As a second generation Asian American from a family of refugees, I think it’s important to document my parents’ oral history. When I asked my dad what his experiences were like in fleeing his homeland, Vietnam, he readily opened up.
BBTV awarded $8.3 million in copyright suit
Bangkok Broadcasting & Television Company, Thailand’s foremost broadcasting corporation, has been awarded $8.3 million in damages for willful copyright and trademark infringement by IPTV Corporation, BKT Group, and its management. All defendants were found liable for illegal copying, selling, and rebroadcasting of BBTV’s copyrighted programs …
Bill would give burial rights to Hmong veterans
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Members of the country’s Hmong community who fought with U.S. forces during the Vietnam War would be eligible for burial in national cemeteries
Fabled Burmese fighters forgotten but forgiving
By Denis D. Gray The Associated Press MAE LA CAMP, Thailand (AP) — “Colonel Peacock, Major Hogan, Captain Bower … Shoot from the hip! Quick march! Right turn!” The names, […]
June 1: Physician assistant honored for efforts to improve medical education in rural Laos
Seattleite Phoumy Bobby Bounkeua received the American Academy of Physician Assistant’s 2010 Humanitarian Physician Assistant of the Year Award
Medical Tourism: the next reform in health care?
Shoreline retirees Yoshi and Naomi Minegishi, ages 70 and 61, returned this spring from a vacation in Asia and brought back a new interest
Doughnuts and hope pave Cambodian family’s path to the United States
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — When Phat and Sokhan Ong first started working at a Pendleton doughnut shop, they didn’t know a bismarck from a bear claw.
April 19: Yiem Mean receives volunteer award from Gov. Gregoire
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteer Yiem Mean received the 2010 Outstanding Volunteer Service Award from Gov. Chris Gregoire.
In pursuit of the American Dream: Refugees risk life and family escaping from war-torn countries in order to carve out new lives in the United States
After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Choy Vong had many things working against him. His father was the staff sergeant in the fifth infantry of the defeated South Vietnamese army.
Thai and Indian chefs give cooking demonstrations at Vegfest
Asian chefs are among the many chefs featured at this year’s Vegfest. The event is to be held on April 10 and 11 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Vegfest is the biggest vegetarian food festival in the United States and features more than 500 different kinds of dishes. The event is ideal for people who have questions about how to improve their diet, what to buy, and how to cook it.
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