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Poof! Alibaba likely not settling in Seattle

August 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will not make its U.S. headquarters in Seattle according to a recent report. Despite the company shopping for space in Bellevue, a company spokesperson indicated that it would not be moving its U.S. headquarters which is currently located in San Mateo, California. The company’s founder, […]

Filed Under: Features, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Alibaba, China, Chinese, City Center Bellevue, Jack Ma, Jason Cruz, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Poof Alibaba, San Francisco, San Mateo, Seattle, United States, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14, technology

The Layup Drill — Finally!: Manny-Floyd, UFC heads to the Philippines, and Lin playing well

March 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  Have you recovered from the Super Bowl yet? Manny-Floyd…Finally We’ve written about it a lot and now we finally get to look forward to it.  Manny Pacquiao will meet Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on May 2nd in Las Vegas. The fight was […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2010, 2015, Coach Scott, Filipino American, Floyd Mayweather, Frankie Edgar, Houston Rockets, Jordan Clarkson, Juan Manuel Marquez, Los Angeles Lakers, Mark Munoz, Martin Luther King, Moda Center, NBA, New York, Philippines, Super Bowl, Ultimate Fighting Championships, Urijah Faber, Vol 34 No 12 | March 14 - March 20

Lakers’ Clarkson overshadows Lin in game against Blazers — Despite cancellation of Asian Heritage Night, fans get a treat

February 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Jeremy Lin and the Los Angeles Lakers visited the Portland TrailBlazers on Wednesday, February 11th, the last night before the NBA teams headed into the All-Star Break when the league takes a week off in preparation for the second half of the season.  Lin has tailed off since being […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, Admittedly Clarkson, Asian Heritage Night, Blazers Despite, Byron Scott, Chinese New Year, Ed Davis, Filipino, Jeremy Lin, Jordan Clarkson, Kobe Bryant, Lakers Clarkson, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, Vol 34 No 9 | February 21 - February 27

The Layup Drill — Nishikori, Team Philippines and South Korean Little Leaguers

September 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Big US Open for Asian Athletes The U.S. Open had two major storylines for Asian tennis fans. First, Kei Nishikori made it to the U.S. Open men’s final. The 24-year-old Japanese tennis star made a remarkable run through the tournament. His play during the tournament in New York drew […]

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, Basketball World Championships, China, Cung Le, French Open, Jordan Clarkson, Kei Nishikori, Little League World Series, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Novak Djokovic, Peng Shuai, Seattle, South Korea, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 39 | September 20 - September 26, japan

‘Dinosaur’ looks to play in NBA — Age doesn’t worry Japanese basketball player

February 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Weights, cardio, and Zumba. It’s an unusual regimen for an individual looking for a shot in the NBA. “It helps with my balance and rhythm,” Osamu Abe explained of the dancing, aerobic exercise. Of course, Osamu Abe is not your typical basketball player. Known as “Dinosaur Samu,” the 6’7” […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, ACL, Dinosaur Samu, Jamal Crawford, Japan League, Jason Cruz, Kyoko Kazuse, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBDL, New Hampshire, Northwest Asian Weekly, Osamu Abe, Rainier Vista, Seattle, Steve Nash, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21

Asian Americans rejoice as Lin smashes stereotypes

February 25, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jesse Washington The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They know what it feels like to be overlooked. People, they say, assume they are weak, servile, out of place. So when these Asian Americans watch Jeremy Lin slash and shoot his way through the NBA’s finest, it’s almost as if they are on the basketball […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Charles Barkley, China-born Yao, Every Asian American, Jason Whitlock, Jeffrey Ng, Jeremy Lin, Jeremy Stop Asian Profile Lin, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, New York Post, Peter Kim, Ren Hsieh, Seeing Jeremy Lin, Spike Lee, Staple Design, Tim Legler, Tyson Chandler, Vol 31 No 9 | February 25 - March 2, Washington Wizards, Watching Lin

Asians shoot to the top of the charts!

November 11, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last month was exciting in terms of entertainment news. Musicians made Asian American history, San Diego hosted its annual Asian Film Festival

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, Aaron Sorkin, Aaron Yoo, Andrew Garfield, Asian Americans, Asian Film Festival, Breakthrough Award, Brenda Song, Chu Steps, Far East Movement, Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award, James Roh Prohgress, Korean American Daniel Dae Kim, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Daily News, Oliver Wang, San Diego, Toronto International Asian Reel Film Festival, Vol 29 No 46 | November 13 - November 19, Yao Ming

Pacquiao: Mayweather doesn’t want to fight me, boxing a ‘business’ to him

November 5, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Pacquiao believes that the biggest potential fight in boxing will never happen because Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants no part of him.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Andre Berto, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Freddie Roach, Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas, Los Angeles Lakers, Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao Mayweather, Ron Artest, Ron Sr, Sugar Shane Mosley, Vol 28 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, West Coast, Wild Card Gym

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