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Vanuatu president: Storm-wrecked country must ‘start anew’

March 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press SENDAI, Japan (AP) — The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has lost years of development progress and must “start anew” following a powerful cyclone that destroyed or damaged 90 percent of the buildings in the capital of Port Vila, the country’s president said Monday. Baldwin Lonsdale, visibly weary and red […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Australia, Baldwin Lonsdale, France, Hannington Alatoa, New Zealand, Port Vila, SENDAI, Sydney, United Nations, Vanuatu Red Cross Society, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27, communication, japan

Slam dunk! — Chinese Aussie Basketball team plays exhibition against locals

December 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly It is approximately 7,738 miles between Sydney, Australia and Seattle – a long way for a basketball game.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, ABCA, ACBA, Austin Yuen, Australia, Chinese Aussie Basketball, Chinese Basketball Association, Donald Watts, East Coast Asian Basketball, International Asian Basketball Showcase, Las Vegas, Leon Teh, Seattle Asian Sports Club, Seattle Pacific University, Spread Love, Sydney, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19, Watts Basketball

Diversity Makes a Difference — Part 6

March 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their school for being champions of diversity. From those nominations, a judging panel will choose five winners who will receive $1,000 scholarships and a […]

Filed Under: Education, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Aramis Johnson, Bill Kautz, Chinese, Dearborn Park Elementary, Diversity Makes a Difference 2013, Hana Schultz, Jeff Federer, Jeff Jones, Karen Lee, Mariner High School, Marion Howard, Michelle Nilsen, Nathan Hale High School, Squalicum High School, Sydney, Tina Camero, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29, Wendy Krakauer, culture, language

The long journey home — Part 2 of 2: Indian mother and son find divide after miracle reunion

June 28, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kristen Gelineau The Associated Press KHANDWA, India (AP) — Saroo Brierley pulled up to the train station and stepped out of his car into the chaotic landscape that had haunted his dreams.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Australia, Fatima Munshi, India, KHANDWA, Lisa Williams, SAH, SHEH, Saroo Brierley, Saroo Brierly, Shakila Khan, Sydney, Vol 31 No 27 | June 30 - July 6, attention, poverty, reunion

Obama’s Asia trip more about influence than policy

March 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Barack Obama’s second trip to Asia since taking office is unlikely to result in tangible accomplishments, but the two-country sojourn could be an important step in restoring U.S. influence in the region …

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Afghanistan, Australia, Capitol Hill, Guam, Indonesian President Susilio Bambang Yudhuyono, Jeff Bader, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Michelle Obama, Obama, President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Southeast Asia, Sydney, japan

Web-savvy & cynical: China’s youth since Tiananmen

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alexa Olesen The Associated Press KAIFENG, China (AP) — Twenty years ago, on the night of June 3, rumors flew around about an impending military crackdown against demonstrators in Beijing. That was when Shijie Feng’s wife went into labor in his hometown, Kaifeng.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: Beijing, China, Chinese, Communist Party, Kaifeng University, Li Yan, Marxism Youth Study Group, NBA, Shijie Feng, Sydney, Tiananmen Square, Tong Bao, Xiaoguang Feng, Yi Sun, Ziyang Zhao, culture, vol 28 no 24 | June 6 - June 12

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