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COMMENTARY: Journey to Freedom — Revisiting the long journey from Vietnam to Camp Murray

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By Tung Vu For Northwest Asian Weekly It is important for members of our Vietnamese community to honor those who served and sacrificed in Vietnam.  We wish to remember them […]

Manny Pacquiao fights back at Mayweather’s “reckless” jabs

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By Greg Beacham Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Pacquiao intends to put on a show when he faces Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2 1/2 weeks. He really hopes […]

Filipino devotees nailed to crosses in Good Friday rites

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By Joeal Calupitan Associated Press SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Screaming in pain, Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to wooden crosses to mimic the suffering of Jesus Christ on […]

The Layup Drill — Finally!: Manny-Floyd, UFC heads to the Philippines, and Lin playing well

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  Have you recovered from the Super Bowl yet? Manny-Floyd…Finally We’ve written about it a lot and […]

Lawmakers feast, dance with Juneau’s Filipino community

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By Katie Moritz Juneau Empire AP Wire Service JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Juneau’s Filipino community rolled out the proverbial red carpet for local and visiting lawmakers at its fifth annual […]

The Layup Drill: A long-shot view

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Na enjoying retirement, cheers on Nishikori The first grand slam event of the tennis year, the Australian Open, began Jan. 19th. The women’s side […]

Is he dead? — Philippines awaits answer of costly terror raid

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By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The cellphone message of the Filipino police commandos to their base was triumphant: “Mike 1 bingo,” a code meaning they have […]