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Daiso, not your mom’s $1.50 store

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By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Where can you find a face slim roller, Pocky sticks, fake eyelashes, and dinnerware all at the same place? Daiso. It’s a store […]

Pakistani tech wiz utilizes the Internet for the poor

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By Sebastian Abbot The Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — While many young tech wizards strive to invent the next iPad, Umar Saif is working to bring Internet-style networking to […]

Post-9/11, Sikhs say they are mistaken targets

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By Tamara Lush The Associated Press ELK GROVE, California (AP) — Kamaljit Atwal’s neighborhood seems like an unlikely place for a hate crime. His street in this Sacramento suburb is […]

Former Washington State Representative is one of nine to receive award honoring remarkable women leaders

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By Linda Mitchell For Northwest Asian Weekly Velma Veloria, who served as state representative for Southeast Seattle’s 11th District from 1992 to 2004, was one of nine outstanding women leaders […]

For overseas students: Where is the money for school?

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By Keishi Matsuda Northwest Asian Weekly It is becoming more common for international students from Asian countries to further their education in Washington state colleges. Some students flourish and have […]

What Asian men don’t know can cost them $250,000 — How neglecting to register with the Selective Service System can hurt in the future

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By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In this country, 6,500 young men turn 18 every day, but something that many are unaware of may come back to haunt them years […]

Michael Son Pham: a businessman with a passion for helping kids

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By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly Son Michael Pham directs a team of up to 400 people on more than seven projects and visits Vietnam on a regular basis. Shockingly, […]

Defining Asian Americans

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By Vicki Tang SYLP student The words “Dude, stop being so Asian” have become typical words in a young Asian American’s vocabulary. However, most people don’t think about what the […]