Archive | Vol 30 No 4 | 1/22-1/28

Is smoking an epidemic for Asians?

Is smoking an epidemic for Asians?

Tong K. began to smoke when he secretly took a smoking pipe from his parents in China at the age of eight.

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Posted in Health, Vol 30 No 4 | 1/22-1/287 Comments

School for non-English speaking students to get a new name

School for non-English speaking students to get a new name

A new Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center (SBOC) will serve Seattle’s non-English speaking students. One of the changes that will be made includes a new name.

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Posted in Community News, Education, Vol 30 No 4 | 1/22-1/280 Comments

Tiger mom’s memoir meets ferocious roar

Tiger mom’s memoir meets ferocious roar

NEW YORK (AP) — A new memoir of tough parenting, Chinese style, from a self-proclaimed tiger mother has unleashed a ferocious roar.

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Seattle’s Chinatown-International District: Lunar New Year Celebration, Year of the Rabbit 2011

Seattle’s Chinatown-International District: Lunar New Year Celebration, Year of the Rabbit 2011

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13 females shatter the glass ceiling for women in technology

13 females shatter the glass ceiling for women in technology

According to the Association for Women in Science, women make up less than 25 percent of engineering and computer science majors in four-year colleges and universities.

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Posted in Community News, Profiles, Vol 30 No 4 | 1/22-1/282 Comments

TV drama shot in Seattle a big hit in Japan

TV drama shot in Seattle a big hit in Japan

SEATTLE (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki slaps one of his signature hits at Safeco Field to the wild cheers of Seattle fans.

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Posted in National News, Vol 30 No 4 | 1/22-1/280 Comments

Rabbits, time to shine for Chinese New Year

Rabbits, time to shine for Chinese New Year

There is more to the Chinese Zodiac than a hippety hop into year 4708 for people born under the sign of rabbit.

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Communist Laos opens stock market to boost economy

BANGKOK (AP) — Communist Laos opened a modest stock market on Tuesday, Jan. 10, hoping to attract capital to its largest enterprises

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Study shows obstacles in Hmong and Mien getting aid for mentally disabled children

Researchers at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at University of California, Davis (UC Davis) explored the relationship between Hmong and Mein

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Posted in Briefs, Vol 30 No 4 | 1/22-1/280 Comments

Storefronts Seattle seeks artists to revitalize neighborhoods

Storefronts Seattle is accepting applications for its three program tracks: installations, artist residencies, and creative enterprise.

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