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Japan’s ‘Knuckle Princess’ makes U.S. debut

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CHICO, California (AP) – Japan’s Eri Yoshida has become the first woman to pitch professionally in the United States in a decade, showing Saturday

Is spanking ever OK?

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It’s been many years since Wendy Leung’s parents last struck her with a bamboo stick, but the memories remain with her today.

Doughnuts and hope pave Cambodian family’s path to the United States

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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.

Vietnam and U.S. still in conflict over Agent Orange

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CAM TUYEN, Vietnam (AP) — Her children are 21 and 16 years old, but they still cry through the night, tossing and turning in pain, sucking their thumbs for comfort.

Editorial: For Vietnamese Americans, focus should be less on the past, more on the present

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Last week, someone from the mainstream community called us to check up on a Vietnamese individual who claimed to be a spokesperson for the Vietnamese community.

Commentary: Encouraging Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to talk about HIV/AIDS

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“Saving face can’t make you safe. Talk about HIV.” This was the slogan for the sixth annual observance of National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on May 19.