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WFA to speak on issues affecting girls and women

October 14, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Women’s Funding Alliance (WFA) is organizing a morning breakfast to benefit women and girls in the Puget Sound region. The event is called “AMPLIFY! Raise the volume. Up the impact.” It is set for Oct. 20 at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. This year, WFA is welcoming keynote speaker Anika Rahman, president and CEO […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, Anika Rahman, Bangladesh, Benaroya Hall, CEO, Puget Sound, Seattle, United Nation, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, WFA

Asia’s sport gains new fans in the U.S.

June 9, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Spring is the start of another season of bats, balls, and scoring runs. For some, it’s not baseball that’s on their minds. It’s the game of cricket. Cricket is an international sport with a rabid fan base.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, Bangladesh, Bay Area, India, Jack Surendranath, Kirkland Park Department, Magnuson Park, Marymoor Park, NWCL, National Cricket Team, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pakistan, SCC, South Asian, Sports Business Journal, United Kingdom, Vishwa Gaddamanugu, Vol 30 No 24 | June 11 - June 17, West Indies

Happy New Year (in April)! — A spotlight on Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Cambodia’s new year celebrations

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Unlike the Gregorian calendars that start the year on Jan. 1, most South Asian countries use lunisolar calendars that start the year at the beginning of spring.

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2011, Aluth Avurudu, Bangladesh, Bisket Jatra, Cambodia, Chaul Chnam Thmey, Happy New Year, Khmer New Year, Moha Sangkran, Mughal Emperor Akbar, Nepal, Pohela Boishakh, Sakyamuni Satya, Sinhala New Year, South Asian, Sri Lankans, Thailand, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, West Bengal

Nepali boy reaches life plateau by aiding other immigrants

April 7, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Reaching the summit of the world’s tallest mountain in Nepal is certainly not easy. Since 1922, only 800 people have successfully scaled Mount Everest’s

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bikram Subba, Highline High School, Krishna Wagley, Last February, Mount Everest, Nepal, New Futures, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sun Life Financial, Sun Life Rising Star Award, United States, Vol 30 No 15 | April 9 - April 15, poverty

Cherie Blair named chancellor of Asian University for Women

March 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian University for Women (AUW), located in Bangladesh, appointed Cherie Blair, a leading international lawyer, human rights advocate, and the wife

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, AUW, Bangladesh, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Cherie Blair, Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Qatar, Vol 30 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

More women in local government in Asia–Pacific region, but figures still low at national levels

March 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

According to a 48-page report, “Women’s Representation in Local Government in Asia and the Pacific,” by the United Nations Development Programme

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, Asia Pacific, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Nicholas Rosellini, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, UNDP, Vol 30 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

NWAW’s July must-reads: Cool summer reads for young adults

July 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Most children take their education for granted and would rather be anywhere but at school.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2009, 2010, American Girl Julie, American Girl Publishing, Bangladesh, Good Luck, Isamu Noguchi, Ivy Ling, Lee Low Books, Meet Samantha, NWAW, Samantha Pak, Tokyo, Vol 29 No 30 | July 24 - July 30, attention, japan

UN: Asia–Pacific lags on women’s rights

March 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW DELHI (AP) — Nearly 100 million women across Asia have “disappeared” because of a huge and growing gender gap that has fatally deprived them of access to health care and food. This has led to widespread abortions of female fetuses, according to a U.N. report released on March 8.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Anuradha Rajivan, Bangladesh, China, East Asian, India, International Women, Iran, Nepal, New Delhi, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, United Nations Development Program, Vol 29 No 11 | March 13 - March 19, japan

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