason Robertson doesn’t know his birth date or possess a single memory of his mother or father.

He was only 3 years old when he was scooped off the streets of Saigon and brought to live in An Lac Orphanage, located in the city’s slums.