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Letter: In Soo Chun’s apparent suicide

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In Soo Chun, 61, took his own life on the Red Square on of the University of Washington campus on Oct. 30, 2008 …

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2008, Buddhist Monks, Charles Peters, Korea, Red Square, Seattle, South Vietnamese, UW, Union Local, United States, Vietnam War, attention, letter

Somalia’s president to quit after 4 years in power

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s president said on Monday, Dec. 29, that he is resigning as the head of his country’s

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Abdullahi Yusuf, Kenya, MOGADISHU, Somalia, State Department, Tanzania, Vol 28 No 2 | January 3 - January 9, letter

Puget Sound Blood Center needs your help – Blood supply drops 20 percent due to weather

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the wake of snowy weather, Western Washington’s blood supply has lost 20 percent of its inventory — 1,000 units of blood.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, New Year, Puget Sound Blood Center, Vol 28 No 2 | January 3 - January 9, Western Washington

Novel about ‘intentional loser’ good for laughs but little else

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In Yoo’s second novel, “Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before,” he writes, “It’s like a rule that love stories have to end badly, and ours

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, Albert Kim, Asian American, Bern High, David Yoo, Mia Stone, North Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly, Perhaps Yoo, Vol 28 No 2 | January 3 - January 9, attention

WB shrouds ‘Dark Knight’ from Chinese audiences

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Warner Bros. decided not to release the film in China — or even submit it for censors’ approval — because of “prerelease conditions”

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, China, Chinese, Dark Knight, Hong Kong, Vol 28 No 2 | January 3 - January 9, Warner Bros

No clear winner in Kashmir election, officials say

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Kashmir’s first election since a wave of deadly protests against Indian rule swept through the disputed region has resulted

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Democratic Party, Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian Kashmir, National Conference, New Delhi, Omar Abdullah, Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, SRINAGAR, Vol 28 No 2 | January 3 - January 9

‘Gran Torino’ falls short on depiction of Hmong

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Internet Movie Database, with listings for roughly 755,000 films and TV shows, lists only four movies featuring the Hmong language.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2008, Actors Vang, Andrew Hamlin, Charlie Chan, China, Clint Eastwood, Ford Gran Torino, Hmong Americans, Korea, Laos, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Nixon, TV, Thao Vang Lor, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 28 No 2 | January 3 - January 9, Walt Kowalski, culture

Vietnamese teacher stands alone against corruption

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The thugs came after dark, as Viet Khoa Do and his family were getting ready for bed.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, HANOI, Larry King, Principal Le, Thi Nga Nguyen, Thinh Van Nam, Van Hoa, Van Nhu Cuong, Van Tao High School, Van Thuc Vu, Vietnamese, Vol 28 No 2 | January 3 - January 9, Xuan Dung Giang, Xuan Trung Le, letter

Japanese welcome a new year with Hatsumoude

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Watching the fireworks at the Space Needle is not the only way to celebrate the new year. A temple in Redmond, known as

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, Hida Kokubunji, Housho Nishibu, Kazue Akiyama, Mayumi Shimizu, Missho Malum, New Year, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ryusei Kitahara, Space Needle, United States, Visit Jingoji, Vol 28 No 2 | January 3 - January 9, Yuki Nakajima, japan

Bangladeshis vote for first time in 7 years

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Security forces lined the streets Monday, Dec. 29, as Bangladesh voted in its first election

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, Chapai Nawabganj, DHAKA, Election Commission, Fakhruddin Ahmed, Muslim-majority Bangladesh, Shamsul Huda, Sheikh Hasina, Tashkina Yeasmin, Vol 28 No 2 | January 3 - January 9

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