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North Korea says it’s holding a third American prisoner

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By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press North Korea said on June 6 it has detained an American tourist for committing an unspecified crime, the third U.S. citizen being held there.

NONPERMANENT RESIDENTS (Part 3) — Local Cambodian men facing deportation for crimes committed when young

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By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Part 1 Part 2 Rithy Yin, 33, pointed toward his church, Victory Outreach Church, from the kitchen of his sister and brother-in-law’s townhouse, where […]

Chinese law student seeks to help others

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Emilia Liu has found her calling. “I’m really focused on social justice,” said the student of Seattle University School of Law. Her 2014 summer […]

Filipino mayor: Typhoon was ‘something we never imagined’

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By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Typhoons are a normal, generally accepted part of life in the Philippines, except for one.

CPTC Hosts study tour for Japanese students

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Medical laboratory students from Japan worked with Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) medical histology technician students on hands-on lab activities, toured the Lakewood campus, and visited Seattle as part of […]

NONPERMANENT RESIDENTS (Part 2) — Local Cambodian men are facing deportation for crimes from their youth

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By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly (Read part one.) Rithy Yin, 33, was born in Cambodia in 1980. His memories of the country are foggy at best, though over time, […]

Killer convicted at age 14 can now ask for parole

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By Adam Lynn/The News Tribune Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – Barry Massey was 14 when he became the youngest person in the United States ever sentenced to life in […]