“There is a large sense of personal space … when someone gets close, people freak out.” — Candace Chin “Everything is so much bigger: the people, the buildings, even the boats.” — Yong Kwon “People are so big and tall.” — Amber Nguyen “It’s beautiful and much nicer than Canton.” — Chau Juh Deng
Archive | Vol 28 No 28 | 7/4 – 7/10
What was most surprising to you when you first came to America?
Posted on 02 July 2009.
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3 fun ( and safe! ) ‘explosions’ for kids on the Fourth
Posted on 02 July 2009.
A favorite American traditional is to light fireworks on Independence Day. Many of us find joy in hearing the zip of hissing smoke as a bottle rocket takes to the sky before crackling loudly in an echo.
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U.S. courthouse rededication ceremony honors Japanese American WWII vet
Posted on 02 July 2009.
Tosh Tokunaga jumped out of airplanes for the United States during World War II as part of an Airborne Division that fought in Europe. On June 21, he was present at the rededication ceremony of the United States Courthouse in downtown Seattle to pay tribute to William Kenzo Nakamura, a Japanese American WWII veteran that gave his life for the United States.
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Korean American stays close to her roots and helps people with the U.S. Coast Guard
Posted on 02 July 2009.
Petty Officer Third Class Julie Rowe, a health services technician at the Integrated Support Command Seattle medical clinic, is all too familiar with the term “melting pot,” a variety of races, cultures, and individuals assimilating into a cohesive whole, which she along with many other Coast Guard members fit right into.
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May 31: Lunch in a Box with Mona
Posted on 02 July 2009.
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June 6: Josie’s Angels race for the cure
Posted on 02 July 2009.
Komen for the Cure’s 16th annual race was held at Qwest Field. Team Josie’s Angels was headed by Rosale Meriales. The team was named in honor of Josephine Malana, a two-year cancer survivor and Meriales’ older sister. ♦
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June 8: Akaka receives award
Posted on 02 July 2009.
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) announced it will present an award to Sen. Daniel Akaka at its third national gala to be held in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 17.
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Outstanding Graduates
Posted on 01 July 2009.
“I am a person of many interests, talents, and hobbies with an affinity for sports, music, and teaching.”
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UW provost explains budget cuts amid scrutiny
Posted on 01 July 2009.
Cutting costs at the University of Washington (UW) is an unwanted but necessary action to cover a $92 million budget reduction.
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Politics run rampant in Seattle’s Pride Parade
Posted on 01 July 2009.
Thousands of people congregated along Fourth Avenue to cheer for nearly 200 groups marching in Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 28.
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