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Lao community reeling after Buddhist temple burns down
On the morning of Dec. 5, Denver’s Laotian community suffered an enormous loss: The Lao Buddhist Temple of Colorado in Westminster burned to the ground as TV news helicopters circled the flames. The cause
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Filipiniana: Celebrate Filipino American Heritage Month
Presented by the National Federation of Filipino American Association Region V, Filipiniana celebrated an evening of dinner and dancing, as well as the presentation of community awards on Saturday, Oct. 22. The evening opened
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Sharing culture, over a bottle of ramune
“Here is your ramune! Do you know how to open it?” “No; but I’ll use my muscles!” assured my 5-year-old customer as he flexed his arms on the countertop. Staring fixedly at his glass-bottled
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CU-Boulder’s Asian Unity celebrates 10th year
Asian Unity (AU), a student group at the University of Colorado in Boulder with the initiative to make a difference for Asian American students on campus celebrates their ten year anniversary this year. “We
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Denver artist sculpts life size bronze for China
Now on view at Changchun’s High Tech Development Zone, Sculpture Park and Jilin College of the Arts are Shohini Ghosh’s life size bronze and ceramic sculptures. Ghosh is a sculptor from Denver who was
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Asian Pacific Development Center serves Colorado’s Asian community for more than 30 years
The Asian Pacific Development Center (APDC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supporting the Asian American Pacific Islander community. For 30 years, APDC has been committed to providing culturally appropriate health, mental health, and related
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Yudian Community Service Award recognizes outstanding high school students
The Yudian community service award will be presented to new recipients at a ceremony on November 12. Eight high school students from metro Denver high schools were nominated by their school’s counselor or administrator
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Donna LaVigne receives Prism Award for excellence and achievements
In Chicago, IL, Denver’s Donna LaVigne received the Prism Award for Women of Style and Achievements at the 17th Annual Gintong Pamana Awards Dinner and Ball on August 27. The tradition of the Gintong
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Derek Okubo speaks at Japanese American lunch social
On August 20, Mile Hi JACL hosted a lunch social for its members with the honor of Derek Okubo as the keynote speaker. Okubo is the Executive Director of Denver’s Agency for Human Rights
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Project C.U.R.E. welcomes First Lady of Mongolia
Nearly 2,000 guests attended Project C.U.R.E.’s seventh annual First Ladies’ Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center on Friday, September 16, to hear the words of Khajidsuren Bolormaa, First Lady of Mongolia. Hosts invited
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