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Family reunification for Filipino “veteranos”

August 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim participated in a community forum about a new federal policy allowing the adult children of Filipino World War II veterans to live and work in the U.S. When the U.S. entered World War II, the Philippines, which at the time was a U.S. Commonwealth, became an […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim, Filipino, Homeland Security, Japanese Axis Military Forces, Mayor Murray, Obama Administration, Parole Program, Philippines, President Harry Truman, Rescission Act, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, South Pacific, United States, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4

Community organizations speak up for hungry families

February 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seventy-one organizations from across the state have joined together to call for full restoration of State Food Assistance for Washington children, elders, and families.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Eritrea, Faaluaina Pritchard, Farm Bill, Food Stamps, Mexico, South Pacific, State Food Assistance, Vietnam, Vol 33 No 9 | February 22 - February 28

EDITORIAL: Who’s hungry? Everybody’s hungry.

February 20, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Food is the first and most important thing a human being needs. People must have it at fairly regular intervals and equal amounts throughout the day — nothing else matters until you’re fed. It is equally vital to each individual — the rich, the poor, the strong, the weak, and even the person who was […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition, Eritrea, Governor Inslee, King County, Mexico, Pierce County, Seventy-one Washington, South Pacific, State Food Assistance, Vietnam, Vol 33 No 9 | February 22 - February 28, letter

How 8 famous Asians exemplify (or defy!) their dragon traits

January 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Jan. 23 marks the first day of the Lunar New Year, and this year happens to be the Year of the Dragon. Occupying the fifth position in the Chinese Zodiac, the dragon is the mightiest of the signs.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2012, Academy Award, Amy Tan, Bruce Lee, Chinese Zodiac, Dith Pran, Euna Lee, Haing Ngor, High School Musical, Hong Kong, Iron Chef America, Laura Ling, Lisa Ling, Maggie Cheung, Mark Dacascos, North Korea, South Pacific, Tokyo Rose, Vanessa Hudgens, Vol 31 No 4 | January 21 - January 27

Samoa and Tokelau jump ahead a day on New Year’s Eve

January 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Keni Lesa The Associated Press   APIA, Samoa (AP) — Sirens wailed and fireworks exploded in the skies over Samoa, as the tiny South Pacific nation jumped forward in time, crossing westward over the international date line and effectively erasing Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, from the country’s calendar.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, APIA, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, Independence Day, New Year, New Zealand, Prime Minister Tuila, Sailele Malielegaoi, South Pacific, Tokelau, Tonga, United States, Vol 31 No 2 | January 7 - January 13, communication

Glory days for soccer in tiny American Samoa

December 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

APIA, Samoa (AP) — Two days after winning for the first time in its soccer history, American Samoa stretched its unbeaten run to two games.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, American Samoan, Australia, Cook Islands, England, FIFA, Johnny Saelua, MLS, Paavo Mustonen, San Marino, Shalom Luani, South Pacific, Tala Luvu, Thomas Rongen, Tonga, Vol 30 No 49 | December 3 - December 9, World Cup

King says Tonga should move to nuclear power

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — The impoverished South Pacific island nation of Tonga should move quickly toward nuclear power as its main source of electricity, its king said on June 11.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Australia, King George, King Taufa, Molly Melhuish, New Zealand-based, South Pacific, Tonga Energy Road Map, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25, guinea, poverty

Chile tsunami reaches Japan, Pacific damage small

March 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — The tsunami from the deadly earthquake in Chile hit Japan’s main islands and even reached the shores of Russia last Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves didn’t cause significant damage.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Asia, Chile, Geophysics Agency, Gerard Fryer, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Mali, Meteorological Agency, NHK, National Disaster Coordinating Council, National Disaster Office, Russia, San Diego, South Pacific, Vol 29 No 10 | March 6 - March 12, japan

Alaska student building a Tonga library

February 11, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

She has books piled in a bin outside her cubicle at work. She has books stacked in boxes under her desk. She has heaps of books in her apartment and bundles of books in her car. She has boxes and boxes and more boxes of books stacked in a corner of a friend’s office. Children’s books, history books, computer books, science books, memoirs, biographies, fiction, non-fiction. From math to romance.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Anchorage Public Libraries, Clare Stockert, Clark Middle School, Fiji, Latiume Kaufusi, Martin Luther King Day, New Zealand, South Pacific, Tonga, Vol 29 No 7 | February 13 - February 19, poverty

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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