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February 17, 2014
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Apostle Islands ice caves
lead to brisk business
BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Some
4,000 sightseers are trekking to the
Apostle Islands ice caves each
weekend to see glistening ice caves
made accessible by frozen Lake
Superior. That’s led to an unexpected
tourism boom in otherwise hiber-
nating villages.
A Wisconsin Public Radio report
says local businesses in Cornucopia
and Bayfield are generally closed for
the winter. But inns and general
stores are staying open to cater to the
brisk business.
Mike Upthegrove runs Ehler’s
General Store in Cornucopia. The
place usually closes until April, but
he says he plans to stay open because
ice-cave explorers need brats and hot
drinks.
The Village Inn down the road is
full and its restaurant is also busy.
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CRYSTALLINE CAVES. Visitors from Japan, China, and Australia are travelling to Wisconsin
to see the wonders of the Apostle Islands ice caves. Some 4,000 sightseers trek to the ice caves
each weekend to see glistening ice caves made accessible by frozen Lake Superior. (AP Photo/
Star Tribune, Brian Peterson)
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Vietnamese gays return to Lunar New Year parade
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) —
After being sidelined from last year’s
Lunar New Year parade, gay
Vietnamese Americans marched
with pride in this year’s event.
At least 70 people marched under
the banner of gay and lesbian group
Viet Rainbow of Orange County at
the annual Tet parade in Little
Saigon, said Hieu Nguyen, the
organization’s co-chair. Participants
showed their Vietnamese heritage by
wearing traditional dress and riding
bicycles, and their sexual orientation
and gender identity by carrying the
rainbow flag.
“We’re trying to tap into the
memories and the hearts of the
spectators and let them know we are
Vietnamese American and we are
LGBT as well,” Nguyen said.
About 12,000 spectators turned out
for the parade that cut straight
through the heart of the county’s
Vietnamese immigrant enclave in
Westminster. The event also featured
historical performances, marching
bands, school groups, and more than
30 floats.
For years, gay Vietnamese Ameri-
cans marched in the city-run parade
but were barred from participating in
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VIET RAINBOW. Participants march in the Lunar New Year parade as part of the gay and les-
bian group Viet Rainbow of Orange County in Westminster, California. At least 70 people marched
under the banner of the gay and lesbian group at the annual Tet parade in Little Saigon. (AP Photo/
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Vietnamese Lunar New Year those representing the United States
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celebration known as Tet.
After prodding from city officials Nguyen, the federation’s president.
“Hopefully everybody cooperates,
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Vietnamese American Federation of not only LGBT but every group so
Southern California reversed course we can bring joy and fun for
everybody,” he said. “The Tet spirit is
for 2014.
Participants had been asked not to happiness.”
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“I am not a star. I dislike
hearing it again and
again.”
The biggest surprise was
China’s Hong Zhang, who
skated the first heat with
the early group, which is
made up of lower-rated
skaters
and
rarely
produces
a
medal
contender.
Considered
stronger in the 1,000, she
posted a startling time of
37.58 to hold the lead
through most of the round.
She couldn’t keep it up on
the second run, going 0.41
slower with a more
favorable
lane
and
dropping to fourth, a tenth
of a second from a medal.
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female names given to the
sex slaves hang on hooks on
an outside wall.
“I am not looking for a
reward. A reward is given
to the needy,” said Yi
Ok-seon,
who
was
kidnapped at 15. “I am
asking for compensation
for the Japanese who beat
and stabbed me, for those
who made me bleed. We
came back as cripples.”
AP writers Jung-yoon Choi in
Seoul and Mari Yamaguchi in
Tokyo contributed to this report.
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