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Is it funny or is it racist?

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By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly That’s the question being asked of Australian Comedian Chris Lilley’s new HBO mockumentary, “Jonah from Tonga.” While some critics say it’s a clever satire […]

Chinese minority scholar indicted for separatism

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By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — An outspoken Chinese minority scholar was indicted on separatism charges Wednesday amid a renewed flare-up of bloody anti-government violence in the country’s […]

Mini-Mikado Gets a Modern Makeover

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By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly Last weekend, a mini Mikado starring tweens and teens, took the stage at The Bathhouse

August reading recommendations

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By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Pioneer Girl By Bich Minh Nguyen Viking, 2014 Ever since she received the box set from her grandfather when she turned 8, Lee Lien […]

China investigating Microsoft in monopoly case

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By Joe McDonald AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s anti-monopoly agency announced an investigation Tuesday of Microsoft Corp., stepping up regulatory pressure on foreign technology companies.

Bellevue Festival of Arts celebrates 30th anniversary

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By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly The Bellevue Festival of the Arts celebrated its 30th anniversary last weekend. The juried event featured

Alibaba to open office in area soon? — Chinese e-commerce giant could make Seattle its second US office

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly All indications point to Chinese tech giant, Alibaba, setting up an office in the area. Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce and technology company, is recruiting […]

Asian American chosen to navigate missile destroyer

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By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly Growing up, 25-year-old Navy Lt.j.g. Han Sol Yi never imagined he would be the navigator of a destroyer, let alone the U.S. Navy Guided-missile […]

New appointments to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs

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Mohan Gurung was born in Nepal, and migrated to the United States in 1993. He previously worked at Bir Hospital (the oldest hospital in Nepal) for over 13 years in […]