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Local Chinese American youth fundraise for schools in China

September 6, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Best friends Jessica Collins and Catherine Foster have a lot in common. They both are of Chinese descent,

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education Tagged With: 2012, CTEF, Catherine Foster, China Foster Photo, China Photo, Christmas Giving Tree, Dick Seto, Enter Dennis Su, Higher Path, Jessica Collins, Local Chinese American, Nan Nan Liu, Northwest Asian Weekly, Southern China, Vol 31 No 37 | September 8 - September 14, Whitman College, letter

Nhon’s House gives homes to needy families

July 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly For many people, purchasing a home is the ultimate American dream. For the homeless, the dream

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, CEO, Cobalt Mortgage, Family Stabilization Program, First Place Schools, Nan Nan Liu, Nhon House, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rainier Valley, Rebecca Church, Seattle, Thach Nguyen, Thach Real Estate Group, Though Church, United States, Vol 31 No 30 | July 21 - July 27, poverty

More API families live under kinship care arrangement

July 5, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly The nuclear family is no longer the norm. While single-parent families and extended families are

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2012, AARP, ACRS, Aiti Maya Biskarma, CWLA, Casey Foundation, Elizabeth Floro, Gui Lian, Mitra Dhital, Nan Nan Liu, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pei Shih, Seattle, United States, Vol 31 No 28 | July 7 - July 13, Wang Fu Ying, culture, poverty

Burmese advocate Bo Kyi calls on the world to help political prisoners in Burma

April 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly During the seven and a half years that Bo Kyi was in prison, he was beaten, tortured,

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2012, AAPP, Aung San Suu Kyi, Aung Sun Suu Kyi, Bo Kyi, Current Burma, Jeanne Hallacy, Mae Sot, Min Ko Naing, Nan Nan Liu, National League, Northwest Asian Weekly, Political Prisoners, Seattle, Thailand, United States, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27

Where do red envelopes come from?

January 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Firecrackers, feasts, and exhilarating lion dances — Chinese New Year has many interesting traditions. However, one of the most appealing traditions, especially for young ones, is the red envelopes.

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2012, Ang Pow, Beijing, Chinese New Year, Jerchen Aisin Gioro, Joyce Hsu, Lunar New Year, Ma Dao, Nan Nan Liu, Northeast China, Peter Lee, Prince Dorgon, Rachel Wu, Taiwan, United States, Vietnam, Vol 31 No 5 | January 28 - February 3

Design student shuns fur, then becomes finalist in national contest

December 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Gahee Bae never thought she would become a finalist in the Humane Society’s annual Cool vs. Cruel contest. She was wrong. “Oh yes … I was surprised … I actually didn’t [expect to become a finalist],” confessed Bae, who recently graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle. “This […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Fashion Tagged With: 2011, Art Institute, Bunkyoung Kamenar, Gahee Bae, Humane Society, Karin Wu, Nan Nan Liu, New York City, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Valentine James Kamenar, Vol 30 No 49 | December 3 - December 9, attention

A cold front (of people) settles in Seattle for Asian Americans

November 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Moving to Seattle? Beware. It is not just cold. It can be freezing. The Seattle Freeze, brought to infamy in a 2005 article on NWSource.com, was explained as a highly contagious “social disease,” where people in Seattle are polite in passing, but extremely cold and disinterested when making […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2011, Asian American Seattle, Asian Americans, Capitol Hill Counseling, Jim Liu, John Tran, Nan Nan Liu, Northwest Asian Weekly, Roxanne Tolnas, Seattle Freeze, Vithayu Chaijaroen, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, attention

Asians convert home gardens into food sources

October 6, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Green is in.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, Canada, Chinatown, Chinese, Hejing Hong, Jing Liu, Labor Statistics, Liping Liu, Nan Nan Liu, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Qin Xin, Uwajimaya, Vol 30 No 41 | October 8 - October 14, language

Debbie Nghiem, a fashion designer with a cause

September 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Debbie Nghiem studied business finance in school, worked in San Jose’s booming tech industry, and had been kept away from fashion by her mother. Nghiem ended up making dresses anyway. It was just in her genes. Today, finally with the support of her mother, Nghiem is the designer […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Fashion Tagged With: 2011, Although Helping Link, Annual Fundraising Fashion Gala, Central Vietnam, Children Moon Festival, Debbie Nghiem, JDSU, Jing Jing, Julie Ngo, LTX, Miss China, Nan Nan Liu, Seattle Helping Link, Tet Festival, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 30 No 38 | September 17 - September 23, letter

Daiso, not your mom’s $1.50 store

September 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Where can you find a face slim roller, Pocky sticks, fake eyelashes, and dinnerware all at the same place? Daiso. It’s a store where you can find just about anything, and most of it costs only $1.50. Since its Alderwood Mall location opened in 2005, deal-shoppers have poured […]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: 2011, Alderwood Mall, Japanese Daiso, Nan Nan Liu, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, South Center, United States, Vol 30 No 38 | September 17 - September 23, Westlake Daiso Store Leader Julia Redmond, Westlake Shopping Center, Yoshihide Murata

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