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Bluefin tuna sells for record $1.76M in Tokyo

January 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Malcolm Foster The Associated Press TOKYO, Japan (AP) — A bluefin tuna sold for a record $1.76 million at a Tokyo auction Saturday, Jan. 5, nearly three times the […]

Short stories for a fast new year

January 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly The Indignation of Haruhi Suzumiya By Nagaru Tanigawa Little, Brown and Company, 2012 The SOS Brigade is back. This time around, they’re up against […]

Donating life

January 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Janet Liang, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 22, turned her struggle into a national movement by blogging and […]

Some things you should know about breast cancer, and some you can forget

January 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elisa Del Rosario Director of Grants, Education, and Advocacy

West Coast prepares for more tsunami debris in winter

January 5, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alicia Chang AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — Volunteers who patrol California beaches for plastic, cigarette butts, and other litter will be on the lookout this winter […]

N Korea says it has detained a US Citizen

January 5, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that it has detained an American citizen who has confessed to unspecified crimes.

The Top 10 Outstanding Asian American Achievements of 2012

January 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, certain people are recognized for the extraordinary things that they have accomplished in the Asian American communities. Here are 10 of those […]

The 10 Best Asian Pop Songs You Might’ve Missed in 2012

January 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Reese Umbaugh For the Northwest Asian Weekly When South Korean artist Psy’s song “Gangnam Style” became a worldwide phenomenon this year, the formerly niche genre known as

A-pop! Twitter idiots strike again, and a farewell to Das Racist

December 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The holiday season typically compels people to perform acts of goodwill despite conflicts and […]

Bamboo art breaks boundaries in Bellevue

December 20, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly One striking piece from the Modern Twist exhibit at the Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) is “Hope,” <!–more–>an intricately woven bamboo sculpture that looks as […]