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Amid tough competition, education key to Hawaii’s travel promotion

January 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jessica Else The Garden Island LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — The Marne family of Missoula, Mont., arrived on Kauai for a week-long stay, and David Marne said skipping out on the snow was a main motivation for the family’s sandy getaway. “It’s warm and quiet and Mexico has a bad rap, though I’m not really […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, David Marne, HCVB, HTA, Hawaii Tourism Authority, Hawaiian Islands, KVB, Kauai County, Kauai Visitors Bureau, Kilauea Lighthouse, LIHUE, Latin America, Let Hawaii Happen, Mexico, Milton Ozaki, Na Pali Coast, Nalani Kaauwai Brun, Sue Kanoho, Taiwan, Tourism Special Fund, Transient Accommodations Tax, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Waimea Canyon

From bean to brew — “Caffeinated” maps the journey

July 24, 2015 By Tiffany Ran

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly For many, the potential harbored in a single sip of coffee means conquering that morning meeting, finishing work reports, and having that pick-me-up when it seems the work day would never end. Yet “Caffeinated,” a documentary that debuts this week, will cause many to rethink their regular cup of […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Ana Maria Narbae, Bay Area, Espresso Vivace, Ethiopia, Geoff Watts, Guatemala, Indonesia, Intelligentsia Coffe, Latin America, Nicaragua, Peter Giuliano, Time Warner, Varsity Theater July, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31, Yet Caffeinated, attention, culture

Deportation is a bigger issue for Asians and Hispanics than a pathway to citizenship

January 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hope Yen Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – With immigration legislation stalled in Congress, Hispanics and Asian Americans say getting relief from deportations is more important for many of the 11 million immigrants here illegally than creating a pathway to U.S. citizenship, a new study finds.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, African Americans, Among Asian Americans, Associated Press, Donna Cassata, House Democrats, Latin America, Mark Hugo Lopez, Mexico, Obama Democratic, Pew Research Center, President Barack Obama, San Francisco, United States, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10, letter

Asian Weekly garners three Better Newspaper Awards

October 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Northwest Asian Weekly was the recipient of three 2013 Better Newspaper Awards at the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association’s 126th annual convention held Oct. 4 in Olympia. Reporter Jason Cruz won first place in the Best News Story–Long category for his story, “Family asks for help to free Tacoma resident imprisoned in Nicaragua,” about prison […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Best News Story Long, Best News Story Short, Best Website, Better Newspaper Awards, Han Bui, Jason Cruz, Latin America, Little Saigon, Nicaragua, Northwest Asian Weekly, Reporter Jason Cruz, Stacy Nguyen, Vol 32 No 43 | October 19 - October 25, Washington Newspaper Publishers Association, Yesler Terrace

Delta to expand Asia service from Seattle

October 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Bomkamp The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Delta Air Lines wants to expand service to Asia through its partnership with Alaska Airlines. Delta plans to add a flight between Seattle and Shanghai starting on June 17, 2013. Delta, which is based in Atlanta, is also proposing a flight between Seattle and Tokyo-Haneda, […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Africa, Alaska Air Group Inc, Alaska Airlines, Asia, Beijing, Business Elite, Delta, Europe, Latin America, New York, Seattle, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 42 | October 13 - October 19, japan

YMCA launches new Global Teen Program in Seattle’s sister city, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

April 20, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On April 14, a group of high school teens from the greater Seattle area packed their bags for the kick-off of YMCA’s new Global Teen Program. The new program takes place in Seattle’s sister city, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Participants in the program will work with various social youth agencies. They will partake in cultural visits around […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Africa, Asia, China, Contact Monica Quill Kusakabe, Global Teen Program, Global Teens, Greater Seattle, Korea, Latin America, Taiwan, Thailand, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27, YMCA, culture, language

For overseas students: Where is the money for school?

September 8, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Keishi Matsuda Northwest Asian Weekly It is becoming more common for international students from Asian countries to further their education in Washington state colleges. Some students flourish and have relatively little trouble studying in the United States, but others struggle.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, Bellevue College, China, Europe, GPA, George Lauer, International Education, Kenta Yamamoto, Latin America, Seattle University, UW, United States, Vol 30 No 37 | September10 - September 16, Weiwei Che, Yik Lun Chan, japan

Guillen: Asian players treated better than Latinos

August 5, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen thinks Asian players are given privileges in the United States that Latinos are not offered.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Guillen Asian, Korean, Latin America, MLB, Major League Baseball, Miguel Cabrera, Oakland Athletics, Ozzie Guillen, United States, Venezuela, Vladimir Guerrero, Vol 29 No 32 | August 7 - August 13, White Sox

China setting a new milestone as economy passes Japan’s

August 5, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — China is set to overtake Japan as the world’s second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Africa, Angola, Australia, Beijing, China, Chinese, East Asia, European-dominated World Bank, Greg Sheridan, Latin America, Mexico, Nomura Securities, Rob Subbaraman, Tokyo, United States, Unlike Japan, Vol 29 No 32 | August 7 - August 13, technology

Virgina senator calls for ending diversity programs 

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Sen. Jim Webb called for ending government-run diversity programs in a newspaper column on July 23

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, African Americans, Asia, Black Americans, Democratic National Committee, Douglas Wilder, Former Gov, George Allen, Jessica Smith, Jim Crow, Jim Webb, Latin America, RICHMOND, Republican Sen, United States, Vol 29 No 31 | July 31 - August 6, Wall Street Journal

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