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Lorraine Yu’s Vision — Developing Asian Pacific Business Leadership

September 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ador Pereda Yano Northwest Asian Weekly For Dr. Lorraine Yu, the best response to the difficulties of growing up in a small Midwest community — more specifically, in a small predominantly white community in Illinois — was to excel. This year, she is being honored by the Northwest Asian Weekly as one of the […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2009, APLDC, Asian Pacific Islander, BASF, CEO, Chinese American, IT, Leaving Microsoft, Lorraine Yu, Microsoft Asian, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Physical Chemistry, Retriever Life, Vanna Novak, Vol 34 No 37 | September 5 - September 11, attention

Family reunification for Filipino “veteranos”

August 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim participated in a community forum about a new federal policy allowing the adult children of Filipino World War II veterans to live and work in the U.S. When the U.S. entered World War II, the Philippines, which at the time was a U.S. Commonwealth, became an […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim, Filipino, Homeland Security, Japanese Axis Military Forces, Mayor Murray, Obama Administration, Parole Program, Philippines, President Harry Truman, Rescission Act, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, South Pacific, United States, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4

Malaysian leader silences critics, media to survive scandal

August 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister has a problem: He can’t explain away a $700 million bank account to a skeptical public. His response? A crackdown on critics and the press that has kept him in power but doesn’t address a deep reservoir of dissatisfaction with his leadership. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Bridget Welsh, CIMB, Ibrahim Suffian, James Chin, Malay Muslim, Malaysia, Middle East, National Front, National Taiwan University, Nazir Razak, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister Najib Razak, UMNO, United Malays National Organization, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, social media

Does the Chinese stock market affect you?

July 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Sweet AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The extreme volatility in China’s stock market is ongoing and about half of the 2,800 companies listed in the country’s mainline index have suspended trading of their shares. Markets bounced back strongly Thursday after the Shanghai composite lost another 5.9 percent the previous day, meaning […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Cameron Brandt, China, Chinese, EY, Europe, Hang Seng, Hong Kong, Kelvin Chan, MSCI, New York, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

Malaysian leader faces risk of criminal charges over fund

July 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is facing the risk of criminal charges over allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars were funneled from an indebted state fund to his personal bank accounts, the first time a Malaysian leader has faced criminal allegations. The attorney general […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Associated Press, Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail, Home Minister Zahid Hamidi, Malaysia, Muhyiddin Yassin, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17, Wan Saiful Wan Jan

Byeong-hun An — Not too big for birdies

June 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Kim Northwest Asian Weekly Byeong-hun An is a 23-year-old Korean golfer who will be a contender in the upcoming U.S. Open, held at Chambers Bay, Washington this year. An currently plays golf in Europe and most recently, in May, he won the most prestigious golf tournament in the European Tour, the PGA Championship. […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2015, Amateur Championship, Challenge Tour, Chambers Bay, European Tour, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olympics, Vol 34 No 25 | June 13 - June 19

King and queens of beans — Part 3 of the ‘Soy series’

June 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Greg Young Northwest Asian Weekly Soybeans could be considered the king of beans. For over 5000 years soybeans have been cultivated and used as a source of food and drugs. Emperor Shen-nung of China said soybeans are one of five sacred plants, along with rice, corn, and barley. The 20th century found versatile ways […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, Argentina, Brazil, Brushvale Seed, China, GMO, Greg Young, Jon Miller, New England, North Dakota, Northwest Asian Weekly, San Francisco, Signature Soy, South Dakota, Vol 34 No 25 | June 13 - June 19, Western Corn Belt

Rickie Yutaka Fowler tees off for success in 2015

May 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lisa Marien Northwest Asian Weekly There is less than a month until the 2015 U.S. Open Championship, the first U.S. Open in the Pacific Northwest that will be held in Chambers Bay, WA. The event beginning on June 18th through the 21st will feature favorite Rickie Yutaka Fowler, 27, born in Murrieta, CA, and […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2009, 2015, California State Championship, Chambers Bay, FL, Kevin Kisner, Lisa Marien, Nick Taylor, OSU, Oklahoma State University, Open Championship, Ponte Vedra, Rickie Fowler Foundation, Rickie Yutaka Fowler, Sergio Garcia, Tiger Woods, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29

China island building now totals 2,000 acres

May 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)  — China’s rapidly expanding campaign to construct artificial islands, potentially for military use or airstrips, now totals about 2,000 acres (800 hectares) and could far outstrip that amount as the year goes on, a senior defense official said Friday. The new estimate, disclosed for the first time, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese, East China Sea, Itu Aba Island, Philippines, South China Sea, Southeast Asian, Spratly Islands, Taiwan, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

Get back to normal life — Chui Wan on their first American tour

May 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The Chinese psychedelic band Chui Wan, named from a passage written by Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi, brings a particular brooding spin to explorations of the macrocosm-as-microcosm and occasionally vice versa.  On their first American tour, to promote their second, self-titled album, they’re playing at Seattle’s Lo-Fi on Wednesday, May 27th.  […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2015, China, Chinese, Europe, La Monte Young, Li Zichao Go, Liu Xinyu Japanese, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, USA, Velvet Underground, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, Yan Yulong Actually, Yan Yulong Generally, Yan Yulong One, Yan Yulong Wu Qiong, Yan Yulong Yes

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