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A dream comes true for both mother and daughter

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By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly Without a magic wand, can an 8-year-old girl’s drawing and sketches of dresses be turned into actual garments?

Japan wins first World Cup title in penalty shootout

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By Nancy Armour THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Amid the sorrow that lingers throughout Japan, the determined women on its World Cup team may have brought a little […]

Blog: If Japan can, Asian Americans can too

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By Assunta Ng The United States women’s soccer team lost to Japan in the World Cup Final Sunday in Germany before a sell-out crowd of over 48,000 and millions watching […]

June: ID Rotary Club awards scholarships to Yemesrach Demissie and Hiroko Nakahara

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The International District Rotary Club awarded scholarships to two graduating high school students. Yemesrach Demissie, who immigrated from Ethiopia to the United States in 2010, is from Franklin High School. She plans to attend the University of Washington to study dentistry.

NWAW’s Outstanding Graduates — Part 3

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Compiled by staff Northwest Asian Weekly At the end of each school year, we run this column, which features some exceptional Asian American students who have made the most of […]

United States faces Japan in World Cup Final

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Homare Sawa made up for a huge error by scoring the go-ahead goal and Japan advanced to the World Cup final with a […]

Editorial: Yao Ming for NBA Hall of Fame

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Many National Basketball Association (NBA) fans were stunned when news came down that Houston Rockets Center Yao Ming would retire from basketball. Although he spent just eight seasons in the […]

The Dalai Lama’s greatest challenge: trying to retire when the worshippers refuse to accept it

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DHARMSALA, India (AP) — In a lifetime spent advocating the plight of his Tibetan community, promoting inter-religious harmony

APIs look for love by logging on

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By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly After a quick glance at the profile in front of her, Belinda Tjader decided the guy wasn’t her type.