Thirty-five thousand feet above San Francisco, Rozina Babul recounted the story of her life — one not unlike those of the 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims
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A Muslim minority finds a home in the Pacific Northwest
Posted on 29 July 2010.
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Meet Apolo!
Posted on 29 July 2010.
Federal Way native and record-breaking Winter Olympian Apolo Ohno will be the grand marshal of the 2010 Seafair Torchlight Parade. Festivities start at 7:30 p.m. on July 31.
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Retired Army major reflects on his choices, has no regrets
Posted on 29 July 2010.
Weldon Lee did not grow up like other American-born Asian kids of his generation. While many of his peers ended up working in
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Local Filipino girl debuts on big screen after overcoming dyslexia
Posted on 29 July 2010.
Jada Morrison, a shy 13-year-old Filipino American from Bellevue, has had to overcome dyslexia in order to star in a movie.
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Smithsonian hangs portrait of Norman Mineta
Posted on 29 July 2010.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A portrait of the first Asian Pacific American to hold a presidential cabinet post is being installed in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
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Daphne Kwok appointed to chair president’s advisory commission
Posted on 29 July 2010.
On July 26, President Barack Obama appointed Daphne Kwok of San Francisco as chair of his advisory commission on Asian American and Pacific Islanders.
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“In Their Boots” shares the stories of military families touched by war
Posted on 29 July 2010.
“In Their Boots,” a 10-part documentary series about Americans who have been touched by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has premiered in Seattle and Tacoma on KCTS 9
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Discrimination suit filed against 24 Hour Fitness
Posted on 29 July 2010.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Latino civil rights group has sued 24 Hour Fitness, claiming employees suffered racial and gender discrimination at its gyms around California.
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Attention: AWIB offers scholarships to young women
Posted on 29 July 2010.
This year, Asian Women in Business (AWIB) is awarding scholarships to female Asian American students who have the attributes to become leaders.
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Attention: Call issued for filmmaker submissions
Posted on 29 July 2010.
ID Film Fest, Japanese American National Museum, and MAPID have announced a call for submissions to The Asian American Independent Feature Conference (AAIFC) scheduled for Oct. 9.
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Virgina senator calls for ending diversity programs
Posted on 29 July 2010.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Sen. Jim Webb called for ending government-run diversity programs in a newspaper column on July 23
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Judge blocks parts of Arizona immigration law
Posted on 29 July 2010.
PHOENIX — A federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona’s toughest-in-the-nation immigration law on Wednesday, July 28
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Philippine leader Aquino blasts predecessor, Arroyo
Posted on 29 July 2010.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Newly elected Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on July 26 blasted his predecessor’s administration for what he called misguided
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Hong Kong, China clash in landmark court case
Posted on 29 July 2010.
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s possible intervention in a Hong Kong lawsuit is sparking concerns that Beijing may compromise the high degree of automony
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Japanese women life expectancy hits new high
Posted on 29 July 2010.
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese women are expected to live almost 86.5 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported on July 26.
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Ex-N. Korean spy who blew up jetliner visits Japan
Posted on 29 July 2010.
TOKYO (AP) — A former North Korean spy who blew up a South Korean jetliner more than 20 years ago arrived in Japan on Tuesday to meet the families of the Japanese
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