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With humble beginnings, Asian American film fest sets down new roots and looks to the future

February 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Adrian Alarilla, filmmaker liaison at this year’s Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF), grew up in Manila and spent some time on the Philippine island, Cebu, and Chicago, before moving to Seattle in 2010.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, 2016, Adrian Alarilla, Asian Americans, China, Cocktails Karaoke, Filipino American, King Street Media, Kona Kitchen, NFL, Northwest Asian American Film Festival, Outdoor Summer Series, SAAFF, Salt Lake City, San Francisco Bay Area Ann Arbor, Seattle, Vancouver Asian Film Festival Photo, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, Wes Kim, Who Killed Vincent Chin

A mission to create hope through planning — Filipino American develops new environments and inspiration

May 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Raldi Formantes fights poverty. He designs highly imaginative and habitable places around the world, some reflect hope to the world’s poorest people and those seeking a more prosperous future. Formantes, 53, of Redmond, likes the Benjamin Franklin saying, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” as […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, ARCADIS, Australia, Benjamin Franklin, Bert Smolders, China, Filipino American, Hong Kong, Iloilo City, James Tabafunda, Josh Pauw, Philippines, Raldi Formantes Photo, Salt Lake City, Seattle-based Callison, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, Wong Ouyang Ltd, poverty

Surprise, surprise… – Seattle is white (We are not perfect, but we can improve)

February 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

With February being Black History Month and the total racial and ethnic minority population projected to increase from 30.9 percent in 2000 to 40.4 percent in 2019, the  social network website WalletHub recently conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Cities with the Most & Least Ethno-Racial & Linguistic Diversity. Given such a forecast, it’s ever […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, Black History Month, East Los Angeles, FL, International Studies, Jackson School, Mayor Ed Murray, New Bedford, Salt Lake City, Seattle, UT, Vol 34 No 9 | February 21 - February 27, language

The Layup Drill — Pacquiao, Mariota big winners

December 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  In this issue, we look at Manny Pacquiao’s latest victory, a Heisman winner, and a Seattle Marathon winner, among other things for the last column of the year. Pacquiao wins, Mayweather next? Six knockdowns.  This is how many times Manny Pacquiao […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, Apolo Ohno Invitational, Charles Wang, China, Chris Algieri, Clay Bennett, College Football Playoffs, Foot Locker, Heisman Trophy, Manny Pacquiao, Marcus Mariota, NFL, National Football League, New York Islanders, Oklahoma City Thunder, Rolling Stone, Rose Bowl, Salt Lake City, Saul Canelo Alvarez, Seattle Marathon, Sophia Liu, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26

UW Korea Studies Program named for Hon. Paull Shin

June 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly For Paull Shin, fighting to survive has long been part of his DNA.<!–more–> The University of Washington’s (UW) College of Arts and Sciences, in conjunction with the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, recently celebrated the former Washington State senator for his unwavering commitment to the school’s Korea […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2014, Brigham Young University, GED, Human Rights, International Studies, Jackson School, Korea Studies Program, Korean American, Korean Studies Program, Korean War, Paull Shin, Ray Paull, Salt Lake City, Seattle Central, UW, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4, Young Sook Lim, culture, language

Vietnamese American boy who committed suicide in Utah was bullied

December 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lena Sullivan The Associated Press A 14-year-old junior high school student in Utah committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in front of a group of classmates on Thursday, Nov. 29.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, ABC, Alicia Earl, Ben Horsley, Ethan Wily, Granite School District, Hunter Evensen, Intermountain Medical Center, Justin Hoyal, KSL, Makayla Schmidt, Salt Lake City, Unified Police Lt, Vietnamese American, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21

Former JACL National Executive Director and President Honored by Japanese Government

November 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Government of Japan announced that Shiro Floyd Mori, former National Executive Director and former National President of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, in recognition of his contributions to the improvement of the status of Japanese Americans, strengthening of economic relations between […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Fall Imperial Decorations, Independent Voters Project, JACL, Japanese Americans, Japanese Government, National Executive Director, Rising Sun, Salt Lake City, Shiro Floyd Mori, United States, Vol 31 No 46 | November 10 - November 16

Feb. 2: Roger Ling wins YouTube contest

February 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattleite Roger Ling won KFC’s YouTube contest. He received the $10,000 grand prize.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, KFC, Salt Lake City, Seattleite Roger Ling, Vol 30 No 8 | February 19 - February 25

Editorial: A rarity: Grocer brothers give to Olympian without expecting anything in return

March 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On the front page of this issue, we ran an inspiring story about Olympic athlete Alexa Loo. At age 37, Alexa Loo realized her dreams of snowboarding for Canada in her home city of Vancouver. Loo wasn’t able to do it alone though.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, Alexa Loo, Canada, China, Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, VIP, Vol 29 No 10 | March 6 - March 12

Is it ethical? CBS News pays for trip to Samoa in adoption story

December 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News helped pay for a Wisconsin family’s trip to Samoa which led to an emotional meeting that was a key moment in last Saturday’s “48 Hours” special on an adoption scam involving children taken from their South Pacific homes under false pretenses.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Bob Steele, CBS, China, Maureen Maher, Neither Sawyer, New York, Patti Sawyer, Poynter Institute, Salt Lake City, South Pacific, Susan Zirinsky, United States, Vol 28 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, adoption

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