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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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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
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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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation agriculture chief tapped for USDA post</title>
		<link>http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2009/04/gates-foundation-agriculture-chief-tapped-for-usda-post/</link>
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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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka military helps 35,000 civilians flee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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