Sarah and Daniel Koerner got married in July 2018, but postponed their Greek honeymoon to April of this year. They were on vacation for a little over two weeks.
The Layup Drill: Snowboarder, Mariner, Sounder … and Yao!
Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition we take a look at a snowboarding Phenom, a new Mariner, the Sounders lose a key player and Yao Ming moves closer to Hall of Fame.
EDITORIAL: Where should you move to be perfect?
An interesting article published recently by the website onlinedoctor.superdrug.com gave a fascinating look at how culture can shape and evaluate ideas of beauty and what we perceive as the ideal form and figure. The project was assigned to 18 freelance designers in different countries. Most who participated in the experiment/study were female (four males participated, […]
“Chinos” — Recent political reestablishment also reestablishes Chinese Cuban heritage
By Cindy Domingo Northwest Asian Weekly What seemed impossible became a reality last month when President
Christina Kim leads Lorena Ochoa Invitational
AP Wire Service MEXICO CITY (AP) — Christina Kim shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to increase her lead to five strokes in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
Marijuana’s controversy in China
By Jingyu Zhang Northwest Asian Weekly Several Chinese actors were recently arrested for possession of marijuana. The most famous is probably
Alex Tizon: One Asian man in search of self
By Daria Kroupoderova Northwest Asian Weekly In the dimly lit basement of Seattle’s Elliott Bay Book Company on the evening of June 18, Alex Tizon, author of “Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self,” told his audience to turn to one another and say “You’re fat!” with a genuine smile.
EDI participant takes leadership program in Philippines
Maria Bea Querido, a current Leadership Discovery participant with the Executive Development Institute and a Boeing employee, was one of 10 young Filipinos from the United State to take part in the second annual Filipino American Youth Leadership Program. The program, hosted by the Embassy of the Philippines, took place in July of 2013 in […]
Maya Moore leaving mark on Chinese basketball
By Doug Feinberg AP Basketball Writer Maya Moore has excelled everywhere she’s played, winning championships from college to the WNBA and Europe. Now, she’s leaving her mark on the Chinese women’s basketball league.
Int’l students learn surprising lessons from host families
By Janelle Wetzstein Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, thousands of international students come to Washington through a variety of exchange programs. For many of these students, host families merely provide room and board for a fee negotiated through their educational institutes. But for students and host families who take the time to learn about one […]