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Donating life

January 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Janet Liang, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 22, turned her struggle into a national movement by blogging and raising awareness about the need for minority donors. Thousands of supporters joined the “Helping Janet” movement, expanding the bone marrow donation registry in an attempt […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2013, AML, Asian Americans, Benny Tran, Evan Chen, Helping Janet, Janet Liang, Jeremy Kong, Lambda Phi Epsilon, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, Puget Sound Blood Center, Stanford University, Tanya Nobles, Ty Huynh Chhor, United States, Vol 32 No 3 | January 12 - January 18

Korean American teen gets online web searches to do offline lifesaving

February 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly After Larry Page and Sergey Brin created the precursor to Google in 1996, they paired it with a business plan that’s proven to be successful beyond any measure.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, Charity Water, Dorothy Echodu, Google, High School, Jack Kim, James Tabafunda, Korean American, Library Commons, Northwest Asian Weekly, Palo Alto, Pilgrim Africa, Sergey Brin, South Korea, Stanford University, World Health Organization

Gov. Gregoire appoints Bharat Shyam as state’s CIO

November 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Nov. 14, Gov. Chris Gregoire appointed Bharat Shyam as the state’s chief information officer. “I am incredibly impressed with Bharat,” Gregoire said. “With nearly 20 years of experience at Microsoft, he brings a deep understanding of software and technology. And his level of enthusiasm for the position is unmatched. I welcome him to this […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Bharat Shyam, CIO, Chris Gregoire, India, Stanford University, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, Windows Azure, technology

Rep. Wu resigns amid sex scandal

July 28, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) announced his resignation on Tuesday, July 26, after facing nearly a week of accusations involving an aggressive sexual encounter with a teenager. Congressman Wu had been under mounting pressure to resign from his constituents in Oregon and fellow democrats in Washington, including an ethics committee […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Chinese American, Chinese Civil War, Congressman Wu, David Wu, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Israel, Jeffrey Osborn, John Kitzhaber, Nancy Pelosi, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Republican Goli Ameri, Stanford University, Taiwan, Vol 30 No 31 | July 30 - August 5

Editorial: David Wu to leave office disgraced

July 28, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In February, newspapers were calling for David Wu, 56, to resign after finding out about his bizarre behavior at the end of his 2010 campaign — which included sending pictures of himself wearing a tiger costume to his staff members. Little did we know that it would get worse for him.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, 2011, 2012, David Wu, Editorial David Wu, Given Wu, Stanford University, Taiwan, Vol 30 No 31 | July 30 - August 5

Editorial: Goodwin’s withdrawal is a loss for Americans

June 9, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Taiwanese American Goodwin Liu, 40, withdrew from consideration for a judicial seat on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on May 25.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, American Bar Association, Asian American, Bush Richard Painter, Editorial Goodwin, Goodwin Liu, Kenneth Starr, Ninth Circuit, Oxford University, President Barack Obama, Samuel Alito, San Francisco, Stanford University, Supreme Court, Taiwanese American Goodwin Liu, Vol 30 No 24 | June 11 - June 17, Wallace Tashima, Yale Law School, letter

Feb. 10: U.S. Marines to have Korean American general

February 24, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Marine Corps Col. Daniel Yoo will be sworn in as the first Korean American general in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Afghanistan, Arizona State University, Armed Forces, Asian Americans, Asian Hawaiian Pacific Islander Americans, Bronze Star Medal, Chinese Americans, Daniel Yoo, Filipino Americans, Foreign Relations, Hoover Institution, JAVA, Japanese Americans, Marine Corps Col, Naval War College, Public Health Service, Stanford University, Vol 30 No 9 | February 26 - March 4

SYLP: Too Asian?

August 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian American students are often labeled as the model minority because of their high rates of success throughout schools in America.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asian Americans, Cambodian Americans, Chinese American, Jon Reider, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation Summer Youth Leadership Program, San Francisco, South Asian, Southeast Asians, Stanford University, UCLA, United States, Vietnamese

July 5: Jeff Chen’s puzzle makes it to the New York Times

August 12, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jeff Chen recently published a crossword puzzle in the New York Times (NYT) for the first time. Previously, Chen had puzzles in the LA Times. Chen said his puzzles were rejected 26 times before one stuck. He was paid $200 and worked on it for 10 hours. The theme of the puzzle was body parts …

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Jeff Chen, New York Times, Stanford University

Feb. 24: Obama nominates Liu to appeals court

March 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Goodwin Liu, 39, is a liberal legal scholar who, if confirmed, could become a force on the federal appeals court for decades.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Berkeley Law, Goodwin Liu, Obama, Oxford University, Stanford University, Supreme Court, Vol 29 No 12 | March 20 - March 26, Yale Law School

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