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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

Jason’s day — Day wins first major championship

August 20, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Australian-born golfer Jason Day led from start to finish to win his first PGA Championship of his career this past Sunday at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.  The 27-year old Day, who is part Filipino, was the first player to finish 20 under par in a major event. Notably, […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, Australian Broadcasting Corp, British Open, Chambers Bay, Colin Swatton, Dening Day, Filipino Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jason Cruz, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Last November, Northwest Asian Weekly, PGA, Philippines, Typhoon Yolanda, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, Whistling Straits

More U.S. Open contenders to watch

June 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Kim Northwest Asian Weekly Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee is a professional Thai golfer who holds the record for most career earnings on the Asian Tour. He did not turn professional until he was 30 years old, which is unusual (the current number one ranked golfer, Rory McIlroy, is 26 years old and the […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, 2015, Andrew Kim, Asian Tour, Chinese, European Tour, Jordan Spieth, Last November, NCAA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Official World Golf Rankings, Richard Lee, Taiwan, Thongchai Jaidee, United States, Vol 34 No 26 | June 20 - June 26

Myanmar president frees prisoners ahead of visit to US

May 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s president pardoned at least 20 political prisoners on May 17, just ahead of a historic state visit to the United States that will highlight the two sides’ improved relations brought about by the former pariah nation’s democratic reforms.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, Ba Myo Thein, Barack Obama, Burma, European Union, Last November, Myanmar, President Thein Sein, Southeast Asian, United States, Vol 32 No 22 | May 25 - May 31, White House, YANGON, Ye Aung, Zaw Htay

The Top 10 Outstanding Asian American Achievements of 2012

January 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, certain people are recognized for the extraordinary things that they have accomplished in the Asian American communities. Here are 10 of those people from 2012.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Asian American, Filipino, Gordon Hirabayashi, Grace Meng, Japanese Americans, Japanese National Museum, Last November, New York, Philippines, President Obama, Republican City Councilman Dan Halloran, Seattle-born Santos, Snigdha Nandipati, Uncle Bob Santos, United States, Vietnamese American, Vol 32 No 2 | January 5 - January 11, World Bank

BLOG: Why should we care about the U.S. embassy?

September 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng My heart sank when I saw the news that the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, had been killed in an attack on the Libyan U.S. consulate Tuesday, Sept. 11. I have to confess that I never cared to learn about ambassadors. Last year, Gary Locke and Sung Kim were appointed as […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Ambassador Gary Locke, Ambassador Locke, Beijing, Chinese, Christopher Stevens, East China Sea, India, Korea, Last November, Libya, Mona Locke, Publisher Ng's blog, Sung Kim, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28, blog, japan, technology

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