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You are here: Home / Archives for vol 28 no 24 | June 6 – June 12

Is Tim Be Told an ‘ethnic band’ to finally reach the masses?

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly The eclectic sounds of “Tim Be Told” are spreading like wildfire across college campuses and on the Internet. The band’s musical genre is a mixture of pop, soul, and rock. The group emerged from the University of Virginia campus, where it recorded its first album, “Getting By,” inside a […]

Filed Under: News, Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: Bay Area, Cherokee Indian, Chinese, Drummer Jim Barredo, Evangeline Cafe, Filipino, Guitarist Andrew Chae, Korean, Luan Nguyen, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Parker Stanley, Tim Ouyang, Vietnamese, vol 28 no 24 | June 6 - June 12

New Chinese American dean: a rebel with a cause

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ryan Pangilinan Northwest Asian Weekly “I have a dream to change the way,” said Dr. Teng-Kee Tan. “Whatever ‘the way’ is. … I would like to change traditional ways.” Dressed in a tweed-styled sports coat and a checkered shirt, Tan is every bit the scholar that his ensemble would lead one to believe. His […]

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: Bloch School, Canada, China, Malaysia, NTU, New Chinese American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ryan Pangilinan, Seattle, Singapore, UMKC, Universal Electronics Ltd, vol 28 no 24 | June 6 - June 12

Vietnamese man moves into his American Dream — and it has a garage

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Kiet Ly smiles a lot these days, knowing that the decision he made to leave Vietnam 10 years ago was the right one. With the help of Habitat for Humanity of East King County, he is about to become the owner of a three-bedroom, 1,100 square-foot townhouse in Redmond. […]

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, American Dream, Asian American, East King County, Emily Fortman, Filipino, James Tabafunda, Kiet Ly, Northwest Asian Weekly, Tom Granger, Vietnamese, Western Washington, vol 28 no 24 | June 6 - June 12

Humanitarian award honors 20 students

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On May 13, in addition to 20 extraordinary high school students receiving the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) Max Block Awards, three students were selected as award finalists to receive the inaugural Deborah Rosen Scholarships.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: American Jewish Committee, Daniel Nguyen, Deborah Rosen Scholarships, Franklin High School, Ingraham High School, Lakeside School, vol 28 no 24 | June 6 - June 12

UW hosts Chinese First Councilor Madame Liu

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

University of Washington President Mark A. Emmert hosted State Councilor Yandong Liu and other ministers from the State Council of the People’s Republic of China on April 18 on the UW campus.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Asian Pacific, China, International Studies, Jackson School, Provost Phyllis Wise, State Councilor Yandong Liu, UW, vol 28 no 24 | June 6 - June 12

Qwest celebrates APA month

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Qwest kicked off Asian Pacific Heritage Month event at the Bell Plaza building in downtown Seattle. Sponsored by Qwest’s Pacific Asian American Network (PAAN), a resource group of Qwest employees, the event featured guest speakers Diane Narasaki and Joyce Zhou from the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS). Approximately 60 employees were treated to a […]

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: ACRS, APA, Asian Pacific Heritage Month, Asian Pacific Islander, Bell Plaza, Diane Narasaki, Joyce Zhou, PAAN, Seattle, vol 28 no 24 | June 6 - June 12

Outstanding Graduates

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Are you an Asian American student graduating from high school or college? You may be eligible for the Northwest Asian Weekly’s Outstanding Graduates column. To qualify for this column, you must have a minimum GPA of 3.6, have overcome personal adversity, or are an outstanding athlete, community volunteer, or artist. For more information, visit www.nwasianweekly.com. […]

Filed Under: News, Education, Community News Tagged With: Alvin Sutjandra, Amanda Chin, Cascadia Community College, GPA, Guitar Hero, Kent Police Department, Kentwood High School, Mountlake Terrace High School, Munch Madness, Running Start, Thao Hoang, Timothy Pham, Upward Bound Program, Washington Aerospace, Woodinville High School, vol 28 no 24 | June 6 - June 12

Mixed-race patients struggle to find marrow donors

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Juliana Barbassa The Associated Press HAYWARD, California (AP) — If Nick Glasgow were white, he would have a nearly 90 percent chance of finding a matching bone marrow donor who could cure his leukemia.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, Abe Rindal, California State University, Carole Wiegand, DNA, Geary Moya, HAYWARD, Japanese American, Michelle Setterholm, Norwegian American, South Carolina, Supreme Court, United States, vol 28 no 24 | June 6 - June 12

Blind Japanese pianist among 6 Cliburn finalists

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Three women and three men, including a blind pianist from Japan, have advanced to the finals of the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: Blind Japanese, China, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Haochen Zhang, Nobuyuki Tsujii, South Korea, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, vol 28 no 24 | June 6 - June 12

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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