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Classic rebel — JooWan Kim’s hip-hop ensemble comes to Seattle

September 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly JooWan Kim, a native of South Korea and longtime resident of the San Francisco Bay area, doesn’t remember having a huge affinity for popular music as a youth.  “I was a pretty typical academic student who enjoyed listening to classical music. It wasn’t until I was 18, I decided […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: Ensemble Mik Nawooj, Northwest Asian Weekly, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco Conservatory, Seattle, South Korea, Vol 34 No 37 | September 5 - September 11

Artsy coffee chain Blue Bottle brews long queues in Tokyo

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan, famous for green tea, is welcoming artisanal American coffee roaster Blue Bottle with long lines that have at times meant a four-hour wait for a cup. The company, which began in Oakland, California in 2002, hopes its early popularity is more than a passing fad. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Smith, Blue Bottle, Founder James Freeman, Giant Steps, Jotaro Fujii, New York, Saki Igawa, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco-based Tartine Bakery, Shake Shack, Silicon Valley, Takuya Nakagawa, Tokyo, Tottori Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, attention, culture, japan

At tail end of trans-Pacific f light, terror

July 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Terry Collins and Joan Lowy The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After nearly 11 hours in the air, the passengers and crew aboard a jumbo jetliner traveling from Seoul to San Francisco were looking forward to a quick and uneventful landing as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 approached the airport from over San Francisco […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Asiana Airlines Flight, Asiana President Yoon Young-doo, Benjamin Levy, British Airways Flight, China Central Television, Chinese, Doug Yakel, Ki Siadatan, Kim Haing, Mike Barr, San Francisco Bay, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, South Koreans, Star Alliance, Vedpal Singh, Vol 32 No 29 | July 13 - July 19, Ye Mengyuan

Limo fire kills five, including Filipino-American newlywed

May 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Martha Mendoza and Garance Burke The Associated Press REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — First came the tapping. Over the blasting music, limo driver Orville

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, California Highway Patrol Commander Mike Maskarich, Henry Jasny, Jack Chubb, Jasmine Desguia, Jerry Jacobs, KGO, Limo Stop, Lincoln Town Car, Michelle Estrera, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Nelia Arellano, Neriza Fojas, Nerzia Fojas, Orville Brown, Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco Bay, San Jose Mary Guardiano, San Leandro, San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault, San Rafael, Terrie Prosper, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17

June 16: NAPCA adds two new board members

June 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

David Cohen and Pablo Wong are two new board members of the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA).

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Advisory Commission, Asian Americans, Chinese, Fidelity National Financial, Los Angeles, NAPCA, Nicaragua, Pacific Islanders, San Francisco Bay, Vol 29 No 26 | June 26 - July 2

Director helms South Asian ‘Talks of the Vagina’

April 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Anjulie Ganti is well-known in the Indian community for performing the Bharatanatyam, a well-respected Indian form of dancing.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Aaina Festival, African American, Andrew Hamlin, Anjulie Ganti, Eve Ensler, Northwest Asian Weekly, San Francisco Bay, San Jose, Seattle, South Asian Sisters, Vol 29 No 15 | April 10 - April 16, Yoni Ki Baat

National Angel Island Day honors U.S. immigrant heritage

January 28, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This proclamation comes after ACR 76, a measure that recognizes Dec. 17 as an annual day to acknowledge the contributions of immigrants to the United States, especially the state of California. The proclamation honors America’s immigrant heritage and commemorates the sacrifices and contributions of America’s Angel Island immigrants. Angel Island is in the San Francisco Bay and once housed an immigration station, now a national historic landmark.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, ACR, National Angel Island Day, President Obama, San Francisco Bay, United States, Vol 29 No 5 | January 30 - February 5

‘Mr. Hyphen’ redefines image of Asian American men

December 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The six men on stage included a poet, a break dancer, and a filmmaker. They pounded rhythms on the dhol drum, modeled fresh fashions, slathered whipped cream on bare skin, and discussed their passion for community service.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, African American, Asian Americans, Bay Area, Fu Manchu, Helen Zia, Helping Janet, Janet Liang, Melissa Hung, Michelle Maykin, Pahole Sookkasikon, Project Michelle, San Francisco Bay, Southeast Asian, Thai Buddhist, Vol 28 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, culture

Museum of Chinese in America gets a new home

September 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) — In cramped quarters in Chinatown, staff at the Museum of Chinese in America had to be careful not to step on any schoolchildren as they taught a class about the role Chinese immigrants played in building the Transcontinental Railroad.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Alice Mong, Ang Lee, Angel Island, Brokeback Mountain, Centre Street, Chinatown, Chinese Americans, David Henry Hwang, Maya Lin, Mulberry St, San Francisco Bay, Taiwan, Transcontinental Railroad, United States, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Vol 28 No 38 | September 12 - September 18, Yo Yo Ma

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