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Crisis and Calm: Ruth Ozeki and the Art of Being a Novelist

January 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Signe Predmore Northwest Asian Weekly It wasn’t until disaster struck that Japanese American author Ruth Ozeki’s latest, critically acclaimed novel, “A Tale for the Time Being,” truly came to life. She had struggled with an earlier version of the story since 2006, eventually completing what she thought was the final version in 2011. “It […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, British Columbia, Dogen Zenji, First Nations, Japanese American, Lake Forest Park, Man Booker Prize, New World, Ruth Ozeki, Signe Predmore, Smith College, Third Place Books, Tokyo, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31, Whidbey Island, Zen Buddhism

UW instates diversity graduation requirement

June 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly A long-time student-led effort to pass a diversity course requirement for all University of Washington undergraduates came to fruition May 24.

Filed Under: Features, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Asia Prime, Associated Students, Faculty Senate Chair Jim Gregory, Filipino American Student Association, First Nations, Helen Fillmore, International Relations, Kappa Sigma, Minority Affairs, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano, Northwest Asian Weekly, Red Square, Seattle, UW, Vol 32 No 25 | June 15 - June 21, social media

Police meeting leaves some APA leaders skeptical

December 20, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Local members of the Asian and Pacific American community believe that they are not receiving adequate attention and engagement from the Seattle Police Department.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2012, APA, APDC, African American Community, American Indian, Asian Pacific American, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Connie Rice, DOJ, Executive Director, First Nations, Former Assistant Chief Harry Bailey, Los Angeles, New Orleans, SPD, Seattle Police Department, Vol 31 No 52 | December 22 - December 28, attention

EDITORIAL: The solution to police brutality starts with an overhaul of the way they’re trained

March 29, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The shooting of Trayvon Martin and the inaction of the Florida police that followed angered the world, but here in Seattle, we’ve been brimming over with frustration and anger over the excess of unwarranted violence from our own police force. These cases often result in an officer stepping down, but that consolation is not enough. […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, 2012, First Nations, Neighborhood Watch, Seattle, Sue Rahr, Training Commission, Trayvon Martin, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6, culture

Vancouver’s Asians feel neglected by Olympic hosts

February 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Olympic opening ceremony celebrated Canada’s aboriginals and French speakers, but gave little hint of Vancouver’s huge, dynamic Asian population. Dismayed civic leaders are pleading for a different story at the closing show.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Alden Habacon, Borvonan Vattanawong, British Columbia, Chinese, East Indians, First Nations, Go Canada Go, Harjinder Thind, Henry Yu, Indira Prahst, Jun Ing, Langara College, New Town Bakery, North America, Peter Kwok, Simon Fraser University, South Asians, Sukhi Sandhu, VANOC, Vancouver Organizing Committee, Vol 29 No 9 | February 27 - March 5

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