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Sheila Burrus: a leader who helps Filipino community

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By Cheih-hsin “Jessie” Lin UW News Lab Sheila Burrus and her family arrived in Washington state from Batangas, Philippines, in 1990. She first attended De La Salle, Lipa, and the […]

To sniff or not to sniff? — Public displays of affection gaining ground among Asian Americans, though some still squeamish

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By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly In the West, one common way to show affection is to kiss someone. In many non-English speaking Western countries, such as European or Latin […]

China rejects the U.S. Senate’s criticism over its sea dispute with Vietnam

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BEIJING (AP) — A U.S. Senate resolution critical of Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea “doesn’t hold water” and its sponsors should promote peace in other ways, China said […]

Americana: Funny stories of cultural missteps from real Americans

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Compiled by Han Bui and Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly There are a lot of hurdles that new immigrants face in the United States. Not only do most have to […]

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.

Before Locke confirmation, who’s manning the fort?

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By Tessa Sari Northwest Asian Weekly Robert S. Wang is a career Foreign Service officer with more than two decades of experience in the U.S. Department of State. He is […]

NWAW at SIFF This week: relationships, relationships, relationships, and a kung fu mystery

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Released to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Battle of P’ohang-dong in the Korean War, this historical re-creation of those conditions satisfies on all the levels of the classic war movie.

Filipino TV show goes off air due to forcing crying child to dance like stripper

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ most popular TV game show was pulled off the air last Monday amid a public uproar over the host letting a crying 6-year-old boy