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You are here: Home / Archives for vol 28 no 25 | June 13 – June 19

UW Women’s Center face cuts … no one is happy

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The University of Washington is feeling the economic crunch. What it’s doing to cope is not garnering many fans …

Filed Under: News, Features, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2011, Felma Gloria, Making Connections, NWAW, Norma Timbang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Senait Chrisostomo, Stacy Nguyen, Sutapa Basu, UW, Washington State University, Women Center, culture, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

UW’s Southeast Asian department takes learning outside of the classroom … and puts it on the stage

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The final exam for the Re-Writing Difficult Dialogues class at the University of Washington is not going to be a multiple-choice test. Rather, the culmination of this Southeast Asian (SEA) studies course is a public performance of a play researched, written, and performed by the students …

Filed Under: News, Features, Education, Community News Tagged With: Asian American, Cambodian Student Association, Chariya Thach, Co-instructor Tikka Sears, Eleanor Lee, Ethnic Cultural Theatre, Filipino, Ford Foundation, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, South Vietnamese, Southeast Asian, UW, Vietnam War, Vietnamese American, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

Farewell for Locke to include jeers?

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation decided to throw a dinner to celebrate U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and wife Mona’s departure to their new life in Washington, D.C.

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: Commerce Gary Locke, Hong Restaurant, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

Interned Japanese students receive honorary degrees: University of Puget Sound

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The University of Puget Sound awarded honorary degrees to 36 Japanese American students at the 2009 Commencement Ceremony on May 17. In 1942, the students’ education had been abruptly stopped when they were sent to relocation camps during World War II.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Commencement Ceremony, Interned Japanese, Japanese American, President Ronald Thomas, Puget Sound, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

Interned Japanese students receive honorary degrees

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For Kimiko Mukai’s 90th birthday, she received an honorary degree. Mukai, a Japanese American who was a sophmore at Seattle Pacific University (SPU) in 1942 (then called Seattle Pacific College), had to suddenly leave school due to an order issued by President Roosevelt. Her education was stopped due to Japanese American internment during WWII.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Education, Interned Japanese, Japanese American, President Roosevelt, WWII, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

Rep. Bob Hasegawa speaks to WWII veterans at Memorial Day Service

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

State Rep. Bob Hasegawa was the keynote speaker for the 64th annual Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC) Memorial Day service. The event was held on May 25 at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Antioch University, Bob Hasegawa, Japanese American, Lake View Cemetery, Military Intelligence Service, Regimental Combat Team, Seattle Chapter Executive Board, Shoreline Community College, State Rep, Teamsters Union, WWII, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

Oldest street fair celebrates anniversary

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 40th annual Seattle University District Street Fair took place on May 16 and 17 in the U-District. The fair is the longest running of its kind in the nation and was founded by Asian-import shop owner Andy Shiga in response to the volatile politics of the 1960s.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Andy Shiga, Dragon Steps, Seattle University District Street Fair, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

Marchers take to the streets for workers’ rights

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

U.S. immigrants and workers took to the streets for the May 1st Immigrant and Worker Rights Rally and March, urging President Barack Obama to develop immigration reform policies.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Central District, International District, International Workers Day, President Barack Obama, South Jackson Street, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

Liver cancer among Asians and Pacific Islanders expected to surge

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Higher rates of chronic hepatitis B may explain why liver cancer cases among Asian and Pacific Islanders are expected to climb 134 percent by 2030 compared to 28 percent among non-Hispanic whites, according to a report from the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Filed Under: News, Briefs, National News Tagged With: Asian Americans, National Cancer Institute, Pacific Islanders, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

Regence awards $20,000 for cultural competency training

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Regence Foundation awarded $20,000 to the Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP) on May 19 for online training targeted at boosting health care access for patients with limited English proficiency.

Filed Under: News, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: CCHCP, Jennifer Frederick, Joanna Burke, Northwest Intermountain, Regence Foundation, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

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