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Honoring dreamers — Visionaries with ground-breaking ideas and efforts

October 16, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly At one point, the stage, filled with Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) members and supporters dressed in various traditional Asian and Pacific Islander dress, mirrored the packed, top-floor banquet room at China Harbor Restaurant alongside Seattle’s Lake Union. KING 5 and Northwest Cable News anchor Sula Kim, the event’s […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, APCC, Angelo Salgado, Asia Pacific, Chera Amlag, Dave Tenney, Food Sh, Geo Quibuyen, Hood Famous Bakeshop, Learning Management System, Lorraine Yu, Michael Verchot, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Pacific Islanders, Pierce County, Presenter Connie So, Ravi Ramineni, Sarah Baker, Seattle Chinese Post, Sula Kim, Vol 34 No 43 | October 17 - October 23

McCain: Allow sale of defensive weapons to Vietnam

June 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — America needs to provide Vietnam with more defensive weapons, U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday as tensions in the Asia Pacific region heightened over China’s expanding land reclamation projects in the South China Sea. But U.S. efforts so far are focused on delivering some of the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Amnesty International, Asia Pacific, Associated Press, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying, Obama, Russia, South China Sea, Vietnam War, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

Lee appointed at Amazon

December 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Douglas Lee, an Executive Development Institute alum (2012) has been appointed as Amazon’s Regional Head of Solutions Architecture, Asia Pacific, in the World-wide Public Sector (WWPS) team within Amazon Web Services. He will be spending a portion of his time building and growing the business in APAC, while developing technical and business relationships at the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, APAC, Amazon Web Services, Asia Pacific, Douglas Lee, Executive Development Institute, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, WWPS

Former Taiwan vice president visits University of Washington

April 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Former Taiwan Vice President Annette Lu Hsiu-lien visited the University of Washington on Friday, April 5, giving a lecture entitled, “A New Perspective on the Asia Pacific.” Her talk covered issues including the disputed island territory claimed by Taiwan, Japan, and China, as well as new strategies for improving foreign relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Asia Pacific, China, Former Taiwan Vice President Annette Lu Hsiu-lien, International Human Rights Day, Kaohsiung Incident, Vol 32 No 16 | April 13 - April 19

U.S. carrier cruises in disputed South China Sea

October 25, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris Brummitt THE ASSOCIATED PRESS On board the USS George Washington (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Asia Pacific, Beijing, Chinese, Denny Roy, East China Sea, George Washington, Gregory Fenton, Middle East, Pacific Fleet, Philippines, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 31 No 44 | October 27 - November 2

Asia’s major military powers double defense spending

October 20, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Asia’s top powers have doubled defense spending in the past decade, spurred by the explosion in military expenditure by China, new research shows.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Asia Pacific, China, Cold War, David Berteau, India, International Studies, Obama, South Korea, Southeast Asian, Taiwan Strait, United States, Vol 31 No 43 | October 20 - October 26, WASHINGTON, attention, japan

Chinese warships cross waters near Japanese territorial islands

October 18, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO, JAPAN (AP) — Japanese military officials said they were keeping a close eye on seven Chinese warships spotted in waters off a southern island Tuesday, Oct. 16. It was unclear whether the ship movements were related to a territorial dispute that has prompted both countries to show off […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Asia Pacific, Beijing, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Defense Minister Morimoto, Defense Ministry, East China Sea, Hong Lei, Nearby Taiwan, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 43 | October 20 - October 26, japan

COMMENTARY: Obama and Romney need to get real on jobs policy

September 6, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Douglas E. Schoen For Northwest Asian Weekly It’s a testament to how bad the American employment market has gotten when the most recent jobs report was met with applause. The Labor Department’s July jobs figures showed that employers added 163,000 new workers last month. That exceeds what most forecasters were predicting. But it’s only […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2012, Asia Pacific, Fox News, Obama, TPP, Vol 31 No 37 | September 8 - September 14, technology

INFUSION calls for API artists to showcase work

August 3, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

INFUSION, the largest Asia Pacific festival in the Northwest, is calling for API artists to apply to showcase their work. The Asia Pacific Infusion festival will take place on Nov. 16 through Nov. 18 at the Tacoma Convention Center.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, API, Asia Pacific, INFUSION, Showcase Seattle, Tacoma Convention Center, Vol 31 No 32 | August 4 - August 10

Asian Pacific Cultural Center holds 14th Annual New Year Celebration

March 5, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 11, The Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC), headed by Executive Director Faaluaina Pritchard, held its 14th Annual New Year Celebration, called Bula!, at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, APCC, Annual New Year Celebration, Asia Pacific, Asian Pacific Cultural Center, Executive Director Faaluaina Pritchard, Fiji, Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall, Vol 31 No 10 | March 3 - March 9

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