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Kenny Sonoda retires from his Sonoda’s Japanese Restaurant
By Mary Jeneverre Schultz | Asian Avenue magazine As the owner of the first sushi restaurant in Colorado, Kenny Sonoda was a trend setter in the restaurant business back in 1988. He...
Mile High JACL’s Day of Remembrance event keeps alive lessons of internment
By Gil Asakawa | Mile High Japanese American Citizens League February 19 is commemorated each year within the Japanese American community nationwide as a Day of Remembrance. The date in 1942...
Spotlight: Corky Lee, Asian American photographer
By Patricia Kaowthumrong | Asian Avenue magazine A photograph commemorating the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 inspired Corky Lee to get behind the lens of a camera....
Tattoos: Ancient traditions live on through self-expression
Tattoos: Ancient traditions live on through self-expression Article by Peter Bui | Photos by David Guo Photography What used to be taboo, tattoos have become more acceptable in today’s society and what used...
Governor Hickenlooper receives tour of Camp Amache in Granada, CO
By Josh Austin – Student, Granada High School On September 20, three Amache students and myself had the great opportunity to give a tour of Camp Amache and its museum to the Governor...
Asian-American Books: Great Summer Reads
Asian-American Books Japanese-American internment. Hmong refugees. Female empowerment. Lost identities. Common themes in Asian-American literature include stories of immigration and acculturation, struggles with identity and language barriers, and of...
Day of Remembrance: Gathering to Remember and Learn from History
A “historical event” is a social construction, something that happens is significant only if society agrees that it is. On February 17, over 210 people gathered at the History...
Who are the Hmong people?
Written by Pakou Xiong Nyob zoo (Nah zhong)! That’s how you say “Hello” in Hmong. I am Hmong. So, who are the Hmong people? Not a lot history is...
Asian American Studies Programs offered at colleges and universities
By Patricia Kaowthumrong, Asian Avenue magazine Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” According to...