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Asian LGBTQ students speak up on being out at UW
Joey Lu performs as his drag persona, Yuki. (Photo courtesy of Joey Lu) From a young age, University of Washington student Joey Lu knew his gender identity did not conform to the norm. While growing up...
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Vietnamese refugees’ success story proves we can help Syrians
South Vietnamese refugees evacuated on a U.S. Navy vessel during the fall of Saigon in 1975. Thousands of refugees were resettled in the U.S., including Seattle. (Photo via U.S. Marines) This year...
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A communist’s guide to tipping in Seattle
(Photo from Flickr by David Holt) “Would you like more ice tea?” An American waitress gave us a mysterious smile as a “friendly” reminder about the most important reason for her attentive: the tip. My...
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Vietnamese as a Second Language
Lunchtime at Hoa Mai a bilingual preschool in Seattle. (Photo by Christina Twu) I was born and raised in Vietnam, and by the time I grew up, dual language and English schools started to appear almost...
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Vietnamese veterans continue to feel war’s lasting impact
(Photos by Jeff Nguyen) This story originally appeared on the South Seattle Emerald. Every year a huge celebration for Vietnamese veterans is held in Orange County, California. My grandfather, a...
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Susan Lieu traces the path from vengeance to understanding in “140 LBS”
Writer and performer Susan Lieu’s “140 LBS” is based on her own story of uncovering the circumstances of her mother’s death after plastic surgery. (Courtesy photo.) “I didn’t find this story,” said...
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A long-planned entry to the U.S. goes differently than expected
Lien Pham and her husband, Kevin. (Courtesy photo) Lien Pham first moved to United States from Vietnam in 2014 with her husband, Kevin. She met her husband for the first time in Vietnam after talking...
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5 ways to ring in the Lunar New Year in the Northwest
Lion dancers help celebrate Chinese New Year in Seattle’s International District in 2011. (Photo by Joe Mabel) A previous version of this article incorrectly listed the date of the Seattle Center Tét...
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Vietnamese dual language program a big hit at White Center school
Tu Thanh Dinh, a first grade teacher at White Center Heights Elementary in Burien, leads a lesson to his first grade students in their Vietnamese immersion language class. (Photo by Ellen Banner / The...
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South King County schools see big wins getting immigrant parents involved
Mai Tran’s first experience volunteering at her daughter’s kindergarten was thrilling — even if she was only sharpening pencils. Back home in Vietnam, as in many countries, the classroom is purely...
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