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Retracing war past, ex-N. Korean POWs return to South Korea

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By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press YANGPYEONG, South Korea (AP) — Back in the country where they were detained as prisoners of war in the 1950s, two former North Korean soldiers […]

COMMENTARY: RE: Seeking resolution for a sad chapter in Seattle’s history — Chinese Exclusion Act case files

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By Trish Hackett Nicola For Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle National Archives volunteers started a blog on the Chinese Exclusion Act case files housed at the facility in Seattle, WA. The […]

Poof! Alibaba likely not settling in Seattle

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will not make its U.S. headquarters in Seattle according to a recent report. Despite the company shopping for space in […]

Leland Yee, ex-state senator, facing up to 20 years on racketeering

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By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former California state senator — once considered a leading candidate for a statewide office — is facing up to 20 […]

Record auction sales for Chinese works of art — Large bids for paintings by Zhang Dagian, porcelain by Wang Bu

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By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Two important paintings by the renowned artist Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) yielded top results in the June 23 auction of Fine Chinese Works of Art and […]

MONO: Two new albums — Japanese experimental rock explores the dark and seeing light

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Japanese band MONO, an instrumental quartet, combines elements of noise, minimalism, space rock, shoe-gazing, and until recently, collaborations with players of orchestral instruments.  The […]

EDITORIAL: Seattle welcomes the CACA Biennial National Convention — (And you can help out!)

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The Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) will be having its 53rd Biennial Convention this summer, August 6-9, and we are proud to say that Seattle will be hosting. This is […]

King and queens of beans — Part 3 of the ‘Soy series’

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By Greg Young Northwest Asian Weekly Soybeans could be considered the king of beans. For over 5000 years soybeans have been cultivated and used as a source of food and […]