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Vietnamese American actress ‘disappointed’ by IMDb verdict

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By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly The curtain has closed on Huong Hoang’s real-life legal drama with the Internet Movie Database, or IMDb — at least for now. The actress, […]

Three tales of folk and fantasy

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By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Forgotten Country By Catherine Chung Riverhead Books, 2012 Ever since the Japanese occupation in Korea, each generation in Janie’s family has lost a daughter. […]

New York widow convicted in Indian servant case

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By Michael Hill The Associated Press ALBANY, New York (AP) — A hotelier’s widow who had been accused of cheating an Indian household servant out of hundreds of thousands of […]

Love stories surrounded by diamonds and gold — Le-Hama owners say goodbye

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By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly In an approximately 900-square-foot room, lit by sparkling diamonds and shining gold, Francis and Sirdana Ma can recall hundreds of moving love stories. They […]

New York Representative Grace Meng to visit Seattle

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Grace Meng, representative of New York’s 6th Congressional District and first ever Asian American congressperson from the east coast, will be in the Seattle area on Saturday, Feb. 23 on […]

Women of color building bridges and uniting communities

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Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly A community can only be as strong as the bond of its people. If those bonds are weak, the community is easily divided, but […]

The Top 10 Outstanding Asian American Achievements of 2012

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By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, certain people are recognized for the extraordinary things that they have accomplished in the Asian American communities. Here are 10 of those […]

Illegal immigration drops after decade of growth

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By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — New census data released Thursday, Dec. 6 affirms a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a […]

The Layup Drill — Documenting Chinese street volleyball and the UFC visits Seattle

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By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Filmmaker documents unique outdoor game There’s a documentary featuring streetball players trash talking on the asphalt in New York’s Chinatown? No, it’s not […]