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Immigrant success story

May 23, 2016 By Ruth Bayang

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY When Dr. Andy Chiem first set foot in the United States 35 years ago, he never dreamed that he would be a doctor. “I did not know a word of English,” Chiem said in a speech April 26 at the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund (RVCDF) annual meeting, when […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: ANDY CHIEM, Evergreen Chiropractic Clinic, International District, JENNIE QUACH, Life Chiropractic College West, Martin Luther King, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, RVCDF, Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Ruth Bayang, United States, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27, Vietnamese, Wayne Lau, parking

Oregon and Washington delay crab season because of toxin

November 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)  — Oregon and Washington have joined California in delaying the start of their commercial crab seasons after dangerous toxin levels were found in the crabs. Officials say elevated levels of domoic acid were found in crabs in all three states. The toxin is naturally produced by microscopic algae in the Pacific Ocean, […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Food Tagged With: 2015, Grays Harbor, John Corbin, PORTLAND, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, Thanksgiving, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4

BLOG: What you didn’t know about Taiwan — Bubble tea, canines, rocks, colleges, and cookies

February 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For those who don’t know anything about Taiwan, here is one of many interesting facts: It is the birthplace of bubble tea. The bubble tea is not what fascinated me most about Taiwan, but it is more the many other things you would not normally expect from a tiny island in the Pacific. I was […]

Filed Under: Travel, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Although Japan, Asian Weekly, China, Democrat Progressive Party, HK, Mainland Chinese, NTU, Pacific Ocean, President Chen Shui Bien, President Chiang Kai Shek, Sacred Heart, TWIN, Taiwan, Taiwan Bubble, Tofu Street, Virgin Mary, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, attention, reunion

August reading recommendations

August 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Pioneer Girl By Bich Minh Nguyen Viking, 2014 Ever since she received the box set from her grandfather when she turned 8, Lee Lien has always loved Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie” books.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2014, Beijing Ballet, Carlos Bulosan, Chinatown, Filipino, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Lee Lien, Little House, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Pioneer Girl, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15, Washington Press, poverty

“Above the China Sea” explores Okinawa then and now

June 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Novelist and magazine writer Sarah Bird’s latest novel, “Above the East China Sea,” is a study of two young girls, separated by 60 years, in Okinawa Province of Japan. Bird will read and sign books on July 2 at Elliott Bay Books. She took some questions over e-mail.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, Air Force, Andrew Hamlin, Bird Far, East China Sea, Elliott Bay Books, Kadena Air Base, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Officers Club, Pacific Ocean, Planet Oki, Ryukyu Islands, Sarah Bird, Suicide Cliff, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4, Yokota Air Base, culture, japan

I close my eyes and think, ‘Aloha’

March 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly I was in Hawaii’s Ko Olina Resort for a wedding when snow hit Seattle on Feb. 8. I long for snow every once in a while, but when I get my wish, I really hate it.

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2014, Assunta Ng, GPS, Hawaii Airport, Ko Olina Resort, Mariposa Restaurant, Mayflower Park Hotel, Mom Yes, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Ocean, Paul Ishii, Seattle, Uwajimaya, Vol 33 No 11 | March 8 - March 14, Wedding Aloha-style

BLOG: A dream wedding for Catherine Giudici — You’re invited to “watch”!

January 23, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng How would you like to announce your wedding on television for free, and even get a sponsor to pay for a lavish wedding?

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, 2014, ABC, Annex Oyster Restaurant, Catherine Giudici, Filipino, Los Angeles, Monique Lhuillier, Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara, Sean Lowe, Seattle, The Bachelor, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31, reunion

Lee wants 6th term — City’s first mayor/council member of color

October 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee has been on the city council for 20 years. Put another way, that’s over 7,300 days, or over 175,000 hours, or over 1 million minutes. To say the least, Lee has put in a lot of time in his job, and now he’s running for […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Bellevue City Council, Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee, China, Conrad Lee, Especially Bellevue, ITEX, Kemper Freeman, Lyndon Heywood, MBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Ocean, Sierra Entertainment, Vol 32 No 44 | October 26 - November 1, Zachariah Bryan

NWAW’s October book recommendations

October 4, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Take Me Out to the Yakyu By Aaron Meshon Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2013 Although baseball may be America’s pastime, the sport’s appeal has expanded to include a global audience.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2013, Ballantine Books, Ground Zero, Hideki Matsui Sportsmanship, India, NWAW, New York Yankees, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Ocean, Red Sox, Samantha Pak, Seattle Mariners, United States, Vol 32 No 41 | October 5 - October 11, japan

S Korea bans Japanese fish due to radiation fears

September 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eun-Young Jeong The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea announced Sept. 6 that it was banning all fish imports from along Japan’s northeastern coast because of what officials called growing public worry over radioactive water leaking into the Pacific Ocean near the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Energy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi Sept, Fukushima Dai-ichi, Hiroshi Kishi, Hisashi Hiroyama, Japan Fisheries Cooperatives, Japanese Fisheries Agency, Pacific Ocean, SEOUL, South Korea Vice Fisheries Minister Son Jae-hak, TEPCO, Tokyo Electric Power Co, Vol 32 No 38 | September 14 - September 20, Yoshihide Suga

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