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PICTORIAL: The API Heritage Month Celebration

PICTORIAL: The API Heritage Month Celebration

On May 5, over 3,000 people visited Seattle Center to celebrate national API Heritage Month. They were met with five hours of programing, including performances from the Filipino Youth Activities Drill Team, Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team, the Massive Monkees, and other cultural groups.

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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Features, Features, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/240 Comments

Aegis Living prepping for groundbreaking of Chinese-focused assisted-living facility in PNW — Culturally Chinese Aegis Gardens to offer high-end amenities

Aegis Living prepping for groundbreaking of Chinese-focused assisted-living facility in PNW — Culturally Chinese Aegis Gardens to offer high-end amenities

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Aegis Living, a Redmond-based assisted living provider administering over two dozen properties in Washington, California, and Nevada, is moving forward with plans to break ground for a new culturally Chinese retirement facility near Bellevue, modeled after its successful Aegis Gardens in Fremont, Calif.

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Posted in Community News, Features, Profiles, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/240 Comments

Visa for cash programs offer path to green card — Options available for foreign investors willing to invest in America

Visa for cash programs offer path to green card — Options available for foreign investors willing to invest in America

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly While some seek investment opportunities for themselves, others do it for their children.

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Posted in Features, Features 21, Profiles, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/241 Comment

Japanese landmarks on two local campuses to be restored

Japanese landmarks on two local campuses to be restored

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Two local college campuses are preparing to commission and restore art installations relating to Japanese history.

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Posted in Features, Features 21, Profiles, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/240 Comments

What did your mother teach you?

What did your mother teach you?

Happy Mother’s Day, Moms!   “My mother was a teacher who maintained high standards for her middle and high school students. She taught her sons to set high expectations for themselves, too. Without that lesson, I would never have become Executive.” — Dow Constantine King County Executive “My mother Rose taught me to love without [...]

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Posted in Community News, Features, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments

President Obama’s half-sister on love, parenting, and the mom they both shared

President Obama’s half-sister on love, parenting, and the mom they both shared

By Gabrielle Nomura Northwest Asian Weekly It was Maya Soetoro-Ng’s mother who made her realize how lucky she was to be of mixed race. Being both Indonesian and white, Soetoro-Ng belonged to more than one world.

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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Features, Features, Features 20, Profiles, Profiles, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments

Finding motherhood a different way — A local mom’s long, rewarding road to motherhood through adoption

Finding motherhood a different way — A local mom’s long, rewarding road to motherhood through adoption

By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly After Alma Corpuz married her husband over a decade ago, she knew that she had more love to give.

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Posted in Community News, Features, Features 20, Profiles, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments

Children from around world visit Seattle to foster togetherness and unity

Children from around world visit Seattle to foster togetherness and unity

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly For the fourth annual International Children’s Friendship Festival in Seattle, children from 31 countries united in one room, representing their cultures and fostering unity.

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Posted in Community News, Features, Vol 32 No 19 | 5/4-5/100 Comments

May Day March snakes way through Chinatown

May Day March snakes way through Chinatown

The 13th Annual May Day March for Immigration Reform and Workers’ Rights attracted

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Posted in Features, Features 19, Vol 32 No 19 | 5/4-5/100 Comments

Overcoming trauma, women reach new heights

Overcoming trauma, women reach new heights

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Trauma can be a difficult thing to overcome. It can set back a person’s life, but when one can

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Posted in Community News, Features, Features 19, Profiles, Vol 32 No 19 | 5/4-5/101 Comment

Smithsonian APA director on history and the Wing Luke

Smithsonian APA director on history and the Wing Luke

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly Museums are essential to telling the Asian American story, said Konrad Ng, director of the Asian Pacific

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Posted in Features, Features 18, Profiles, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments

Undetonated bombs in Laos see Seattle talk

Undetonated bombs in Laos see Seattle talk

By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly During the Vietnam War, over 2 million tons of ordnance was dropped into Laos by the United States. Roughly 30

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Posted in Community News, Features, Features 18, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments

Medina divided over Chen appeal — City sees full chambers concerning discrimination suit

Medina divided over Chen appeal — City sees full chambers concerning discrimination suit

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly While Medina citizens are still divided on the issue, the Medina City Council is deciding what

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Posted in Community News, Features, Vol 32 No 16 | 4/13-4/190 Comments

UW musicians tour China

UW musicians tour China

By Hayat Norimine Northwest Asian Weekly Nearly 10 years ago, University of Washington Wind Ensemble Conductor Tim Salzman helped a student finance his education. That small act, years later, eventually led to a partnership with the China Conservatory.

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Posted in Briefs, Features, Vol 32 No 14 | 3/30-4/50 Comments

PICTORIAL: A Night with the Wing

PICTORIAL: A Night with the Wing

The Wing Luke hosted their annual dinner and auction on Saturday, March 23, raising over $315,000 for their educational and public programs. Over 500 people attended the event, which was hosted by Teresa Yuan of KING 5 and held at the Seattle Sheraton. The event featured both live and silent auctions, featuring dozens of items [...]

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Posted in Community News, Features, Vol 32 No 14 | 3/30-4/50 Comments

South Seattle coalition holds forum demanding equity in construction jobs

South Seattle coalition holds forum demanding equity in construction jobs

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly When it comes to jobs, South Seattle is left out, according to GotGreen and the Construction Jobs Equity Association, a South Seattle coalition of  community organizations.

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Posted in Community News, Features, Vol 32 No 14 | 3/30-4/50 Comments

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