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		<title>Shawn Wong and Eric Byler talk “Americanese” at film screening</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Jan. 24 at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown, director Eric Byler appeared at a screening of his critically acclaimed 2006 film “Americanese,” which is based on Shawn Wong’s 1995 novel, “American Knees.”   Byler and Wong answered questions from the audience after the screening, which was partly aimed at stirring up interest for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tao: The Art of the Drum comes to Seattle Feb. 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Feb. 3, The Seattle Theatre Group is presenting Tao: The Art of the Drum at the Moore Theatre. Tao has been seen in 16 countries and 300 cities, with 500 performances a year. To date, it has been seen by 3.5 million spectators worldwide. Tao is based on traditional Japanese taiko drumming but, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Lost Years” documentary is screened in Canada, includes local Seattle leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Lost Years: A People’s Struggle for Justice” is a documentary about the Chinese diaspora directed by Tom Radford and Kenda Gee. Gee is Chinese Canadian, and the film traces his grandfather’s journey from China to Edmonton, Canada. Also included in the film are views from Chinese Americans, Chinese New Zealanders, and Chinese Australians. Part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eri Takahashi joins Union Bank</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Jan. 11, Eri Takahashi became senior relationship banker at Union Bank’s Bellevue branch (10900 N.E. 8th St.). Takahashi began her financial services career in 2000 in customer service for Shinsei Bank in Tokyo, Japan. Over the next decade, she held positions in the environmental, financial services, and insurance industries. Takahashi holds a Bachelor of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASTROLOGY: For the week of February 4 &#8211; February 10, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Sun Lee Chang Northwest Asian Weekly RATSilence can communicate things you did not intend to convey. A few words may be needed to clear the air. OXDon’t expect another to pull you along. To be included in the action, you will have to make the effort to stay engaged. TIGER The pieces of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Asian Man by Tak Toyoshima</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Please click on image to read. Related stories Secret Asian Man by Tak Toyoshima ASTROLOGY: For the week of February 4 &#8211; February 10, 2012 Classified Ads: February 4 &#8211; February 10, 2012]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea’s new young leader gets rock star treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Foster Klug The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s young new leader gets rock star treatment when he visits his troops — just as his father did. But while the late Kim Jong Il mostly stayed aloof in dark shades, his son holds hands and hugs his soldiers. Kim Jong Un [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan’s population to shrink by one-third by 2060</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s population of 128 million will shrink by one-third and seniors will account for 40 percent of people by 2060, placing a greater burden on a smaller working-age population to support the social security and tax systems. The grim estimate of how rapid aging will shrink [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asia urges football lawmakers to lift hijab ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation on Monday urged football’s top lawmaking body to approve a headscarf with safety features for use by Islamic female players. Football governing body FIFA banned the hijab or headscarf in 2007 for safety reasons, a move condemned by Islamic leaders and sports officials. Iran’s team forfeited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s next for this newspaper publisher? — Part 2 of the NWAW 30th anniversary series</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “When is she going to retire?” people often ask my staff members. Yes, my competitors would love to see me disappear. But it would be a loss for the community if we were to vanish. The question of when is not up to me. If God continues to give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A-pop! As some careers take off, another sadly ends</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly 2012 must be a lucky year because the future is looking bright for Asians, as many seize or continue to work on new opportunities in all the aspects of the entertainment industry. Asians in reality and animated television Fans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BLOG: No showdown for Taiwan and China</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Assunta Ng We received a tip that both Taiwan and Chinese officials would be attending the Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce’s annual Lunar New Year dinner at China Harbor Restaurant last Thursday. It could be a historical moment for the Chamber, having both sides present for the first time since 2004, or it could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BLOG: Can a fortune teller predict election results?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Assunta Ng My cousin Teddy, an immigrant from Taiwan, believes so. He visited me from California last week. “Did you go back to Taiwan to vote (for the presidential election)?” I asked him. Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-Jeou won re-election two weeks ago. Taiwan permits dual citizenship. However, citizens are required to go back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BLOG: Prayers answered at Lunar New Year fest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Assunta Ng The snow and rain destroyed business in Chinatown/International District during the past two weeks. Restaurants and stores were forced to shut down. Fortunately, the ID was spared from rain for two important days, Jan. 21 and Jan. 28, when we celebrated the Year of the Dragon with a festival. I could not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woman suffers broken hip after dog scare, gets $200,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly As the saying goes, “Every dog has its day,” and in this case, a woman injured during a pit bull encounter had her day in court — and won. In June, a jury awarded more than $200,000 in damages to Yuanquin Ge, a Chinese woman who fell and broke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney Steven Kim goes to South Korea to teach other prosecutors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office’s Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Steven Kim left for Seoul over the weekend. He was invited by the South Korean government to spend six months in Seoul teaching Korean prosecutors trial practice skills and lecturing on the American Criminal Justice System in anticipation of the country’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Author Amy Tan opens up about strife with mom, responds to critics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Clair Phillips UW News Lab It may be hard for some to believe, but Amy Tan, famed author of “The Joy Luck Club,” belongs to a rock band and has made a guest appearance on the animated series “The Simpsons.” On Jan. 12, the distinguished author began her lecture at the University of Washington’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EDITORIAL: Steven Kim will help reform South Korean’s judicial system, more like him needed</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Year of the Dragon is turning out to be pretty good so far. This week, King County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Steven Kim boarded a plan to Seoul. He has an impressive task ahead, too, helping South Korea’s judicial system adopt a jury system, much like that of the United States. South Korea has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A delegation to Chongqing slated for March</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Scott Heinlein and Sandy Marvinney For Northwest Asian Weekly In the works is a business, civic, and cultural delegation to Chongqing, Seattle’s sister city, a booming metropolis on the Yangtze River and the gateway to southwest China. The March 18–23 program, “Seattle Week in Chongqing,” reciprocates a May 2011 visit by a Chongqing delegation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Parade of Dragon Kids</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Jan. 28, families from all over the Greater Seattle area came down to the Chinatown-International District for its annual Lunar New Year festival. Featured were lion and dragon dances, drumming, food from local restaurants, and a children&#8217;s parade and costume contest. All photos taken by George Liu/NWAW Related stories Classified Ads: February 4 &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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