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You are here: Home / Archives for vol 27 no 49 | November 29 – December 5

Wakamatsu hired to manage Mariners

November 30, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — Don Wakamatsu is proud to be the first Asian American manager in Major League Baseball history. He’s also keenly aware of what his grandparents endured generations before he took over the Seattle Mariners.

Filed Under: News, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2008, Asian American, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Hood River, Ichiro Suzuki, Jack Zduriencik, James Wakamatsu, Japanese Americans, Kenji Johjima, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Tule Lake, United States, culture, language, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

Awards and cake for an occasion

November 30, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

‘Tis the season to binge on poultry and decorate a tree. ‘Tis also the season to take time to thank those who have been influential and inspirational.Northwest Asian Weekly and the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation will be honoring top contributors to the Asian community on Dec. 5.

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: 2008, Aaliyah Gupta, Asian Counseling Referral Service, Chinatown, Inter Im, Lara Yamada, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Obama, Pacific Islander Americans, SPJ, Seattle Chinese Post Assunta Ng, Seattle City Council, South Asian, Tea Palace Restaurant, top contributors, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

For Filipino vets, the fight isn’t over yet

November 30, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle’s Filipino community held its annual Veterans Day dinner on Saturday, Nov. 8, to pay tribute to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: 2008, Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Celso Tolman, Death March, Filipino, Great Raid, Iraq, Jeff Bungabong, Philippine Commonwealth Army, Philippines, Retired Maj, Seattle, Tahanan President Esther Simpson, Urbano Quijance, Veterans Day, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

All about the money — Economy, not rights, rules the new China–US world

November 30, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — As a dangerous confrontation flared between China and Taiwan in 1996, Bill Clinton deployed the Seventh Fleet to deter the two rivals from going to war. Five years later, when a U.S. spy plane collided with a Chinese fighter, George W. Bush faced a prolonged international crisis. Meanwhile, human rights and democracy in China were a perennial hot-button issue.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Barack Obama, Beijing Olympics, Bill Clinton, Cheng Xiaohe, China, Chinese, Iran, Jin Canrong, New York, North Korea, President George Bush, Renmin University, Seventh Fleet, Taiwan Strait, Wei Jingsheng, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

Doctors awarded for bettering the community

November 30, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced two Puget Sound area nonprofits, five community leaders and five local high school students as recipients of the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative (NEI) Neighborhood Builder award. The winners were given their awards Oct. 30 at a ceremony at McCaw Hall for their ongoing efforts in bettering the Puget Sound community.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: 2008, Local Asian American, Puget Sound, Safe Streets Campaign, Seattle, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

Renton principal receives the ‘Oscars of teaching’

November 30, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Cascade Elementary principal Shannon Harvey was awarded the prestigious 2008 Milken National Educational Award for her outstanding work as an educator. The award comes with a prize of $25,000. Teacher magazine calls the Milken the “Oscars of Teaching.”

Filed Under: News, Names in the News Tagged With: 2008, Cascade Elementary, Milken National Educational Award, Renton School District, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle University, Shannon Harvey, South Whidbey High School, Western Washington University, Whidbey Island, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

Superstar Pianist Lang Lang signs pianos for relief fund

November 30, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

With more than 2 billion people watching his performance at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, pianist Lang Lang became a star. He drew attention at Sherman Clay Pianos in Seattle on Oct. 15. He signed eight pianos as part of a fundraiser for Chinese earthquake victims.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: 2008, American Red Cross, Beijing Olympics, China, Chinese, New York Central Park, Seattle, Sherman Clay Pianos, Superstar Pianist Lang Lang, attention, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

Live, Learn, Illuminate: Gloria Ysmael-Adams teaches life’s most important lessons

November 30, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

If Gloria Ysmael-Adams could be anywhere in the world, it would probably be inside a classroom.

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2008, Asian Community, ESL, Education, Evangeline Cafe, FAEW, Filipino American, Filipino Community, GLORIA, Meany Middle School, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, Seattle Center, Seattle School District, Seattle University, Top Contributor, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

Korean American leader shapes her own legacy

November 30, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

She is among the friendliest of young Asian American community leaders. She is a college graduate, the beneficiary of a close mentorship and a Korean American woman dedicated to public service.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2008, API, Asian American, Asian Community, Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation, Hyeok Kim, ICDA, Inter Im Community Development Association, James Tabafunda, Korean American, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Phi Beta Kappa, Seattle, Sharon Tomiko Santos, State Legislators, Thomas Jefferson High School, Top Contributor, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

Sufferers of domestic violence don’t have to be alone, says Gupta

November 29, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Volunteering is a way to help a cause by identifying a need and satisfying it, but to Aaliyah Gupta it means so much more than assisting on a mere task. It means living out a dream, uniting the community and serving the greater good. This notion is clearly expressed when one speaks with her about her community contributions.

Filed Under: News, Community News Tagged With: 2008, Aaliyah Gupta, Asian Community, Jacklyn Tran, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, South Asian, Top Contributor, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

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