Strong earthquakes hit the Tohoku region of Japan in the afternoon on March 11, triggering several 6- to 23-foot tsunami waves that caused massive destruction
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International students worry about home, Chase head recounts quake experience
Posted on 17 March 2011.
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Robots find many friends in South Seattle students
Posted on 17 March 2011.
Those passing by the Qwest exhibition center on March 18 or 19 may wonder why there are so many students in colorful t-shirts, excited to be awake at 8 a.m.
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Rock band to trademark office: ‘Our name is not disparaging to Asians’
Posted on 17 March 2011.
Members of the Portland-based band The Slants create synth-pop anthems that channel 1980s icon Depeche Mode, but with an Asian flair. In one track,
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NYC Chinatown bus crash kills 15
Posted on 17 March 2011.
NEW YORK (AP) — Passengers and witnesses to a New York City bus crash that killed 15 people are contradicting
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Mayor under fire for possibly violating ethics code
Posted on 17 March 2011.
Earlier in the month, City of Tacoma Mayor, Marilyn Strickland, returned from a 10-day trip to Seoul, Shanghai
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Asian foods to be featured at Vegfest
Posted on 17 March 2011.
Asian foods are among the 500 different kinds of food featured at this year’s Vegfest, to be held March 26 and March 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Uwajimaya to open new store in Bellevue
Posted on 17 March 2011.
Uwajimaya will be moving from their current location at 15555 NE 24th St. & Bel-Red Road in the spring of 2011.
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Japanese players try to get in touch with families after earthquake
Posted on 17 March 2011.
Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka tried to get in touch with his grandmother. Oakland slugger Hideki Matsui prayed for the victims.
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Young migrants changing the face of China’s cities
Posted on 17 March 2011.
DONGGUAN, China (AP) — Li Biying, 20, has no plans to go home. Unlike older migrant workers who came to earn money for a few years before returning to their villages
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Diversity makes a difference — Part 4
Posted on 17 March 2011.
“Sara and her fellow officers re-branded the diversity club and helped shape its new moniker, Inspiring a Movement or IAM
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Japanese refurbish Spokane friendship doll
Posted on 17 March 2011.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — In the late 1920s, things were not so good between Japan and the United States.
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Gold for talented APIs!
Posted on 17 March 2011.
At the 83rd annual Academy Awards, Asian Australian illustrator Shaun Tan won the best short film (animated) category for his piece, “The Lost Thing”
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Editorial: Before criticizing, take a second look at Japan
Posted on 17 March 2011.
Japan’s death toll is projected to exceed 10,000, and a half-million people could be left homeless as a result of the devastating earthquakes and tsunami
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Blog: Strangers helping strangers
Posted on 17 March 2011.
During his broadcast, NBC anchor Brian Williams wondered how Japanese people located their lost relatives in Japan during the disaster.
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Blog: What can we learn from Japan?
Posted on 17 March 2011.
How can a nation train its citizens to remain calm and orderly after witnessing the loss of their homes and the deaths of their loved ones?
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Blog: We depend on Japan for so much
Posted on 17 March 2011.
When news of Japan’s misfortune broke out, all the baby milk powder made in Japan was instantly sold out in Hong Kong. A relative of mine, who lives in
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