To many U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry, the use of the term “Jap” is considered a racial slur with a hate-filled history going all the way back to World War II.
Archive | Vol 29 No 36 | 9/4-9/10
Asian, Jewish communities unite to stop use of ethnic slur
Posted on 02 September 2010.
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Tough road ahead in adapting hip hop to Black and Asian communities
Posted on 02 September 2010.
“Most of the rappers that I grew up listening to were Black,” said George Quibuyen, a Filipino American rapper who performs in the group Blue Scholars.
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Youn overcomes shyness, is UW student regent
Posted on 02 September 2010.
Frances Youn is a second-generation Korean American, a daughter, a student, and now, a student regent.
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Attention: NAAAP-Seattle offers scholarships to deserving college-bound seniors
Posted on 02 September 2010.
The National Association of Asian American Professionals (Seattle chapter) is providing $1,500 scholarships to two Asian Pacific American High School seniors entering college in the fall.
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Attention: Adding a few extra items to the back-to-school shopping list can make a big difference
Posted on 02 September 2010.
Through Operation Christmas Child (OCC), families can make a difference for a child in need by keeping the boxes from new school shoes and filling them with small gifts.
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Asian gunman who held hostages in Discovery Channel headquarters now dead
Posted on 02 September 2010.
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Police shot an armed man who took three hostages at the Discovery Channel network’s headquarters Wednesday.
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Japan takes Little League WS title
Posted on 02 September 2010.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The Little League aces from Japan ended the United States’ five-year reign as World Series champions.
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Silk’s dark side: Uzbek kids made to grow cocoons
Posted on 02 September 2010.
KOKAND, Uzbekistan (AP) — For one month a year, from morning to night, Dilorom Nishanova grows silkworms, a painstaking and exhausting job. She has been doing it since she was 8.
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Hong Kong police inspect Manila hostage bus
Posted on 02 September 2010.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — On Aug. 30, Hong Kong forensic experts inspected the bullet-peppered bus in which a hijacker killed eight tourists in Manila last week
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Florence Chang uses technology to increase quality of healthcare
Posted on 02 September 2010.
If there’s one concept Florence Chang understands well, it’s the need to help others.
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Phyllis Wise, first Asian American president of the UW, maintains a passion for science
Posted on 02 September 2010.
“I was always interested in biology. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t.”
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Zoo’s female red panda almost ready for breeding season
Posted on 02 September 2010.
Staff members at the Woodland Park Zoo believe that a 3-year-old female red panda is ready to produce offspring in the next breeding season
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Editorial: Asian and Jewish communities exemplify the meaning of collaboration
Posted on 02 September 2010.
This week, we are happy to report that the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County (APIC) and the American Jewish Committee (AJC)
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New faces in new places
Posted on 02 September 2010.
Sheila Burrus is the new president of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest.
Burrus was born and raised in Batangas, Philippines
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Aug. 13: Shijie Joy Zheng wins gold medal at China Girls Math Olympiad
Posted on 02 September 2010.
One of the girls was Shijie Joy Zheng from Bellevue. Zheng is currently a senior at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire.
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Aug. 2: Kin On golf tournament raises more than $30,000
Posted on 02 September 2010.
More than 200 golfers and community supporters gathered to celebrate the 10th Annual Golf Tournament on Aug. 2 at Muckleshoot Casino.
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