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You are here: Home / Archives for 2015

A-pop! Voting while Asian, and casting announcements

November 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

With Seattle’s rainy season underway, there’s no denying that fall is upon us and that much time has passed since our last meeting together.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Column: Pop Culture, Featured stories Tagged With: 2015, VOL 35 NO 45 | NOVEMBER 5 - NOVEMBER 11, a-pop

Artistry arising from the incarceration of Japanese Americans — A hard subject on display at the White River Valley Museum

August 19, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The concentration camps at Minidoka and Tule Lake, where Japanese American families would live for the next four years, were hot and dusty. Communal bathrooms were filthy and had no partitions.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News, Featured stories Tagged With: 2015, VOL 35 NO 34 | AUGUST 20 – AUGUST 26

Commentaries on Initiative 123

July 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Initiative 123 would establish a public development authority (PDA) to build and operate an elevated park and other amenities along the Seattle waterfront, integrating one block of the existing Alaskan Way Viaduct into the design. “YES” ON INITIATIVE 123  By Octavia Hathaway and Kate Martin Alaskan Way Elevated Park — a new garden bridge stretching […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, INITIATIVE 123, VOL 35 NO 31 | JULY 30 - AUGUST 5

Murder mystery must-reads

May 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Raining Men and Corpses: A Chinese Cozy Mystery” By Anne R. Tan Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2014 At 27, graduate student Raina Sun is not having a good go at things. She’s struggling financially after a loan to her now ex-boyfriend — who also happens to be her college adviser — turns into more of […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2009, 2014, 2015, Asian American, Bronwyn Taylor, Chinese American, Ghost Line, Gold Springs, Inspector Singh, Joan Watson, Marcus Bell, Matthew Louie, Raina Sun, Raining Men, Samantha Pak, Sherlock Holmes, Tommy Gregson, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27

Legislation to rename park after Donnie Chin moves forward, thanks to Mayor

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The process to rename International Children’s Park in Seattle’s International District after the beloved community activist Donnie Chin is moving forward. On April 12, Mayor Ed Murray sent to the Seattle City Council a resolution seeking the Council’s support of renaming the park from “International Children’s Park” to “Donnie Chin International Children’s Park.”

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, 2016, Chinatown International District, Constance Magorty, Council President Bruce Harrell, Councilmember Debora Juarez, Donnie Chin International Children, Lane St, Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle Center, Seattle City Council, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Waterfront Committee

Matsuyama, Day fade at Masters

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Hideki Matsuyama’s bid to become the first Japanese man to win a major crumbled in a 1-over-par final-round 73 on April 10 at the Masters Golf Tournament.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, 2016, AUGUSTA, Danny Willett, Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Masters Golf Tournament, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, World Golf Cham

EDITORIAL: Victory for champions of charter schools

April 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he would not veto the public charter school bill, and he let it become law April 2. The new public charter school law ensures Summit Public Schools’ students in Seattle’s International District and Tacoma will continue to thrive. In a letter explaining his decision, Inslee said he remains concerned about […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Chinese, Filipino, International District, Jay Inslee, Seattle, South King Street, Summit Public Schools, Summit Sierra, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, Washington State Supreme Court, attention, letter

New Asian American and Pacific Islander outreach director named for Clinton campaign

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced March 24 that it was appointing Jason Tengco to serve as its new Asian American Pacific Islander outreach director. In a news release March 25, KAYA: Filipino Americans for Progress called Tengco a powerful voice for the Filipino American community in his former role as the […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, AAPI, Asian American Pacific Islander, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Filipino American, Hillary Clinton, Jason Tengco, New Asian American, Ninio Fetalvo, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islanders, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8, White House Initiative

Book recommendations

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When she was 7 years old and living in Kolkata, India, Callie Hansen would have nightmares about fighting against evil demons. They were so realistic, she nearly lost her mind, so she and her family moved to Seattle. The nightmares stopped, but when she turned 17, they returned.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Featured stories Tagged With: 2012, 2014, 2015, Callie Hansen, England, Hindu Goddess Kali, India, John Teddy, Mexico City, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sabina Khan, Samantha Pak, Seattle, Yaturo Hitari

The health profile of Asian Pacific Americans 2016

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Information from: goldsea.com/Text/index.php?id=1596 encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3436200213.html faqs.org/nutrition/Ar-Bu/Asian-Americans-Diets-of.html ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3563019/ ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22456067/ ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/05/15/dangerous-bites-cultural-implications-of-food-allergies/ cnn.com/2015/05/01/health/pacific-islands-obesity/ ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1810896/ aancart.org/cancer-research/publications/asian-american-cancer-health-disparities aadi.joslin.org/diabetes-in-asian-americans asiandiabetesprevention.org/what-is-diabetes/why-are-asians-higher-risk foxnews.com/health/2011/01/14/asian-americans-higher-diabetes-rates.html huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/23/asian-american-diabetes-risk_n_6368714.html

Filed Under: Features, Health Tagged With: 2011, 2015, 2016, Asian Pacific Americans, Vol 35 No 13 | March 26 - April 1

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