By Leon Drouin-Keith The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and dragged them through the streets. In Egypt, laws prohibiting “shameless public acts” have been used to imprison gay men.
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Obama’s comments on gay marriage meet resistance in other countries
Posted on 19 May 2012.
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Community members install memorial at Chinese Massacre Cove
Posted on 18 May 2012.
This year marks the fifth year of the annual two-day Chinese Remembering conference held in Lewiston, Idaho. Each conference relates the history of the Chinese in Idaho and the Northwest, with the second day of the conference dedicated to visiting sites in Hells Canyon that were occupied by the Chinese.
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NAAAP offers scholarship to Asian American students
Posted on 18 May 2012.
NAAAP-Seattle is pleased to announce the 2012 NAAAP-Seattle High School and College Scholarships to encourage promising Asian American students seeking higher educational opportunities. This scholarship will award three winners in the Greater Seattle area. Each winner will receive up to $2,500 to go towards educational purposes. (end) For more information, visit seattle.naaap.org/scholarship.
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Hokubei Hochi Foundation offers inaugural student internship program
Posted on 18 May 2012.
Hokubei Hochi Foundation has launched its inaugural student internship program, which includes travel to Japan.
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BLOG: Comparing women’s basketball in U.S. and China
Posted on 18 May 2012.
By Assunta Ng Rarely do I sit through a basketball game from the beginning to the end, especially when I already know the outcome. So what made me stay when the U.S. Women’s National basketball team played against the China’s Women’s National team last Saturday when the scores weren’t even close?
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“Headshot”
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Reviewed by Andrew Hamlin Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s earlier films, like “Mon-Rak
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“The Revolutionary”
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Reviewed by Tiffany Ran Sidney Rittenberg was an American civil rights activist
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“Tatsumi”
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Reviewed by Andrew Hamlin Prize-winning director Eric Khoo hails from Singapore, but his latest, an animated
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APIs sound off on Obama
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly This month, for API Heritage Month,
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Speak out or clam up? — Part 1 of 2: Why Black and Asian women respond differently when faced with racism
Posted on 17 May 2012.
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “Recently, I was hanging out in the library. Somebody came up to be and randomly asked
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