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Where do red envelopes come from?

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By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Firecrackers, feasts, and exhilarating lion dances — Chinese New Year has many interesting traditions. However, one of the most appealing traditions, especially for […]

Some Asians’ college strategy: Don’t check ‘Asian’

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By Jesse Washington The Associated Press Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry. Ethnically, she considers herself […]

Director films movie about Enron-style greed, set in the 19th century

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Directing, co-producing, and co-writing a multimillion dollar Chinese historical epic movie might sound like an impossible task, especially when you’ve never shot a feature […]

First Asian American serial killer movie begins fundraising drive on new crowd-funding site

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Los Angeles – The filmmakers responsible for independent hit, The People I’ve Slept With, are joining together again to make Chink, the first Asian American serial killer movie. It is […]

Where are all the Asian American conservatives?

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By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly The American political left is often portrayed as being minority friendly, an advocate of social programs, and staunch supporter of minority communities. The American […]

Int’l students learn surprising lessons from host families

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By Janelle Wetzstein Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, thousands of international students come to Washington through a variety of exchange programs. For many of these students, host families merely provide […]

Little fallout seen from U.S. arms sale to Taiwan

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By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Despite Beijing’s bluster and hints of another break in military exchanges, little fallout is expected from Washington’s decision to upgrade Taiwan’s […]

Macau sex fair kicks off amid growing Asian demand

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Sexy lingerie, adult costumes, inflatable dolls, and much more are on display at an adult industry trade fair in the Chinese territory of Macau that shows how China’s growing influence has spread even to the bedroom …