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Iowa resident hopes to take flavored tofu mainstream

February 18, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kevin Hardy The Des Moines Register DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bob Rees wants you to look around the refrigerated yogurt section the next time you’re at your local grocery. Take stock of the multitude of variations. Pay heed to the multiple berry varieties. Notice the chocolate yogurt, the lemon flavor and even the […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, BOB REES, Des Moines, TOFU, VOL 36 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 18 - FEBRUARY 24

Black and Brown Male Summit — Empowering young men of color

November 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kari Canty Highline College More than 700 students and chaperones from across South King County attended the 2015 Black and Brown Male Summit on Nov. 14 at Highline College. What started in 2011 with about three dozen young men of color has quickly grown to hundreds attending the free day-long event. The Black and […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Community Engagement, Des Moines, Green River College, Guam, Highline College, Michael Tuncap, Rashad Norris, Rotary Club, South King County, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, Western Washington

Jury finds Bowman guilty of first-degree murder — Former child prodigy attempts suicide after jury verdict

December 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Thomasdinh “Dinh” Bowman was found guilty of first-degree murder by a King County jury on Thursday, December 11th.  The jury determined that Bowman had set out to kill when he shot Yancy Noll in August 2012.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, 2015, Avenue Northeast, BMW, Capitol Hill, Des Moines, Harborview Hospital, Jason Cruz, John Henry Browne, KIRO, King County Prosecutor Kristin Richardson, QFC, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle Times, Thomasdinh Dinh Bowman, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26, Yancy Noll

Chinese student convicted of fatal crash deported

November 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A 21-year-old Chinese man convicted of vehicular homicide and reckless endangerment for a 2012 Des Moines crash was deported Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Yichun Xu was placed on a commercial flight from Seattle back to China Nov. 20 by ERO officers. The former South Puget Sound Community […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, China Nov, Chinese, Customs Enforcement, Des Moines, ERO, Seattle, South Puget Sound Community College, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, Yichun Xu, attention

Philippine diplomat accepts Iowa apology

August 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) _ The Philippine ambassador to the U.S. personally called Iowa Public Safety Commissioner K. Brian London on Aug. 16 to seek an explanation of London’s statement that he believed Filipinos were difficult to polygraph and said he accepted his apology.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, AP, Ambassador Jose Cuisia, Brian London, Commissioner London, Des Moines, Elmer Cato, Filipino, Iowa State Patrol, Kim Reynolds, Philippines, Rob Hansen, Secret Service, Southeast Asia, Terry Branstad, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 35 | August 24 - August 30, language

‘My mom is a … cyber mom?’ — Mothers and children maintain international relationships through technology

May 5, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At 11 p.m., Cuong “Armstrong” Bui picks up the telephone. He dials the international code 011, followed by code 84 for Vietnam, and then dials a series of numbers he knows by heart.

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Cultures Tagged With: 2011, Boonsoon Jeong, Cuong Armstrong Bui, Des Moines, Everett Community College, Fiji Islands, Kamrul Nisha, Korea, Mother's Day 2011, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sora Yun, Tessa Sari, United States, Vietnam, Vol 30 No 19 | May 7 - May 13, Zhora Frieden, technology

Hit singer Jimmy Wong on Alexandra Wallace and why angry responses are unproductive

April 7, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

Last month, former UCLA student Alexandra Wallace posted an ill-conceived YouTube video complaining about Asian students who talked

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Alexandra Wallace, Chinese, David Wong, Des Moines, Don Coscarelli, Fred Chu, Help Japan, Japan Red Cross, Jimmy Wong, Los Angeles, Normandy Park, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Though Asian Americans, UCLA, Vol 30 No 15 | April 9 - April 15

New president of Korean American Association explains its history and goals

February 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ken Kyongho Ko is the new president of the Korean American Association in Federal Way.

He first came to the United States in 1984, moving to Anchorage. At age 28 with his parents, wife, and 2-year-old daughter. In 1993, he moved to Kent.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, American Dream, Des Moines, FWKAA, Ken Kyongho Ko, Korean American Association, Korean American Grocers Association, Korean Associations, Northwest Asian Weekly, Steven Cong, United States, Vol 29 No 9 | February 27 - March 5, language

Highline the most diverse community college in the state?

October 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There has been a push for diversity to bolster Highline Community College’s (HCC) academic environment, claim students and faculty, citing the institution’s members of color, consideration for ethnicity in hiring new faculty and staff, as well as what some claim to be an openness that fosters different backgrounds.

Filed Under: Education, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Amina Mohamed, Asian American, Associated Students, Des Moines, HCC, Highline Community College, Institutional Advancement, International Students Program, Lisa Skari, Olga Afichuk, Sam Le, Thomas Tobin, Tommy Kim, Vietnam, Vol 28 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, culture

Korean American stays close to her roots and helps people with the U.S. Coast Guard

July 2, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Petty Officer Third Class Julie Rowe, a health services technician at the Integrated Support Command Seattle medical clinic, is all too familiar with the term “melting pot,” a variety of races, cultures, and individuals assimilating into a cohesive whole, which she along with many other Coast Guard members fit right into.

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: Des Moines, Highline Community College, Integrated Support Command Seattle, Korean American, Korean Coast Guard, North Pacific Coast Guard Forum, Petty Officer Third Class Julie Rowe, Seattle Area, South Korea, Washington State, vol 28 no 28 | July 4 - July 10

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