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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Chinese expulsion remembered
Posted on 17 February 2011.
On Saturday, Feb. 12, community members marched and rallied to remember the 350 Chinese railroad workers, agriculture workers, and coal miners who were pushed out of Seattle in 1886.
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And the nominess are … A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture
Posted on 17 February 2011.
The past month showed a lot of love to Asian stars. The Academy Award nominees include a number of Asians, the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition released its annual report card
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Blog: More than 2,000 sit in the freezing cold in Olympia to rally for their rights
Posted on 17 February 2011.
The challenge of emceeing for an audience of more than 2,000 outdoors in 30-something-degree weather was keeping the program on time and on point.
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Blog: Chinatown/ID featured on television
Posted on 17 February 2011.
Can you survive without speaking English in the ID? What percentage of outsiders patronize ID businesses?
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Blog: Low-maintenance Valentine’s Day
Posted on 17 February 2011.
For those of you who did not received any card or gift from your boyfriend or husband on Valentine’s Day, get over it. You don’t need one.
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Editorial: A walk to remember: Community members rightly stand up for Chinese who were kicked out of Seattle
Posted on 17 February 2011.
In October, Tacoma remembered the Chinese who were ordered to leave the city in 1885, after they had finished building a portion of the Northern Pacific Railroad line.
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