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SE Asian CD set defines musical era

November 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly With its four compact discs of material covering six decades of music, plus a 272-page book of liner notes, “Longing For The Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia,” released by Dust-To-Digital, will probably remain the definitive word on that musical era, covering traditional and more modern music […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2013, Andrew Hamlin, Burma, Cambodia, Chinese, David Murray, Eastern Europe, Independent Lens, Ireland, Khmer Rouge, Laos, Malaysia, NWAW, San Francisco, Southeast Asia, Vietnamese Vong Co, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22

CulturalFest makes the world smaller

February 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly The world shrunk just a tiny bit last Thursday and Friday, Feb. 14 and Feb. 15, as students at the University of Washington (UW) hosted their third ever cultural festival.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2013, Afghanistan, Aita Musazay, Alison Kilkinny, Aurelio Pino, Central America, Chile, Costa Rica, Eastern Europe, El Salvadorian, FIUTS, Latin American, Seattle, Though Violeta Parra, UW, Vol 32 No 9 | February 23 - March 1, culture

Airport workers fight for better wages — Part 1 of 2: International Worker’s rally draws attention to conditions for airport workers

June 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly There was a sea of teal balloons at the International Worker’s Day rally at Sea-Tac’s International Flag Pavilion, organized by OneAmerica and Working Washington. Among the more than 900 attendees at the rally were airport workers from Sea-Tac Airport.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2012, African Muslim, Alejandro Geracio, Angle Lake Park, Bags Inc, Bai Li Ling, Donna Denina, EEOC, Eastern Europe, Faith Action Network, First-class Airport, Hosea Wilcox, International Flag Pavilion, King County Councilmember Julia Paterson, Poverty-class Jobs, Puget Sound Sage, Seattle, Vol 31 No 24 | June 9 - June 15, Working Washington

UN SG Ban Ki-moon announces he is seeking a second term

June 11, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Monday that he will seek a second term as head of the United Nations

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Asian Group, Caribbean, China, Eastern Europe, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, Ivory Coast, Libya, Mark Toner, Middle East, Moscow, North Africa, Russia, Security Council, South Korean, United States, Vol 30 No 24 | June 11 - June 17

Return of the plague?

August 6, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — China locked down a remote farming town after three people died and 10 more were sickened with pneumonic plague, a lung infection that can kill a human in 24 hours if untreated.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Africa, Asia, Black Death, China, Chinese, Crystal Alley Market, Disease Control, Eastern Europe, Health Ministry, Middle Ages, Mongolia, Vivian Tran, WHO, vol 28 no 33 | August 8 - August 14

Gates Foundation gives $57 million to libraries across the ocean

May 2, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will spend $57 million to improve Internet access at public libraries in Poland, Romania, and Vietnam.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: Africa, Bill Gates, Botswana, Deborah Jacobs, Eastern Europe, Gates Foundation, Global Libraries, Latvia, Lithuania, Microsoft Corp, Poland, United States, Vietnam, technology, vol 28 no 19 | May 2 - May 8

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