Delta Airlines has added two new flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) to Beijing and Osaka this summer.
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A non-stop flight from Seattle to Beijing? Delta has it covered
Posted on 01 July 2010.
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School board official under fire for writing racial e-mail
Posted on 01 July 2010.
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly The Marysville School District is one of many districts in the nation tackling an issue that is considered to be among the most important and current civil rights issues. Academic achievement gaps and the disparities in academic performance between low-income and minority students and their white counterparts has been [...]
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Secretary Locke takes time of out his busy schedule to address new set of pesky rumors
Posted on 01 July 2010.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke is a very busy man. He’s in charge of the U.S. Census Bureau, the Economic Development Administration, the National Oceanic
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Attention: Scammers posing as health inspectors are calling restaurants
Posted on 01 July 2010.
Restaurants in Washington state have been targets of a scam, which apparently involves a series of phone calls. The first caller tells the restaurant that it will receive an
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Attention: Japanese students need host families around Auburn area
Posted on 01 July 2010.
Needed are caring families for 20 15- and 16-year-old students from Tokyo. Learn about Japan and the Japanese culture while your Japanese guest learns about living with an American family.
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Attention: $250 rebate checks are sent to some API seniors on Medicare
Posted on 01 July 2010.
Starting June 10, some Medicare enrollees, including Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) seniors, will receive the first $250 rebate checks from the government.
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State GOP takes no action over SC senator’s slur
Posted on 01 July 2010.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans ended their meeting last Saturday without disciplining or dismissing a state legislator
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Obama’s brother-in-law to head Smithsonian program
Posted on 01 July 2010.
HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama’s brother-in-law, Konrad Ng, will serve as acting director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program this summer.
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Former NBA coach Hill hired in Japan
Posted on 01 July 2010.
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Apache of Japan’s professional basketball league has hired former NBA coach Bob Hill.
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China’s young college grads toil in ‘ant tribes’
Posted on 01 July 2010.
TANGJIALING, China (AP) — Liu Jun sleeps in a room so small that he shares a bed with two other men. It’s all the scrawny computer engineering graduate can afford
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Taiwanese beats the world’s 7th-ranked player at Wimbledon
Posted on 01 July 2010.
Taiwanese tennis player Yen-Hsun Lu, ranked 82nd in the world, stunned fans by defeating U.S. player Andy Roddick, ranked seventh, in the Wimbledon
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Dancer’s win unfair? Jackie Chan continues box office gold streak
Posted on 01 July 2010.
Let’s check out what’s in store for your favorite Asian American celebrities this summer! Last month (amid some grumblings), pop group Pussycat Dolls’ lead singer Nicole Scherzinger,
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Around the world, how do fireworks differ? (And how are they the same?)
Posted on 01 July 2010.
It’s said that fireworks were invented more than 2,000 years ago in China. But the fireworks in those days were quite different from the fireworks of today.
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On the eve of Independence Day, immigrants reflect on an uncertain future … but many are still optimistic
Posted on 01 July 2010.
For our Fourth of July issue, we want to look beyond the fireworks and picnics to offer a more poignant look at the thoughts and worries that international students and immigrants
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A double-whammy loss for Asian Americans: After elimination of the U.S. team, all Asian teams follow
Posted on 01 July 2010.
It’s with a heavy heart that I tell you that South Korea and Japan, the only two Asian teams left standing in the World Cup, were eliminated from the round of 16 teams this week.
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Editorial: Sometimes, the underdog comes out on top
Posted on 01 July 2010.
This week, we ran news about Taiwan’s Yen-Hsun Lu, a tennis player ranked 82, who surprised throngs of tennis fans by shoving U.S. player Andy Roddick, ranked 7
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