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NWAW’s endorsements

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Kin On provides opportunities for Asian seniors to connect

Kin On’s Story Circle provides opportunities for older Asian adults and seniors to socialize, make new friends, and connect outside of their homes. It includes conversation and activity gatherings,...

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Cantwell: Wash. state exports to benefit from overseas trade deals

On Oct. 12, the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive trade package that includes Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia. The American Farm Bureau estimates that the increased...

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BLOG: A hidden tidbit about Locke and Rosellini

By Assunta Ng Ambassador Gary Locke returned to Seattle from Beijing to attend former Gov. Albert D. Rosellini’s funeral mass at St. James Cathedral last Monday. Rosellini died at the age of 101. The...

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BLOG: Seattle School board’s goal vs. personal motives

By Assunta Ng The incumbents have the right goals, despite an early controversy involving the mismanagement of a contract program, resulting in the firing of a superintendent. The program began many...

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BLOG: An uninspiring moment from a political hopeful

By Assunta Ng “You probably won’t vote for me,” said a Seattle City Council candidate at Sea Beez’s ethnic media candidates forum on Oct. 6 at the Life Enrichment Bookstore. What kind of statement is...

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BLOG: Even after a car accident, Sen. Shin serious about commitments

By Assunta Ng Last Saturday, after attending the White House dinner in Washington, D.C., to honor President of the Republic of South Korea Lee Myung-Bak, Sen. Paull Shin rushed back to Seattle to...

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Thai Association of Washington asks for donations to help victims of Thailand...

Flooding in Thailand since July has resulted in the death of more than 300 people and has caused billions of dollars worth of damage. About 61 of the country’s 77 provinces (including Bangkok) have...

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Calif. gov. signs bill on accurate info gathering on AAPIs

  Assembly Bill (AB) 1088 requires two key state agencies to include the full spectrum of Asian American (AA) ethnicities, as well as Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) ethnicities, in...

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Oct. 2: Local groups hold candlelight vigil on fourth anniversary of Burma’s...

  The Coalition for Refugees from Burma (CRB), Amnesty International, Burma Partnership, and University Baptist Church partnered to hold a candlelight vigil for the fourth anniversary of Burma’s 2007...

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Iranian, Filipino claim top Asian film awards

By Sam Kim The Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — An Iranian film and a Philippine film have shared the top awards for Asian productions at the region’s largest film event. Organizers of the...

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Former Miss America on the trip to Vietnam that changed her life

By Bryan Painter The Oklahoman   LAVERNE, Okla. (AP) — On a museum wall in the far northwestern Oklahoma community of Laverne is a framed thank-you. It was sent to Jane Jayroe in appreciation of a trip...

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Cards from China offer thanks to WWII veterans

 By Lindsay Wise THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — The postcard arrived in Ed Denzler’s mailbox in Pearland last month, a mystery from his past nestled among the routine bills and coupons....

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Japan’s aging air force plans major overhaul

  By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS   HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — Warplanes bearing the bright red Rising Sun logo roared overhead on Sunday, Oct. 16, as Japan held a once-every-three-years...

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Sung Kim confirmed as ambassador to South Korea

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed the appointment of the first Korean American to become U.S. ambassador to South Korea.   Career diplomat Sung Kim previously served as special envoy for...

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Federal government orders bilingual ballots in 25 states

  By Hope Yen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS   WASHINGTON (AP) — In the run-up to the 2012 elections, the federal government is ordering that 248 counties and other political jurisdictions provide bilingual...

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Sept. 23–25: Mill Creek-based USTA Pacific Northwest wins national title

A team from the Mill Creek Tennis Club, owned by Chinese Americans Roger and Byron Mark, won the national title at the 2011 USTA Adult League National Championships in Tucson, Ariz. The Mill Creek team...

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Sept. 23: Volunteers paint out graffiti on streets of Little Saigon

Volunteers from the community and Wells Fargo Bank grabbed brushes and rollers to take to the streets of Little Saigon and painted out graffiti.   With funding from Historic South Downtown and nearly...

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October: ID groups receive funds to close digital divide

The City of Seattle awarded grants to four International District organizations from its Technology Matching Fund program. The funds will help groups that are working toward technological equity and...

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