Southeast Asia

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Tacoma comedy show and New Year celebration spotlights Southeast Asian community

Mayowa Aina

The Southeast Asian Comedy Collective brings Southeast Asian comics from across the country to Tacoma to celebrate the Solar New Year and highlight the unique experiences of the Southeast Asian community.

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Arts & Culture

Asian grocer Viet-Wah closes Seattle store after 41 years

Grace Madigan

The beloved Asian grocer Viet-Wah closed its Seattle location on Friday, September 30. The store was opened by Duc Tran who came to Seattle as a refugee from Vietnam. His shop provided the local Asian community with a place where they could get ingredients hard to find anywhere else.

Greg Heberlein goes to Vietnam, finds American companies

Dave Meyer

Financial commentator Greg Heberlein has just returned from a vacation in Vietnam and Cambodia. While there, he couldn't help but notice how westernized…