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Foreign coins from six continents show up in fare boxes

August 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Stevick The Everett Herald EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Fiji showed up the other day. It is the latest currency to land in the Everett Transit fare box. The problem is the transit agency runs on U.S. dollars and coins — not kronas, loonies and pesos. While some people try to evade fares altogether, […]

Filed Under: Features, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Azerbaijan, Car Wash, Community Transit, Cuba, Everett Transit, French Polynesia, Martin Munguia, S-occupied Philippines, Seattle, Tom Hingson, United Arab Emirates, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4

Cricket in March Madness — A sport that is not as niche as you might think

March 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly While the NCAA college basketball tournament has many hoop fans filling out their brackets to see who will make it to the Final Four and win the NCAA Championship, another tournament is taking place on the other side of the world with just as much fandom and probably as […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, Australia, Bangladesh, British Empire, Final Four, ICC, India, Ireland, Magnuson Park, Marymoor Park, NCAA, New Zealand, Scotland, Seattle, South Asian, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27, West Indies, Zimbabwe

Vietnamese Friendship Association honors three students

December 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ubah’s family came here as refugees from Somalia, not knowing a single word of English. She recently recalled how overwhelming it was when she first entered school here. She didn’t even know how to read which bathroom to use and had to wait for someone to stop and help her. She is now a senior […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Garfield High School, Somalia, US, United Arab Emirates, VFA, Vietnamese Friendship Association

UW offers master’s in international studies

January 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington is accepting applications for its new 10-month Master of Arts (MA) degree in Applied International Studies (MAAIS). This accelerated program is designed for U.S. and international professionals with experience in a variety of fields, including business, government, military, philanthropy, and international development.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Brazil, Deputy Secretary, Foreign Service, International Studies, Jackson School, MAAIS, Middle East, Seattle, South Africa, State Department, UW, United Arab Emirates, Vol 33 No 6 | February 1 - February 7, technology

Stowaways suspected in container ship from India

July 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Henry The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dock workers rushed to unload stacked containers from a cargo ship that arrived in New Jersey from the Middle East on Wednesday after a Coast Guard inspection team heard knocking for about two hours that suggested stowaways might be inside one of the boxes.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Chinese, Drew Barry, Egypt, Frank Atcheson, Homeland Security, India, International Maritime Organization, Ireland, Michael Ward, NEWARK, New Jersey, New York Harbor, North Bergen, Sandy Hook Pilots Association, United Arab Emirates, Vol 31 No 28 | July 7 - July 13

More Thai women in business

March 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

According to the 2011 Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) survey, Thailand has the highest percentage of women holding senior

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Achara Boonyahansa, China, Georgia, Grant Thornton Thailand, Hong Kong, India, Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Vol 30 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, culture

Muslim female athletes shine at Asian Games

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Back home, the Pakistani women’s cricket team is unknown, especially compared with their illustrious male counterparts.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Games, Basma Ahmad Essa, China, Conservative Saudi Arabia, GUANGZHOU, Iran, Jordan, OK, Pakistan, Sana Mir, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3, War-torn Afghanistan

Indonesia’s Aceh to allow stoning for adulterers

September 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Lawmakers in a devoutly Muslim Indonesian province voted unanimously that adulterers can be sentenced to death by stoning, just months after voters overwhelmingly chose to throw conservative Islamic parties out of power.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Aceh Vice Governor Muhamad Nazar, Afghanistan, Associated Press, Democrat Party, Indian Ocean, Iran, Iraq, Muslim Indonesian, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Vol 28 No 39 | September 19 - September 25

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