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10 Vietnamese street foods you’ve probably never heard of

October 19, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly When I travel to Việt Nam, the number one highlight for me is not even seeing family — it’s being able to sample dishes and food that I cannot get here in Seattle. And that’s not a knock on my family members — I love them. It’s more to […]

Filed Under: Travel, Feature stories, Food Tagged With: 2018, Ha Noi-style pho, VOL 37 NO 43 | OCTOBER 20 - OCTOBER 26, Vietnam, banh it ram, banh khoai, banh ram it, cao lau, cha ca la vong, cha gio, mi quang, nem chua, nem lui, nuoc chanh muoi

How I got on a motorbike, stared death in the face, and fell in deeper love with the motherland

January 6, 2017 By Stacy Nguyen

A white bus with green decals cut in front of me — it was this pretty big and sleek-looking tour bus that carried Korean-looking people.

Filed Under: Travel, Feature stories Tagged With: 2017, Da Nang, HAI VAN PASS, TRAVEL, VOL 36 NO 2 | JANUARY 7 - JANUARY 13, Vietnam

NEW FACE OF SCOTUS? — Potential court nominee Jacqueline Nguyen inspired by her family

March 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jacqueline Nguyen knows adversity.

She, her siblings, and their parents fled Vietnam, and the 10-year-old Nguyen spent her first days in the United States in 1975 in a refugee tent city at Camp Pendleton in California.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, 2016, Arizona Supreme Court, Arthur Hellman, Asian American, Associated Press, Camp Pendleton, Circuit Court, Jacqueline Nguyen, Judge Carlos Bea, Justice Antonin Scalia, Los Angeles, President Barack Obama, United States, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

Limón reimagines his Korean War history in detective series

March 4, 2016 By Andrew Hamlin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Novelist Martin Limón lives quietly near Seattle. In his imagination, however, he’s often traveling to South Korea, where his series of military thrillers starring Sergeant George Sueño are set. The newest series title, “The Ville Rat,” set in the 1970s, follows Sueño and his trusty sidekick, Sergeant Ernie Bascom, […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2016, Allied Forces, Andrew Hamlin, Brothers Grimm, Demilitarized Zone, Eighth Army, First Signal Brigade, Fort Lewis, Japan Korea Annexation Treaty, Kimpo Airfield, North Korean, Novelist Martin Lim, Olympia Beer, Seattle, Sergeant Ernie Bascom, Sergeant George Sue, South Korea, Third Republic, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

State cherry growers talk supply, demand, and industry challenges

January 30, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mai Hoang Yakima Herald-Republic YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Demand for Northwest cherries was strong last summer, but the supply wasn’t always there. While more than 19 million 20-pound boxes of Northwest cherries — most from Washington state — were shipped in 2015, a majority of the boxes were shipped in June as the hot […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, 2016, Canada, Cherry Institute, China, James Michael, Keith Hu, North America, Northwest Cherry Growers, South Korea, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, Yakima Convention Center

API leaders tackle local communities’ considerations and concerns at briefing

January 29, 2016 By James Tabafunda

With the general election set for Nov. 8, Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) leaders join presidential candidates in making sure key issues are brought up for public debate.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, APIA, APIC, Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Governor Inslee, Hmong American, James Tabafunda, Keiro Northwest Chief Operating Officer Janice Deguchi, Lua Pritchard, Mee Moua, Minnesota Legislature, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Syria, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, Washington Telephone Assistance Program

Iraqi refugees carve out new home in Alabama

January 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Casey Toner Al.com MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — On the run from a death threat, Ahmed Mohammed won’t look back. And why would he? The 39-year-old Iraqi refugee and his family — Sunni Muslims — have found a home in Mobile, Ala., after they spent four years without a country. Before they fled, Mohammed worked […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Ahmed Hameed, Ahmed Mohammed, Catholic Social Services, China, Homeland Security, India, Iraq War, Iraqi-style Baklava, Mobile Regional Airport, Monsignor Michael Farmer, North Dakota, Republican Rep, Robert Bentley, Sunni Muslims, Syria, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Yemen

BLOG: The many faces of Cambodia (Part 3)

January 7, 2016 By Assunta Ng

Dispelling safety myths
“Is Cambodia safe?” Many readers asked me this after reading my first two blogs about my recent trip with my husband last November.
It is surprising that many have this misconception. While some may have concerns traveling to Cambodia, its tourism has actually increased 17 percent in 2013 and 7 percent last year. Just in Angkor, there are more than one million visitors every year.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, 2016, Assunta Ng, Besides Killing Fields, Cambodia, Cambodia Part, Cambodian Chinese, Hong Kong, Khmer Rouge, Killing Fields Museum, National Museum, Phnom Penh Restaurant, Publisher's Blog, Royal Palace, Siem Reap, Southeast Asia, Tuol Sleng Prison, USD, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, poverty

Mmm … mochi! — A Japanese new year’s treat, a harbinger of good blessings, a choking hazard?

January 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly If you frequent Asian markets during the year, especially around special holidays, you are probably familiar with the colorful and interesting variety of mochi, an elastic cake that is Japanese in name but multi-national in guise. In Japan, mochi plays a pivotal role in Shogatsy (new year) celebrations. For […]

Filed Under: Cultures, Food Tagged With: 2016, China, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, New Year, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peggy Chapman, Tokyo Fire Department, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, japan

Rick Polintan — Fighting for immigrant rights

December 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Rick Polintan has had over 35 years of community and union organizing experience since his migration to the United States in 1980 from the Philippines. He was a member of the Union of Democratic Filipinos, doing community organizing against the Marcos dictatorship and helping Filipinos in their struggle for immigrant […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, APALA, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, David Della, Filipino, First Quarter Storm, Legislative District Democrats Treasurer, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacita Bunag, Philippines, Rick Polintan Fighting, Seattle, Service Employees International Union, United States, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11, Washington State, top contributors

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