By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Before the Yoni Ki Baat (YKB) women discussed their vaginas, they sat around nervously at
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Women’s voices amplified in “Yoni Ki Baat”
Posted on 19 April 2012.
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Burmese advocate Bo Kyi calls on the world to help political prisoners in Burma
Posted on 19 April 2012.
By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly During the seven and a half years that Bo Kyi was in prison, he was beaten, tortured,
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Attention turns to Asian Americans in the military in light of recent suicides and increased enrollment
Posted on 19 April 2012.
By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Asian Americans have fought for the United States for as far back as the 19th century,
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Q&A Rosetta Lee — Anti-bullying expert discusses the role that Asian communities can play in addressing bullying
Posted on 13 April 2012.
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly On April 10, Rosetta Lee, a national anti-bullying expert and science teacher at the Seattle Girls’ School, held a lecture that addressed ways that parents can prevent and address bullying.
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Young leaders promote diversity in local community and beyond — Diversity Makes a Difference nominees receive awards and scholarships
Posted on 13 April 2012.
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly On Friday, March 30, the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation presented scholarships and awards to high school students from Western Washington at its Diversity Makes a Difference awards dinner. The event, held at the New Hong Kong Restaurant, honored 55 student nominees.
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A new editor comes on board
Posted on 13 April 2012.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly If you’ve had to do a double take at our staff box recently, you’re not mistaken. Something is different. At the end of last month, the paper said goodbye to its editor Stacy Nguyen, and a new editor came on board. Nguyen found a new opportunity working with social media [...]
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Trevina Wang sets high goals for King Street Station’s renovation project — Can the historic King Street landmark earn LEED Platinum certification?
Posted on 12 April 2012.
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly King Street Station sits on the border of Pioneer Square near the International District, and it’s undergoing a facelift with the help of the King Street Station Restoration Project. The station opened to the public in 1906.
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Market owner Yen Lam-Steward celebrates 21 meaningful years at Lam’s Seafood Market
Posted on 12 April 2012.
By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly Yen Lam-Steward started working with her father at Lam’s Seafood Market from its humble beginnings on the corner of Main Street in 1991, running the cash register, scaling fish, and cleaning crab.
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Righting a wrong — Congress seeks to amend Civil Rights Act for benefit of cannery workers
Posted on 05 April 2012.
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Congressman Jim McDermott introduced a bill last week that would right a wrong inflicted upon many Asian American cannery workers more than 30 years ago. The amendment to the 1991 Civil Rights Act would strike language that has prevented cannery workers from seeking legal damages for discrimination.
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Queer APIs use identities to address violence and oppression
Posted on 05 April 2012.
Part 2 of 2 in a series about the difficulties APIs face when it comes to sexual identity By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly The feeling of disdain was palpable at one particular South Asian event that Bish, who wishes that his full name not be used in this story, and his partner attended. Bish [...]
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