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CNAT to perform for local audiences

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Founded in 1950, the China National Acrobatic Troupe (CNAT) is the only national level acrobatic performing troupe established under Premier Zhou Enlai after the founding of new China.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, CNAT, China, Gold Magic Prize, Golden Clown, Li Ning Magic Workshop, Meany Hall, Premier Zhou Enlai, President Award, Seattle, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Neighborcare Health clinic breaks ground in Rainier Beach

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

On Sept. 23, Neighborcare Health CEO Mark Secord, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, healthcare workers, and Neighborcare Health patient Phyllis Beaumonte broke ground on a new medical and dental clinic.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Neighborcare Health, Phyllis Beaumonte, Rainier Beach, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Nonprofit looking for volunteer with experience in design

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Helping Link is looking for a volunteer to assist in producing public relations materials. The next newsletter is slated to go out in the next few months. Ideally, Helping Link is looking for someone with a background in graphic design.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Helping Link, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Obama expands hate crimes legislation

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

On Oct. 28, President Barack Obama signed and celebrated hate crime legislation that extends protection to people based on sexual orientation, sealing a long-fought victory to gay advocates. The president spoke of a nation becoming a place where “we’re all free to live and love as we see fit.”

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Matthew Shepard, President Barack Obama, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Cell phone video shows police beating student

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

SAN JOSE, California (AP) — A cell phone video that shows police officers repeatedly hitting an unarmed university student with batons and a Taser gun has prompted a criminal investigation into the officers’ conduct, a San Jose police spokesman said.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Daniel Katz, Dimitri Masouris, Duyen Hoang Nguyen, Frank Jordan, Jeremy Suftin, Los Angeles Sheriff, Officer Kenneth Siegel, Phuong Ho, Roger Clark, San Francisco, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, San Jose Mercury News, San Jose State, Santa Clara County, Steven Payne Jr, TV, Vietnamese American, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Union alleges mistreatment of Filipino teachers

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A national teachers’ union says it has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor over the treatment of teachers recruited in the Philippines to work in Louisiana school systems.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, California-based Universal Placement International, Filipino, Lourdes Lulu Navarro, Philippines, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

China–Guinea deal highlights Africa business ties

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly 1 Comment

BEIJING (AP) — A $7 billion mining deal between Guinea’s repressive military regime and a little-known Chinese company underscores China’s full-throttle rush into Africa and its willingness to deal with brutal and corrupt governments.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, CIF, Chatham House, China Africa, China Angola Oil Stock Holding Ltd, China Guinea, China International Fund, Chinese, Corporate Africa, Dayuan International Development Limited, Exim Bank, Hong Kong, India, Kellie Jane Whitlock, Moussa Dadis Camara, South African, Sudan, United States, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, West African

Mongolian prime minister tenders resignation

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolian Prime Minister Sanjaagiin Bayar said on Monday, Oct. 26, that he wanted to resign for health reasons, bringing new political uncertainty to his impoverished but resource-rich nation.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Canada, China, Elbegdorj Tsakhia, Mongolian Democratic Party, Oyu Tolgoi, Revolutionary Party, Rio Tinto, Russia, Tavan Tolgoi, Ulan Bator, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

India to China: Dalai Lama an ‘honored guest’

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

CHA-AM, Thailand (AP) — Tibet’s exiled Dalai Lama is an “honored guest” in India and will not be barred from visiting a disputed border area despite China’s strong protests, India’s prime minister said Sunday, Oct. 27, after talks with the Chinese premier.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Arunachal Pradesh, Australia, Beijing, China, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Dalai Lama, East Asia Summit, India, New Zealand, Nobel Peace Prize, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, South Korea, Thailand, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Hawaii Sen. Inouye moves up in seniority

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

HONOLULU (AP) — Sen. Daniel Inouye becomes the third longest serving senator in U.S. history on Oct. 22, a landmark for the powerful lawmaker who has held a seat in Congress for as long as Hawaii has been a state.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, Brian Schatz, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, Hawaii Democratic Party, Hawaii Sen, Hawaiian Electric Co, Japanese American, Neal Milner, Pacific Command, Pacific Missile Range, Robbie Alm, Robert Byrd, Senate Appropriations Committee, Strom Thurmond, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, West Virginia Sen

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