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Leland Yee sentenced in racketeering case

March 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former California state senator Leland Yee on Feb. 24 to five years in prison after he acknowledged in a plea deal that he accepted thousands of dollars in bribes and discussed helping an undercover FBI agent buy automatic weapons from the Philippines. Senior […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, California State Senate, Chinatown, Chinese, FBI, Ghee Kung Tong, Keith Jackson, Leland Yee, Philippines, Prosecutor Susan Badger, Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow, San Francisco, Senator Yee, Senior District Court Judge Charles Breyer, Sudhin Thanawala, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

NEA head Jane Chu lauds arts curriculum for language-learners

February 26, 2016 By Ruth Bayang

By Ruth Bayang Northwest Asian Weekly Jane Chu, the head of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), got a first-hand look at diversity through the arts at Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum on Feb. 17. Chu’s Chinese name is Ji Jen, which means virtue and integrity. She was born in Shawnee, Okla., to Chinese immigrants […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Beth Takekawa, Chinese, Ellen Ferguson, Indiana University, Ji Jen, Karen Hanan, Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, NEA, New York, Rockhurst University, Ruth Bayang, Seattle, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Washington State Arts Commission, Wing Luke Museum, technology

BLOG: Attention: Mainstream restaurants — Don’t shame us. We just like family style

February 26, 2016 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly It’s funny, but nobody ever asks, “What’s your favorite ‘American’ restaurant?” Yet, many are dying to know my favorite Chinese or Asian restaurant. I am a foodie. I frequent both Asian and mainstream American restaurants regularly. For a change of scenery, a yearning for a conversation without being disrupted, […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2016, Assunta Ng, Capital Grille, Chinese, England, Metropolitan Grill, Northwest Asian Weekly, Publisher's Blog, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Wimbledon, language

Life and love with the Chinese zodiac

February 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Rat: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 Ox: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 Tiger: 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 Rabbit: 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 Dragon: 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 Snake: 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 Horse: […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, Chinese, Vol 35 No 7 | February 13 - February 19

EDITORIAL: Facing East sets bad example for Asians

February 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the last week, news broke that the attorney general’s office is going after Facing East, a very popular Taiwanese restaurant in Bellevue, and its owner Yu-Ling Wong for alleged sales tax evasion. (Read our story on this on page 4 of this issue.) Wong is accused of pocketing nearly $400,000 in sales tax from […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, 2016, Canada, Chinese, East Asian, Facing East, International District, Pius Chan, United States, Vol 35 No 7 | February 13 - February 19

Bellevue Square ushers in Year of Monkey with celebration

February 11, 2016 By Nina Huang

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly For the fifth year in a row, the Bellevue Collection will be hosting its annual Lunar New Year celebration at Bellevue Square’s center court on Feb. 20 from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Decorations have already started to go up in all three facilities: Bellevue Place, Lincoln Square, and […]

Filed Under: Features, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Bellevue Collection, Bellevue Place, Bellevue Square, China Bistro, Chinese, Fashion Week, Gillian Lamont, HSBC, Jennifer Leavitt, Lincoln Square, Lunar New Year, Moksha Indian Cuisine, Na Hoku, Overseas Community Affairs Council, Red Mango, Snowflake Lane, Vol 35 No 7 | February 13 - February 19, attention

USPS celebrates Lunar New Year with special edition monkey stamp

February 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 5, the United States Postal Service (USPS) issued its Year of the Monkey stamp. The stamp art features two bright reddish-orange peonies against a purple background. Peonies symbolize wealth and honor in Chinese culture and often decorate the sides of the traditional drums played during the holiday festivities. Art director and stamp designer […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Chinese, Clarence Lee, Ethel Kessler, Lau Bun, Lunar New Year, USPS, Vol 35 No 6 | February 6 - February 12

Lucky in love? Work woes to come? — Astrological predictions for the Year of the Fire Monkey

February 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sun Lee Chang Northwest Asian Weekly Are you tired of the status quo? If that is the case, then the impending year of the monkey, which by the lunar calendar will start on Feb. 8, won’t disappoint you. Each animal in the Chinese zodiac has five associated elements, including wood, fire, earth, metal, and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2016, Chinese, DRAGONS, Love Although, Love Practicality, Love Stop, Lunar New Year, Northwest Asian Weekly, PIGS, RABBITS, Sun Lee Chang, TIGERS, Vol 35 No 6 | February 6 - February 12, Work Acquiring, Work Forces, Work Think, Work Whatever, attention

Playwright remixes Hamlet with feminist themes and lots of ajummas

January 29, 2016 By Vivian Nguyen

If Shakespeare’s Prince Hamlet were played by a female Korean American protagonist, what would that play be like?

“Do It For Umma,” a tragi-comedy written by local playwright Seayoung Yim, explores this very idea.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2016, Annex Theater, Asian American, Chinese, Filipino, King Hamlet, Korean American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Prince Hamlet, Sara Porkalob, Seattle, Seayoung Yim, Skye Stephenson, Stephanie Timm, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5

Jing Mei Elementary School gifted Chinese books and CDs

January 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Recently, Legacy Multi Cultural & Educational Service Center visited Jing Mei Elementary School in Bellevue to gift Chinese story books and CDs. These books were received by the school’s principal, Vivian Tam. This trip provided approximately 200 books up to a sixth grade reading level to the school. Jing Mei Elementary School is Bellevue’s Chinese […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Chinese, Jing Mei Elementary School, Legacy Multi Cultural Educational Service Center, Vivian Tam, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15

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