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It might smell like strawberry, but it’s still tobacco — Can hookah be healthy?

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When you walk through the touristy Pike-Pine corridor in downtown Seattle, it’s hard to miss the smoke shops that pervade the area. On the ground level window display of Smoke Plus, on the busy intersection of Pike and First Ave., there are boxes of cigars, glass pipes of various colors and sizes, and a lineup of grandiose hookah pipes with long coils shoved against each other. A sweet scent permeates the shop’s perimeter that leads down to the basement.

Filed Under: Feature stories, Health Tagged With: 2015, Columbia University, Double Apple, First Ave, Go Ask Alice Compared, International District, Iran, Laura Blinkhorn, Mayo Clinic, Middle Eastern, Mo Kairbash, Pete Holmes, Sameer Iqbal, Seattle City Attorney, Seattle Downtown Public Health Center, Smoke Plus, VSCO, WNPA2016

Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi”

November 13, 2015 By Andrew Hamlin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly If Jafar Panahi’s new movie comes off less than perfect—or even if it seems perfect—one must consider the circumstances. The Iranian director’s own government banned him from making films for 20 years. In a statement issued earlier this year, Panahi replied that “Nothing can prevent me from making films […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Hamlin, Closed Curtain, Crimson Gold, Iran, Jafar Panahi, Jafar Panhai, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

Hacking, China’s maritime claims overshadow Xi’s US visit

September 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — As Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to Washington this week, the outlook for relations is decidedly murkier than when he hosted President Barack Obama at their last summit less than a year ago. Tensions are rising over allegations of Beijing-directed cyberattacks on the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Beijing, Brantly Womack, Chinese, General Assembly, Hilton Worldwide, Iran, Liberation Army, New York, Peking University, President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South China Sea, State Counselor Yang Jiechi, Vol 34 No 40 | September 26 - October 2, Zhu Feng, japan

US, China budge not a bit over South China Sea

May 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Lee AP Diplomatic Writer BEIJING (AP) — China and the United States budged not a bit Saturday over Beijing’s assertive development in disputed parts of the South China Sea, with Foreign Minister Wang Ji politely but pointedly dismissing Washington’s push for a diplomatic solution to ease tensions. Wang and U.S. Secretary of State […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, ASEAN, Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Foreign Minister Wang Ji, Iran, North Korea, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, State John Kerry, US, United States, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29

No news is good news — On Carter’s first Asia trip as Pentagon chief, calm prevails

April 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONOLULU (AP)—No news is good news. That might have been the bumper sticker for Ash Carter’s first tour of Asia as secretary of defense. It was mostly quiet on the Eastern front. Carter consulted with Japanese and South Korean leaders, gave pep talks to American troops, stressed the U.S. military’s stabilizing influence in the region […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Afghanistan, Ash Carter, Chuck Hagel, Defense Secretary William Perry, East Asia, Han Min Koo, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korean, President Barack Obama, South China Sea, South Korean, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24, Yemen, japan

US think tank proposes shake-up of Taiwan defense

January 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fears of war between Taiwan and China have eased in recent years, but the growing gap in their military capabilities has prompted a U.S. think tank to lay out a radical new approach in how Taiwan could defend itself if China invaded, relying less on conventional forces […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, China, Chinese, Defense Department, Iran, North Korea, North Vietnam, Obama, PRC, Philippines, Taiwan, US, United States, Vietnam War

Rebuilding trust between law enforcement and the community

December 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Singh Northwest Asian Weekly In light of current debates surrounding the Ferguson trial and Obama’s recent address on immigration, local Seattle officials and government leaders understand the need for better communication between the police and the community they protect. Senator Pramila Jayapal of Seattle’s 37th district told Seattle Weekly she is looking into […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Bhutan, Burma, Cuc Vu, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Jefferson Community Center, Mayor Ed Murray, Northwest Asian Weekly, OIRA, Obama, Seattle Weekly, Somalia, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19, communication, language

Indian American confirmed as Assistant Secretary of State

May 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Puneet Talwar has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a key diplomatic position, becoming the second Indian American to join the state department. Talwar, who was a key aide of President Barack Obama on the Middle East, will now serve as the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Assistant Secretary, Columbia University, Cornell University, Indian American, Iran, Iraq, Joseph Biden, Middle East, President Barack Obama, Public Affairs, Puneet Talwar, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16

International Children’s Fest at Seattle Center

April 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington will partner with the Seattle Center to bring the fifth annual International Children’s Friendship Festival to Seattle on April 12 and 13, from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on both days.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Brazil, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Fisher Pavilion, Friendship Festival, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Libya, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Seattle Center, Ukraine, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11

When two worlds become one

February 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya By Nagaru Tanigawa Little, Brown and Company, 2013 As in the previous book, the latest installment in the Haruhi Suzumiya series features two different versions of the same story and continues where the last one ended. The first version begins with Kyon, Haruhi, time-traveler […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Central Asia, China, Chinese, Europe, Hanne Schubert, Haruhi Suzumiya, Iran, Japanese Noh, Noodle Road, Riverhead Books, San Francisco, Silk Road, Vol 33 No 7 | February 8 - February 14, Yuki Nagato, culture

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