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BLOG: What you didn’t know about Taiwan — Bubble tea, canines, rocks, colleges, and cookies

February 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For those who don’t know anything about Taiwan, here is one of many interesting facts: It is the birthplace of bubble tea. The bubble tea is not what fascinated me most about Taiwan, but it is more the many other things you would not normally expect from a tiny island in the Pacific. I was […]

Filed Under: Travel, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Although Japan, Asian Weekly, China, Democrat Progressive Party, HK, Mainland Chinese, NTU, Pacific Ocean, President Chen Shui Bien, President Chiang Kai Shek, Sacred Heart, TWIN, Taiwan, Taiwan Bubble, Tofu Street, Virgin Mary, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, attention, reunion

A Chinaman’s chance: The immigrant’s journey — Eric Liu on race, immigration, and citizenship

January 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Singh Northwest Asian Weekly On Jan. 14, University of Washington School of Law held a question and answer session with Eric Liu, founder of Citizen University, interviewed by Robert Chang, director of the Korematsu Center. The interview between these two law professors engaged on the topic of race, immigration, and citizenship.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2015, America Chinese, Asian Americans, Bell Labs, Chance One Family, China, Chinese Americans, Citizen University, Eric Liu, GDP, Korematsu Center, Minal Singh, Robert Chang, Seattle, Taiwan, United States, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6

My Taiwan trip: Food, more food, (and bring bigger luggage) — Delicious, delicious, serendipitous

January 29, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Whenever I relive my recent trip to Taiwan, my mouth starts to salivate, I blush to recall <!–more–>my previous silly assumptions, and then I cherish the joyful moments and appreciate all the incredible work of my high school classmates who planned our reunion. I graduated from Sacred Heart Canossian […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2015, Assunta Ng, Australia, Big Mountain, China, Edge Water Inn, Europe, Food, HK, Malaysia, River Forest, Sacred Heart Canossian College, Seattle Chinese Post, Taiwan, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6, culture, reunion

US think tank proposes shake-up of Taiwan defense

January 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fears of war between Taiwan and China have eased in recent years, but the growing gap in their military capabilities has prompted a U.S. think tank to lay out a radical new approach in how Taiwan could defend itself if China invaded, relying less on conventional forces […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, China, Chinese, Defense Department, Iran, North Korea, North Vietnam, Obama, PRC, Philippines, Taiwan, US, United States, Vietnam War

Taiwan presidential front-runner: Can’t ‘be bound’ to China

January 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Johnson Lai Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The front-runner in Taiwan’s presidential race said last Sunday that she would seek stable relations with mainland China, but did not rule out revisiting the island’s official stance on independence, leaving open questions about how China would respond to her probable victory in next month’s elections. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2016, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Democratic Progressive Party, Eric Chu, KMT, Last Sunday, Nationalist Party, President Ma Ying-jeou, TAIPEI, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8

A Man of Character — First Asian American chancellor fell victim to US’ fear of China

December 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Soumya Karlamangla For a moment in 1996, a political milestone for Asian Americans was within Chang-Lin Tien’s

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Although Tien, Asian Americans, Bill Clinton, Chancellor Tien, China, Dan Mote, East Asian Library, FBI, Indonesia, John Cummins, Mochtar Riady, Norman Tien, Seth Rosenfeld, Taiwan, United States, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26, Wen Ho Lee, White House, attention

BLOG: 8 gifts at no cost that can boost your happiness

December 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ho, ho, ho, Christmas is cancelled! Two parents posted on Facebook recently a photo of their three sons and announced they were cancelling their holiday with no gifts.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, 30th anniversary, Admiral Herb Bridge, Asian Weekly, Donnie Chin, Executive Director, IDEC, Kirk Douglas, New York Times, Parade Magazine, Publisher's Blog, Seattle Times, Taiwan, Uncle Bob Santos, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26, Washington Publishers Association, blog, letter

Thai legislature approves ban on surrogacy

December 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s interim parliament has given initial approval to a bill banning commercial surrogacy, the practice of hiring a woman to carry a fetus to term, a lawmaker said Friday.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Asia, Australia, Chet Siratharanon, Hong Kong, National Legislative Assembly, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12

Nominee questions fairness of Taiwan film awards

December 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The golden horse statues have been awarded, but the drama hasn’t ended from one of Asia’s biggest film festivals. Chinese actress Gong Li called Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Festival unprofessional after she lost the best actress category to Taiwanese actress Chen Shiang Chyi. Sometimes called the Chinese Oscars, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Asia, Blind Massage, Chen Shiang-chyi, Chinese Oscars, Christophe Tseng, Coming Home, Golden Horse Awards, Golden Horse Film Festival, Gong Li, Joan Chen, Red Lantern, TAIPEI, Taiwan, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12, Zhang Yimou, attention

Cultural drama — Ultra Rich Asian Girls: Stereotype or commentary?

December 5, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly I am seldom interested in reality television, but there’s something intriguing about reality shows that feature all-Asian <!–more–>casts. Whether it looks like a train wreck or a show with actual value, there’s a surefire guarantee I’ll watch it. So what’s the latest reality show I’ve been following? The reality […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Asian Americans, Asian Canadian, Canada, Chinatown, Chinese Canadian, Mainland China, North American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Repositioning Asian, Taiwan, Ultra Rich Asian Girls, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12, attention, commentary, culture

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