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Filipino former nurse seeks to do ‘extraordinary things’ in Olympia

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Stability is important to many people, especially in tough economic times. For Sofia Aragon and her family, nursing has always been a job that provided financial stability.

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

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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.

Reunion for Philippine Scouts honors those who defended freedom during WWII

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Capt. Felipe Fernandez of the 26th Cavalry kept it in mind as Japanese mortar shells landed around him. He and his platoon were stranded in his homeland, the Philippines, during World War II.

Chinese AIDS activist flees to United States after harassment

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BEIJING (AP) — Wan Yanhai is used to being harassed by authorities, but the un­wanted attention got steadily worse this year for the founder of a prominent Chinese AIDS advocacy group.

Medford woman, Hiroshima survivor works for peace

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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — “You would think the four-leaf clover pressed between pages in the old scrapbook was for good luck.

Grouping all Asians together could be bad for their health

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Asian Americans as a whole are half as likely as non-Hispanic whites to die from heart disease. However, Native Hawaiians are 40 percent more likely to suffer from heart disease than whites.

Huge crowds turn out for Los Angeles’ immigration march

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators opposed to Arizona’s tough law marched through the streets of downtown Los Angeles to demand an overhaul of immigration laws

Editorial: APA Month should be a wake up call for Asians

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Many think that Asian American history is only 200 years old, putting first the Chinese immigrants who arrived in 1820 to be menial laborers or miners in the Gold Rush.