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Filipino activists call for end to U.S. defense pact

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By Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Protesters clashed on July 4 with police near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, where about 100 of them marched to mark Philippine-American Friendship […]

Alex Tizon: One Asian man in search of self

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By Daria Kroupoderova Northwest Asian Weekly In the dimly lit basement of Seattle’s Elliott Bay Book Company on the evening of June 18, Alex Tizon, author of “Big Little Man: […]

Filipino mayor: Typhoon was ‘something we never imagined’

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By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Typhoons are a normal, generally accepted part of life in the Philippines, except for one. Alfred Romualdez, the mayor of Tacloban, of Leyte province […]

After risking storms & pirates, sea workers find respite on Elliott Bay

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By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly After months at sea, walking on land is not a simple thing, but a local nonprofit is helping sea workers adjust and reconnect with […]

After U.S. war, Vietnamese were stranded 16 years

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By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “Immigration is such a huge topic, and it leads to so many different political and geographical<!–more–> and ecological arenas,” Duc Nguyen said at a […]

Ex-refugee shows students they can succeed in America

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By Hillary Gavan Beloit Daily News BELOIT, Wis. (AP) – “You can become.” It’s a message Robinson Elementary School kindergarten teacher Le Tran imparts to her students not through her […]

PICTORIAL: Obama bounces around Asia

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President Obama launched his trip to Asia from Oso, Wash., where he visited the March 22 landslide victims’ families, friends, and rescue workers. From there, he began a week-long trip […]