Archive | Vol 29 No 47 | 11/20-11/26

For the love of art: Asian Americans go against the tide in unconventional field

For the love of art: Asian Americans go against the tide in unconventional field

Artist Diem Chau noticed an untouched box of crayons from her school days sitting on a table. Chau was inspired by coin carvers and folk art sculptors

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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Profiles, Vol 29 No 47 | 11/20-11/262 Comments

Dance shimmies onto the international sports stage

Dance shimmies onto the international sports stage

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Dance Sport shimmies onto its biggest international stage when it recently debuted this year as an Asian Games event.

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E-coupons: all the rage in the ID

E-coupons: all the rage in the ID

Online marketing may be a foreign idea to many merchants in the International District. However, in September, the Phnom Penh Noodle House

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Posted in Business, Community News, Features, Vol 29 No 47 | 11/20-11/263 Comments

Attention: Web series “The Invested Life” needs Asian Americans to appear on the show

Sponsored by TD Ameritrade and distributed by MSN.com, “The Invested Life” is a new reality web series that is focused on helping real-life investors

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Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 47 | 11/20-11/260 Comments

Attention: Enter to win Little Saigon’s first photo contest

The Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda) has launched a new photo contest called, EXPOSED: Little Saigon

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New partnerships will provide up to $200,000 to end family homelessness

Rotary International District 5030, along with Rotary Districts 5020 and 5050, is partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund local

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Obama’s Asian trip shows limits on the global stage

Obama’s Asian trip shows limits on the global stage

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left Asia with a greater foothold in the emerging nations that could help shape the American economy for years.

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi seeks to revive political party

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi seeks to revive political party

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi began the nuts and bolts work of reviving her political movement Monday

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Hiroshima is not shy of its atomic bomb legacy

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Unlike most of Japan, Hiroshima doesn’t shy from its wartime past.

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After tight race, Oakland has first female mayor

After tight race, Oakland has first female mayor

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — City Councilwoman Jean Quan edged a heavily favored opponent to become Oakland’s first female mayor and the first Asian American woman

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Posted in National News, Vol 29 No 47 | 11/20-11/260 Comments

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