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“Eden”

Reviewed by Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly “Eden” is a film based on the true life experience of Chong Kim, who was abducted as a teenager and forced into sex trafficking. In the film, Jamie Chung,...

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“The Dragon Pearl”

Reviewed by Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Australian director Mario Andreacchio’s “Dragon Pearl,” filmed mostly in China, aims straight at being a Steven Spielberg family-friendly yarn in which...

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The reality of confrontation — Part 2 of 2: Why Black and Asian women differ...

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Read part 1 of this story here. Recently, while Michelle Tran rode the bus with her cousin, Tran’s cousin made a comment to a woman who took up multiple seats on...

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Doctors narrow health care gap for Burmese refugees

By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Diversity among refugees from Burma (known officially as Myanmar) is significant, a result of their eight main ethnic groups and more than 130 distinct...

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Development woes — Is gentrification imminent for the Rainier Valley?

By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Not long after the construction of the light rail began, Nararisaya “Al” Les, the owner of Halal Asian restaurant Olympic Express, experienced a 20 percent drop...

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A-pop! Asians in new fall sitcoms

A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Racial caricatures as an incentive to buy … chips? In yet another stunt of using racism as humor,...

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A word from our local podiatrist: Ensuring health includes tending to the...

Dr. Jinwah John Hoy FOR NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY As a Chinese growing up in America, the concept of Western medicine was something to be feared. Doctors were too expensive, gave medications with...

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BLOG: The good, the bad, and the ugly of SCP’s 30th Anniversary Gala

This entry was previously published in the Seattle Chinese Post’s May 5 issue. Join us for the Northwest Asian Weekly’s 30th Anniversary Gala on Oct. 5 at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel. By Assunta Ng...

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Helping Link opens new computer lab with courses for Vietnamese adults

Helping Link, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the Vietnamese community, created a Computer Lab Marketing Initiative to offer new computer courses designed for Vietnamese adults who...

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Scam targets elderly Chinese women in International District and other...

Three Cantonese-speaking women approached an elderly woman in the International District and told her that her family was in danger of experiencing misfortune. The woman was conned into withdrawing...

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Pastor Patrinell Wright honored with Cultural Treasure Award

On June 1, the Ethnic Heritage Council (EHC) will honor Pastor Patrinell Wright with the Cultural Treasure Award. The EHC calls Wright a true cultural symbol who preserves and promotes ethnic and...

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South Asia is a rising force in global methamphetamine trade

By Sebastian Abbot The Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries are a fast-rising force in the global methamphetamine market, with drug cartels thriving off the...

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Lady Gaga faces protestors in Philippines protests

By Staff THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Pop singer Lady Gaga arrived in the Philippines on Saturday to cheers from fans and protests from young Christians calling for the cancellation...

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Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in U.S.

By Andrew Duffelmeyer, Didi Tang, and Gillian Wong The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the United States on...

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Indian Rutgers student gets 30 days jail time

By Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A former university student from India who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to just 30 days in jail — in...

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Police arrest two in USC shooting of Chinese students

By Christopher Weber The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anson Cheung says the shooting deaths of two international graduate students near the University of Southern California made headlines back...

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Northwest School student named Gates Scholar

John-Christopher Hoang Trinh, a senior at The Northwest School, was awarded the 2012 Gates Millennium Scholar award. Trinh was one of 1,000 students selected for the award, out competing 24,000...

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Oriyas of Greater Seattle organizes Odissi dance performance

Oriyas of Greater Seattle, a newly incorporated nonprofit promoting awareness of Oriya culture and arts, organized “Samsara: The Cycle of Life” last month at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center,...

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Grand prize awarded at SingCon 2012 singing competition

On May 14, more than 800 supporters attended SingCon, a singing competition hosted by UW’s Hong Kong Student Association at the STG Neptune Theatre. Local musicians Fiona Dawn, Gowe, and Lijie Yang...

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Local journalism students awarded the Northwest Journalists of Color...

Local journalists and community members gathered at the KOMO-TV headquarters on May 18 to celebrate the Northwest Journalists of Color (NJC) scholarship winners. The event was hosted by Seattle’s Asian...

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