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Court martial set in North Carolina after private’s suicide

July 28, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Allen Reed Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A sergeant accused of hazing a private because of his Chinese heritage will go on trial this week on charges the abuse led to the soldier’s suicide.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Adam Holcomb, Afghanistan, Asian Americans, Associated Press, China, Chinese, Danny Chen, Fort Bragg, Fort Wainwright, Infantry Regiment, James Huggins, North Carolina, RALEIGH, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, United States, Vol 31 No 31 | July 28 - August 3

Defected North Korea poet writes of hunger and desperation

July 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sylvia Hui Associated Press LONDON (AP) — He says he was one of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s favorite propaganda artists, singing the praises of the Dear Leader in dozens of poems. But these days, Jang Jin-sung says he prefers to tell the truth about North Korea.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Associated Press, China, Dear Leader, Defected North Korea, Jang Jin-sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, London Olympics, North Korean, Poetry Parnassus, Reza Mohammadi, South Korean, United States, Vol 31 No 28 | July 7 - July 13, Workers Party

32 years after attack, Pakistani woman gets nose

June 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Asif Shahzad The Associated Press THATHA PIRA, Pakistan (AP) — After six years of abuse, Allah Rakhi was walking out of her marriage when her husband struck again. Snatching a knife, he sliced off her nose. “You’re no longer beautiful!” he shouted. He then slashed at her foot — brutal punishment for leaving the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Afghanistan, Allah Rakhi, Hamid Hasan, Islamabad, JUI, Jamiat Ulema Islam, Maulana Ghafoor Haideri, Michelle Obama, Shad Begum, South Asia, Vol 31 No 24 | June 9 - June 15, Westernize Pakistan, poverty

Seattle Nisei veterans honored on Memorial Day

June 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Nisei Veterans Committee and the Japanese American community will gather to honor fallen veterans at the 67th Annual NVC Memorial Day Program at Lake View Cemetery on Capitol Hill. Michael Reagan, a combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, gave the keynote speech. Reagan is a portrait artist who has […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Boy Scout Troop, Capitol Hill, Congressional Gold Medal, Consul General, Japanese Americans, Kiyokazu Ota, Lake View Cemetery, Marine Corps, Memorial Day, Michael Reagan, Military Intelligence Service, Regimental Combat Team, Seattle Nisei, Vietnam War, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8

South Asia is a rising force in global methamphetamine trade

May 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sebastian Abbot The Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries are a fast-rising force in the global methamphetamine market, with drug cartels thriving off the weak governance and law enforcement that have long fueled the region’s heroin trade.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2012, Afghanistan, Ali Musa Gilani, Berlex Lab International, Danas Pharmaceutical, International Narcotics Control Board, Iran, Jeremy Douglas, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistani Supreme Court, South Asian, Southeast Asia, United States, Vol 31 No 22 | May 26 - June 1, attention

To the Editor:

May 8, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thanks for your recent article on Private Danny Chen and Asian Americans in the military. I just returned from a national meeting of OCA (Organization of Chinese Americans), where we were briefed by the New York chapter of OCA ― the organization that brought national attention to the death of Private Danny Chen and the […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Asian Americans, Chinatown, Chinese, Doug Chin, Henry Lee, New York, OCA, Pace High School, President Barrack Obama, Private Chen, Private Danny Chen, Vincent Chin, Vol 31 No 19 | May 5 - May 11, attention

Judge dismisses lawsuit against “Three Cups” author

May 5, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matt Volz the Associated Press HELENA, Montana (AP) — A federal judge dismissed a civil lawsuit against author Greg Mortenson, calling claims “flimsy and speculative” that the humanitarian and his publisher lied in his best-selling “Three Cups of Tea” and “Stones Into Schools” to boost book sales.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Anne Beyersdorfer, Associated Press, CAI, Central Asia Institute, District Judge Sam Haddon, Greg Mortenson, HELENA, John Kauffman, Jon Krakauer, Pakistan, Three Cups, Vol 31 No 19 | May 5 - May 11, Zander Blewett

Women’s voices amplified in “Yoni Ki Baat”

April 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Before the Yoni Ki Baat (YKB) women discussed their vaginas, they sat around nervously at

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Farah Nousheen, India, Jaya Ramesh, Meena Rishi, Nimisha Gosh Roy, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pakistan, Rituja Indapure, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Shraddha Riman, Smita Soans, South Asian Vagina Monologues, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27, YKB, Yoni Ki Baat Sisters

Attention turns to Asian Americans in the military in light of recent suicides and increased enrollment

April 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Asian Americans have fought for the United States for as far back as the 19th century,

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Afghanistan, Army Pvt, Asian Americans, Carlos Orozco, Chinese American, Fountain Valley, Harry Lew, Iraq War, Jacob Jacoby, Lance Cpl, Lance Cpt, Los Angeles County, New York, Santa Clara, Seattle, Three Marines, Tim Hsia, Vietnamese American Marine, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27, West Point Academy, World Wars, letter

Diversity Makes a Difference — final part

April 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching out across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their schools as being champions of diversity. From among those students, a judging panel will choose five winners who will receive $1,000 scholarships and […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Bellingham High School, Caroline Sacerdote, Diversity Makes a Difference 2012, Foster High School, Israel, Lori French, Squalicum High School, Steve Wiley, UW, United States, Van Wyck, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30, culture, language, letter

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