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Editorial: Guillen stirs up the baseball melting pot — for a good reason

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With the primary elections coming up on Aug. 17, we want to showcase the Asian Americans who are running for office in this week’s issue.

July 27: Local girl chosen for the U.S. math team competes internationally

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Shijie Joy Zheng, a senior at Phillips Exeter Academy, was chosen to participate on a team of high school girls from throughout the United States who will compete in

BLOG: Cluster bombs banned

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By Xin Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Geneva Cluster munitions have finally been banned. The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) took effect on Aug. 1, when it became binding international law […]

A Muslim minority finds a home in the Pacific Northwest

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Thirty-five thousand feet above San Francisco, Rozina Babul recounted the story of her life — one not unlike those of the 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims

Retired Army major reflects on his choices, has no regrets

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Weldon Lee did not grow up like other American-born Asian kids of his generation. While many of his peers ended up working in

Virgina senator calls for ending diversity programs 

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Sen. Jim Webb called for ending government-run diversity programs in a newspaper column on July 23

Ex-N. Korean spy who blew up jetliner visits Japan

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TOKYO (AP) — A former North Korean spy who blew up a South Korean jetliner more than 20 years ago arrived in Japan on Tuesday to meet the families of the Japanese