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Iraqi refugees carve out new home in Alabama

January 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Casey Toner Al.com MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — On the run from a death threat, Ahmed Mohammed won’t look back. And why would he? The 39-year-old Iraqi refugee and his family — Sunni Muslims — have found a home in Mobile, Ala., after they spent four years without a country. Before they fled, Mohammed worked […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Ahmed Hameed, Ahmed Mohammed, Catholic Social Services, China, Homeland Security, India, Iraq War, Iraqi-style Baklava, Mobile Regional Airport, Monsignor Michael Farmer, North Dakota, Republican Rep, Robert Bentley, Sunni Muslims, Syria, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Yemen

Japanese mountaineer Kei Taniguchi falls to her death from peak

January 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Mountaineer Kei Taniguchi fell to her death while climbing this week in the snowy Daisetsuzan range in northern Japan’s Hokkaido. She was 43. Taniguchi, who climbed Mount Everest in 2007, became the first woman to win the prestigious Piolet d’Or (Golden Ice Axe) mountaineering award in 2009. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Alpinist Magazine, Associated Press, China, Hiroshi Hagiwara, Kazuya Hiraide, Kei Taniguchi, Mount Everest, Nepal, Pakistan, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, japan

The power of tea

December 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ivy Ashe Hawaii Tribune-Herald HILO, Hawaii (AP) — On the second-story porch of his Papaikou home, Mike Longo poured steaming tea from a small glass pitcher into a set of cylindrical porcelain cups painted pale yellow. “You don’t want to waste a good oolong,” Longo said, passing the cups — called aroma cups — […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Big Island, Earl Grey, Francis Zee, HILO, India, Mike Longo, OK, Onomea Bay, Onomea Tea Company, Rob Nunally, Taiwan, United States, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, japan, technology

“Oriental” deemed offensive, removed from legislation

December 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously last Wednesday to remove two instances of the word “Oriental,” along with other dated references to minorities, from federal legislation. The proposal was co-sponsored by Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Ed Royce (R-CA). Meng co-authored a similar law in 2009 as a member of the New York State […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, American Indian, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans, New York State Assembly, Puerto Rican, Republican Congressman Fred Upton, United States, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18

A winning run! — Despite injury, Sophia Liu goes back-to-back for Seattle Marathon win

December 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Despite an injury, it could not stop Seattle’s Sophia Liu from winning her second straight Seattle Marathon women’s title.  She earned the win with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 39 seconds. Liu’s time is one minute slower than last year’s win.  Of course, she had to […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2009, 2015, China, Jason Cruz, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Center, Seattle Marathon, Seattle Running Club, Sophia Liu Photo, Thanksgiving, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

Kim Young-sam, former president of South Korea, dies

November 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service By Hyung-jin Kim SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former President Kim Young-sam, who formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, died Nov. 22. He was 87. The chief of Seoul National University Hospital, Oh Byung-Hee, announced Kim’s death […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Chun Doo-hwan, Former President Kim Young-sam, Geoge Island, International Monetary Fund, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korean War, Koreas South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, North Korean, President Park Chung-hee, Roh Tae-woo, Seoul National University Hospital, South Koreans, Syngman Rhee, United States, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4

Con-artist — CityGuru head faces questions for unpaid debts

October 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Unpaid vendors, unpaid charities, and unanswered questions. CityGuru founder Drew Morrison is a sought after man but not in a good way after his upscale, socialite party business failed to deliver on its promises. Morrison’s company offered subscriptions granting people access to special events, restaurants, and more.  The company […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Andrew Morrison, Family Day, Gary Woolever, James Billmaier, Jason Cruz, King County Superior Court, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olin Nichols, Vol 34 No 43 | October 17 - October 23

Gov. Inslee appoints

September 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kyoko Matsumoto Wright Kyoko Matsumoto Wright, a Coldwell Banker Bain broker, has been appointed to a second six-year term on Washington state’s Real Estate Commission. First appointed to the commission in 2009 by then-Gov. Christine Gregoire, Wright was renamed earlier this month by Gov. Jay Inslee and now will serve until 2021. Wright says, “I […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, Christine Gregoire, Coldwell Banker Bain, Human Genetics, Jay Inslee, Kyoko Matsumoto Wright, Lakshmi Gaur, Real Estate Commission, Social Work, Tam Dinh, United States, Vol 34 No 39 | September 19 - September 25, technology

Who are Uighurs? — A look at group from restive China region

September 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Arrests made and details revealed about the Aug. 17 Bangkok bombing that killed 20 people have raised the question of whether members of an ethnic and religious minority from China’s far west were involved. A primer on the Uighurs, the repression they face in China and their presence abroad: ——— WHO ARE […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Beijing, China, Chinese, Europe, Ilham Tohti, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Turkic-speaking Muslim, United Nations, United States, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 39 | September 19 - September 25, turkey

Seattle Colleges Chancellor announces retirement

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

After 40 years with Seattle Colleges, Chancellor Jill Wakefield has announced her retirement, effective June 2016. She was appointed as chancellor in 2009, becoming the district’s first female in that position. When she retires, she will be the longest-serving chancellor in the district’s history. Wakefield started with the district as a program assistant in the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, Chancellor Jill Wakefield, Charles Mitchell, Seattle Colleges, Seattle Colleges Chancellor, South Seattle Community College, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18

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