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UW appoints Cauce as president — The University’s first woman and openly gay president

October 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly It takes 154 years for the University of Washington to select a woman president. Ana Mari Cauce is the first woman, the first Latina, and the openly gay president of the University. The UW Regents announced Cauce as the 33rd president of the University on Oct. 13th. Cauce is […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2015, American Ethnic Studies, Ana Mari Cauce, Asian American, Assunta Ng, Cuba, Distinguished Teaching Award, Education, Interim President Phyllis Wise, Kenyon Chan, Miami, Northwest Asian Weekly, UW, Vice Provost, Vikram Jandhyala, Vol 34 No 43 | October 17 - October 23, Yale University, technology

Foreign coins from six continents show up in fare boxes

August 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Stevick The Everett Herald EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Fiji showed up the other day. It is the latest currency to land in the Everett Transit fare box. The problem is the transit agency runs on U.S. dollars and coins — not kronas, loonies and pesos. While some people try to evade fares altogether, […]

Filed Under: Features, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Azerbaijan, Car Wash, Community Transit, Cuba, Everett Transit, French Polynesia, Martin Munguia, S-occupied Philippines, Seattle, Tom Hingson, United Arab Emirates, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4

Malaysia taken off US human trafficking blacklist

August 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers and rights groups on July 27 accused the State Department of politicizing its annual rankings of nations on their efforts to combat modern-day slavery, as key trading partner Malaysia was taken off a blacklist. Cuba was also given an upgrade, a week after the U.S. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Belarus, Cuba, Democratic Rep, Democratic Sen, International Monetary Fund, Libya, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Phil Robertson, President Barack Obama, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, State Department, State John Kerry, State Sarah Sewall, Thailand, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, World Bank

Photo of Vietnam War ‘napalm girl’ turns 40

June 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Margie Mason The Associated Press TRANG BANG, Vietnam (AP) — In the picture, the girl will always be 9 years old and wailing “Too hot! Too hot!” as she runs down the road away from her burning Vietnamese village.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, AP, American-run Barsky, British Independent Television Network, Bui Huy Toan, Canada, Cao Dai, Christopher Wain, Cuba, Goodwill Ambassador, Horst Faas, London, South Vietnamese Skyraider, Trang Bang, Uncle Ut, Vol 31 No 24 | June 9 - June 15, West Germany

In Havana’s Chinatown, rare droplets of freedom

July 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HAVANA (AP) — At Cuba’s only privately run newspaper, it doesn’t take much to stop the presses. It’s a wonder that they even get started.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Barrio Chino, Beijing, Calle Cuchillo Knife Street, Celia Sanchez, Chinatown, Chinese Embassy, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Food Street, Kathleen Lopez, Kwong Wah Po, Latin America, Long Sai Li Society, Maria Isabel Martinez, New York, Roberto Vargas Lee, Shine China, Vol 29 No 29 | July 17 - July 23

Editorial: Since when is multitasking bad? Maybe when you’re the President

December 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Now it may be true that a large number of American people are attributing their dissatisfaction with Obama to his multitasking — but are these people right? Should he just concentrate on war in Afghanistan? Should he just focus on the economy? How about just health care?

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2009, Afghanistan, Bill Clinton, Cuba, Gallup Poll, John Harwood, Middle East, New York Times, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paul Begala, Perhaps Obama, Saddam Hussein, Vol 28 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, White House, attention

Chinese presence in the Caribbean grows

November 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Most people know that Asians have migrated to countries all over the world, but some are still surprised to learn that Asians live in the West Indies. Some say this is likely due to images perpetrated by the media. Vacation ads often feature white couples enjoying the tropics. Asians aren’t commonly in sight.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, African Jamaican, Although Chin, Caribbean, Caucasian Jamaican, Chin Pa-kung, Chinese Benevolent Society, Chinese Jamaicans, Cuba, Harbour View, New York, Rebecca Tortello, Sean Paul, Spanish Town, Stacyann Chin, Taino Indians, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, West Indies, culture, grenada

Muslim minority riots erupt in China’s west

July 8, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Nearly 1,000 protesters from a Muslim ethnic group rioted in China’s far west, overturning barricades, attacking bystanders, and clashing with police in violence that killed at least three people, including a policeman, state media and witnesses said.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: Adam Grode, Alim Seytoff, Beijing, Bermuda, Central Asian, China, Cuba, Dalai Lama, East Turkestan, Four Uighur, Guantanamo Bay, Gulinisa Maimaiti, Han Chinese, Palau, Rebiya Kadeer, Xinhua News Agency, vol 28 no 29 | July 11 - July 17

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