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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23

Mayoral candidates meet Asian American community leaders

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As a sign of the friendly nature of this race, lunch started with a game of rock-paper-scissors to decide which candidate would respond to questions first.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Asian American, Chinatown, Jason Cruz, Joe Mallahan, King County Council Member Dolores Sibonga, Mallahan Although, Mallahan Mallahan, Mallahan Similarly, Mayor Nickels, Mike McGinn, Northwest Asian Weekly Publisher Assunta Ng, Seattle Port Commissioner Lloyd Hara, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle School Board, Sun Ya Restaurant, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23

Hara, the only Asian American running for countywide race

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It seems as though whenever people throw their names into the hat of politics, too many of them are only doing it for a personal gain. Oftentimes, they run without a connection to their community. Lloyd Hara, however, may be the exception.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Islanders, FEMA, Japanese American, King County Assessor, King County Auditor, Lloyd Hara, Northwest Asian Weekly, Port of Seattle, Roosevelt High School, Ryan Pangilinan, Seattle City Treasurer, Seattle University, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, attention

Author connects with culture through taste

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

She had to face cultural differences at an early age. Now, she celebrates the differences and similarities in Asian cultures in her latest nonfiction work.

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 2009, Boston University, England, Food, Gary Luke, Henry Art Gallery, Indonesia, James Tabafunda, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pat Tanumihardja, Sasquatch Books, Seattle, Serangoon Gardens, Singapore, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, culture, editorial

King County Executive candidates Constantine and Hutchison address Asian American concerns

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Susan Hutchison and Dow Constantine are vying for the position of King County Executive this November.

Hutchison, known by many locals for her time as a KIRO 7 News anchor, currently serves as executive director of the Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, a philanthropic foundation based in Seattle that provides grants to art, science, and education programs.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Asian Americans, Chinese American, Constantine Small, Constantine Yes, DDES, Dow Constantine, Hutchison Absolutely, Hutchison It, Hutchison Yes, KIRO, King County Council, King County Executive, King County Gang Unit, King County Sheriff, New Futures, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Susan Hutchison, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23

What to know about Maiko Winkler-Chin, the new SCIDpda Executive Director

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Maiko Winkler-Chin is the new executive director of the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda). She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs and Asian Studies from the University of Puget Sound, and she earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Washington.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Asian Studies, Beacon Hill, Chinese American, ID, Leslie Yeh, Maiko Winkler-Chin, Northwest Asian Weekly, Public Administration, Puget Sound, Seattle Chinatown International District, Southeast Effective Development, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, Wing Luke Museum, communication, culture, japan

Paz sings a new tune for Asian American actors

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“I pretty much got my education in theater, on the road, on that tour in each city. … I kind of went to the University of [Miss] Saigon,” actress Jennifer Paz said laughingly.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2009, Asian American Ken Jeong, Asian Americans, Avenue Theatre, Filipino Americans, Flower Drum Song, Jennifer Paz, John Cho, Lea Solanga, Les Miserables, Michael Nitz, Miss Saigon, Ronald Ebens, Seattle, Technicolor Dreamcoat, Vincent Chin, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23

Asians on TV … Tequila’s lawsuit gets dropped

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The new season is here, and there’s a new Asian baby in Hollywood! This month, Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley adopt a baby from Korea, Tila Tequila continues her quest for attention, and Lisa Ling returns to her roots on “The View.”

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2009, ABC, Best Dressed, Josh Kelley, Joy Behar, Katherine Heigl, Korea, Lisa Ling, Melrose Place, Nancy Leigh, People Magazine, San Francisco Gate, Shawne Merriman, Stephanie Jacobsen, Tila Nguyen, Tila Tequila, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, Welcome Naleigh, attention

Nanda’s latest film bears message to the world, wins awards at the Independent South Asian Film Festival

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Oriya film legend Prashanta Nanda packs a political punch in his latest film, “The Living Ghost,” by honing in on the exploitation — sexual and economic — of a native tribe in India that is facing extinction.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2009, Akshay Kumar Parija, Ashok Suvarna, Bangru Manoj Mishra, Best Actor, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bikash Dash, Egypt, Independent South Asian Film Festival, India, National Film Awards, Northwest Asian Weekly, Nua Bou, Prashanta Nanda, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, William Beaudine, culture

Seahawks’ Tatupu to donate to tsunami relief, sets example

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Lofa Tatupu’s father was born in American Samoa. The Seattle Seahawks star still has family members on the island. And he hasn’t heard how they fared through last week’s deadly tsunami that rolled across the U.S. territory as well as neighboring Samoa and Tonga.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, American Samoa, Coach Jim Mora, Leroy Hill, Matt Hasselbeck, Mosi Tatupu, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Pacific Rim, Pago Pago, Patrick Kerney, RENTON, Seahawks Tatupu, Tonga, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, Walter Jones, attention

3 Vietnamese plead guilty in ‘slavery’ case

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

YORK, Pa. (AP) — Three people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in what prosecutors allege was “modern-day slavery” of two Vietnamese women forced to work for years in central Pennsylvania nail salons.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Lynda Dieu Phan, New Cumberland, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, YORK

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