Laotian American designer Banchong Douangphrachanh buzzes with excitement as she prepares to launch her 2011 fall/winter menswear collection.
Archive | February 2011
Legally chic: Should fashion designs receive copyright protection? – Local Asian American experts, designers weigh in on the debate
Posted on 17 February 2011.
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People for sale? – Part 1 of 2: What’s often left unsaid and unreported in the world of modern slavery
Posted on 17 February 2011.
In the mid 90s, advocates at the Asian & Pacific Islander Women & Family Safety Center (APIWFSC) were alarmed by a disturbing trend in domestic violence cases.
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Cobalt moves into the ID, but will it fill the void Amazon left behind?
Posted on 17 February 2011.
John Holt had a hard time getting acquainted with all of his 800 employees on a daily basis. Now, with new office spaces in the International District, not only does
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Second recent case of food stamp fraud casts shadow over Viet Wah
Posted on 17 February 2011.
This week, KING 5 Investigators reported on incidences of food stamp fraud at Viet Wah Supermarket in the International District (ID).
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APIA workers among the fastest growing groups in the union workforce
Posted on 17 February 2011.
A new report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) documents a large wage and benefit advantage for Asian American and Pacific Islander
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Former House candidate sentenced to a year in prison
Posted on 17 February 2011.
SANTA ANA, California (AP) — A former California congressional candidate accused of sending a mailer to Latino voters in 2006 warning that immigrants could not vote was sentenced Monday
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Slain man’s family opposes inmate’s death
Posted on 17 February 2011.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The family of an Ohio storekeeper fatally shot in the head during a 1994 robbery opposes the upcoming execution of the man convicted of the crime
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Japanese women fight to keep surnames
Posted on 17 February 2011.
TOKYO (AP) — A group of Japanese citizens filed a lawsuit Monday, Feb. 14 challenging a civil law that effectively stops women from keeping their surnames when they marry.
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Thai airline trains first-ever transsexual flight attendants
Posted on 17 February 2011.
BANGKOK (AP) — Four Thai “ladyboys” have been recruited as flight attendants for a start-up charter airline that says it will be Thailand’s first to include transsexuals among its cabin crew.
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Japan confirms China surpassed its economy in 2010
Posted on 17 February 2011.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan confirmed that China’s economy surpassed its own as the world’s second largest in 2010 and said a late-year downturn was its first quarterly contraction in more than a year.
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