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		<title>Editorial: Good luck to you, Ellen Abellera</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week is bittersweet for Northwest Asian Weekly. Ellen Abellera, executive director of Washington state’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA), recently retired from the organization ...]]></description>
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		<title>‘The Chairman’ visits Seattle to host charity event</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Acclaimed movie actor and host of the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” Mark Dacascos was the host at the Wing Luke Asian Museum’s Year of New Beginnings Dinner and Auction. The event took place on April 4 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center. It featured local chefs Gerold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Design Guru: Vern Yip’s path to TV full of happy detours</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ryan Pangilinan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY To many people, Vern Yip is best known as the former designer on the long-running television show, “Trading Spaces,” on The Learning Channel. Others identify Yip as the current host and creator of “Deserving Design” on Home and Garden Television. However, if someone were to ask Yip if he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Director takes huge risk in casting a disabled star; the gamble pays off</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Please set your volume high,” urges Japanese director Go Shibata in his introduction for the DVD release of his second feature film, “Late Bloomer.” “Please listen, and feel the movie.” A fan of both film and music, Shibata shows a keen feel for rhythms when it comes to movies. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In memory of Terri Jamero, community advocate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teresa “Terri” Elizabeth Romero Jamero, 74, a second generation Filipino and Northern California native, died April 2 after a lengthy illness in a Modesto hospital near her home in Atwater, Calif. Many who knew Terri Jamero considered her to be the conscience of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS). She served in the organization’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making beautiful music</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 29, Northwest Vietnamese and Vietnamese American singers participated in a national singing contest called Giong Ca Vang (Golden Voice). Most contestants sang in Vietnamese. The semifinals were held at the Emerald Queen Casino. The event was helmed by Saigon Broadcasting Television Network and sponsored by Comcast. First place went to Andrew Tuan Vu, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scholastic achievement: Thu Nhat Ma</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tu Nhat Ma, an eighth-grader at McClure Middle School, was awarded the Assistance League Scholarship for 2009. Ma will use her scholarship at the UW Summer Youth Program to study writing. An immigrant from Vietnam five years ago, Ma is an active volunteer as a member of the Young Hero’s program at McClure. Ma’s future [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Academic excellence: Paula Kosasih and Clairine Runtung</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bellevue Community College students Paula Kosasih and Clairine (Claire) Runtung, international students from Indonesia currently living in Bellevue, have been named to the 2009 All-Washington Academic Team. Recognizing community and technical college students in the state, the All-Washington Academic Team is a project of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society and the American Association of Community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A night to remember for local chefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 4, the Wing Luke Asian Museum presented A Year of New Beginnings, a dinner and auction that featured local chefs who made appetizers inspired by art. This portion of the evening was organized by emcee Mark Dacascos, also known as “The Chairman” on Food Network’s “Iron Chef America.” Guests and judges voted for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation agriculture chief tapped for USDA post</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The director of the agriculture program at the Bill &#38; Melinda Gates Foundation has been nominated by President Obama to be an undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A White House news release says Rajiv Shah has been tapped to be undersecretary for research, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAPCA board removes CEO, review pending</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) board put its CEO, Clayton Fong, on paid leave on April 13 after unspecified allegations against him surfaced. Christine Takada is the interim CEO. When asked for a comment, NAPCA Board Chair John Duong referred to his quotes in the Seattle Times as a public statement for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka military helps 35,000 civilians flee</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bharatha Mallawarachi The Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A thick line comprising thousands of Sri Lankan civilians — with only a handful of backpacks for belongings among them — streamed out of the last sliver of land held by rebels on Monday, April 20. Video footage provided by the air force showed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China launches new English-language newspaper</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A new English-language paper published by China’s Communist Party hit newsstands on Monday, April 20; it’s part of Beijing’s efforts to raise its profile on the global stage and find an international audience for the party line. The inaugural English edition of the Global Times led [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Communist party surges as Japan’s economy withers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Eric Talmadge The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Under a big red flag, the headquarters of the Communist Party of Japan are at the center of the most vibrant grassroots movement in the country. The party’s ranks are swelling. It has 24,000 branch offices, and more than a million people read its newspaper. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APCF creates first summer program in China for U.S. student</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rebecca Ip Seattle Chinese Post The Asia Pacific Culture Foundation (APCF), a nonprofit, will hold its first summer study program in China for U.S. students with Seattle Central Community College. This summer, high school students over the age 15 will have a chance to be immersed in Chinese culture and study the language. After [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thieves target seniors in their apartments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rebecca Ip Seattle Chinese Post The depressed economy seems to have affected the security and safety of the Chinatown/International District and its neighboring communities. In recent months, more robberies in the streets and in residents’ homes — located in the International District, Beacon Hill, and Rainier Valley neighborhoods — have been reported than before. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APIC says state lawmakers need to reconsider devastating budget cuts</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Community leaders are more than a little concerned over Washington state’s economic crisis. The state’s projected deficit stands at $9.3 billion through mid-2011. This deficit is the difference between how much tax money (revenue) the state government anticipates collecting over the next two years, and the cost (expenditures) of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Die-hard fans cheer for Sarah Geronimo</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Evangeline Café Northwest Asian Weekly Filipino pop sensation Sarah Geronimo drew nearly 2,000 fans to Seattle’s McCaw Hall on Friday, April 3. The concert was part of Geronimo’s “The Next One” U.S. tour, which featured fellow recording artists Mark Bautista, Billy Crawford, and Charlie Green. Geronimo treated her fans to a dynamic performance, belting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not a communist: Vietnamese man wins defamation case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLYMPIA, Washington (AP) — A former South Vietnamese army lieutenant who fled after the Communist takeover has been awarded $225,000 for defamation after being called a Communist sympathizer, according to The Olympian newspaper. Turning aside defense warnings of damage to freedom of expression, a Thurston County Superior Court jury on April 16 sided in favor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: Notoriety for Asians is justice for Latin America</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vol 28 No 17 | 4/18 - 4/24]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Asians have been prominent in the media lately. However, it is not positive news ...]]></description>
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