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Kent City Council votes to ban fireworks starting 2017

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 16, the Kent City Council passed an ordinance that would ban the possession, sale or use of consumer fireworks year-round within the city, starting February 2017. Due to the way state law is written, any local ordinance that is stricter than state law has a one-year waiting period before it becomes effective. The […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2016, Fourth of July, Independence Day, Kent City Council, Last November, Native American, Pacific Islander, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4

EDITORIAL: Why you gotta be so mean? — America yells ‘go home’ to children at border

July 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The annual Independence Day naturalization ceremonies in cities across the United States, including here in Seattle, are inspirational and moving. According to U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, 9,000 people became U.S. citizens during more than 100 ceremonies in the week up to and including July 4.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, Central America, Ellis Island, Immigration Services, Independence Day, Native Americans, Obama, Seattle, United States, Vol 33 No 29 | July 12 - July 18

New citizens take oath on Independence Day

July 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Four-hundred eighty-seven new citizens of the United States took their oaths of allegiance on July 4 at the Seattle Center as part of the Ethnic Heritage Council’s 29th Annual Naturalization Ceremony.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Annual Naturalization Ceremony, Ethnic Heritage Council, Independence Day, India, Jagdish Sharma, Jay Inslee, Jim McDermott, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation, Philippines, Seattle Center, South Korea, United States, Vol 32 No 29 | July 13 - July 19, Western Washington

A Vietnamese Thanksgiving

November 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly The Vietnamese in the United States can easily identify with the Thanksgiving story.

Filed Under: Cultures, Food Tagged With: 2012, Charles Lam, England, Independence Day, KFC, Lunar New Years, Northwest Asian Weekly, Orange County, Thanksgiving Lunch, United States, Vietnamese Thanksgiving, Vol 31 No 48 | November 24 - November 30, turkey

Samoa and Tokelau jump ahead a day on New Year’s Eve

January 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Keni Lesa The Associated Press   APIA, Samoa (AP) — Sirens wailed and fireworks exploded in the skies over Samoa, as the tiny South Pacific nation jumped forward in time, crossing westward over the international date line and effectively erasing Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, from the country’s calendar.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, APIA, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, Independence Day, New Year, New Zealand, Prime Minister Tuila, Sailele Malielegaoi, South Pacific, Tokelau, Tonga, United States, Vol 31 No 2 | January 7 - January 13, communication

Blog: Celebrating India’s independence and a b-day at an Italian restaurant

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng On Aug. 15, a group of Indian Americans were celebrating India’s 64th Independence Day at Il Terrazzo Carmine.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Blog Celebrating India, Debadutta Dash, Happy Birthday, Independence Day, Indian Americans, Nirmal Agarwal, Publisher Ng's blog, Tay Yoshitani, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, WASITRAC

Editorial: Don’t hate us for saying, ‘Merry Christmas!’

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lately, we’ve noticed something that is rather disconcerting. When we’re out and about, walking down the streets of Seattle to buy groceries or run errands

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, Editorial Don, Independence Day, OK, Seattle, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24

On the eve of Independence Day, immigrants reflect on an uncertain future … but many are still optimistic

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For our Fourth of July issue, we want to look beyond the fireworks and picnics to offer a more poignant look at the thoughts and worries that international students and immigrants

Filed Under: Community News, Cultures Tagged With: 2010, Chinami Tajika, Fourth of July, Hong Kong, Independence Day, India, Indonesia, Japanese American, Korea, Nate Nozaki, Northwest Asian Weekly, Taiwan, United States, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9, culture, technology

3 fun ( and safe! ) ‘explosions’ for kids on the Fourth

July 2, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A favorite American traditional is to light fireworks on Independence Day. Many of us find joy in hearing the zip of hissing smoke as a bottle rocket takes to the sky before crackling loudly in an echo.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Independence Day, Northwest Asian Weekly, vol 28 no 28 | July 4 - July 10

The benefits of being a middle child

November 29, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“I owe my life to two strokes of incredible luck,” writes Sarfraz Manzoor in his memoir. “I was not born female, and I was not the oldest son.” Manzoor discusses his life in a Pakistani immigrant family living in Luton, England. In his father’s rigid household, the first son would follow into the father’s work. The daughter would remain on her best behavior until she found a man to marry.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2008, Andrew Hamlin, Asbury Park, Bruce Springsteen, England, Independence Day, Janis Ian, New Jersey, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Random House, Sarfraz Manzoor, Vintage Departures, culture, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

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