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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 – November 6

Gandhi’s likeness spotted at downtown Bellevue library

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

France gave the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of friendship to the United States.The statue has stood in New York state as a national symbol of freedom and democracy since its dedication in 1886.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, Ambassador Meera Shankar, Bellevue Mayor Grant Degginger, Bellevue Public Library, Bill Ptacek, Carol Mitchell, Diwali Day, France, India, James Tabafunda, King County Library System, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King County Library, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, San Francisco, Sushmita Thomas, United States, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

American sees changes in his North Korean hometown

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Daniel Chun peers out of the window of the Air Koryo turboprop from China as it touches down outside Pyongyang, his former home. It has taken him less than two hours to go back nearly 60 years.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2012, Air Koryo, Central Bank, China, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Korean War, Mansudae Hill, Mass Games, Moran Hill, North Koreans, Pyeongwha Motors, Pyongyang Times, South Korean, TV, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, Yanggakdo Hotel

Beauty at a cost

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Who is the real Pei-ti Tung? That is the question Mike Sabo and Dean Leong have been asking themselves since 2006, when they first found out that the woman they had forged a business relationship with was actually a convicted felon with a criminal background. She had several aliases and her family history didn’t tie together.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, Addison Biological Laboratories, Addison Biological Laboratory, Bruce Addison, Chee Hwa Tung, China, Dean Leong, Egypt, Hong Kong, Leslie Yeh, Michael Tseng, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pei-ti Tung, San Francisco, Seattle, Stanford University, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Local churches prove Christianity is not just a white man’s religion

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The International Mission Church in Auburn and the Chinese Baptist Church on Beacon Hill have something in common: a devotion to Christianity.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, American Christianity, Asian Christians, Beacon Hill, Chapter Eight, Chinese Baptist Church, Dan Gun, Greater Seattle Area, International District, International Mission Church, Korean Americans, Michael Kim, Ming Lee, Second Corinthians, Steven Cong, Sun Mi Pak, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, culture

Former Miss Washington is victim of past abuse, endorses domestic violence proposal

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

She was crowned Miss Washington in 2007. A year later, the young woman from Wapato, Wash., placed third in the 2008 Miss America Pageant. Yet, Elyse Umemoto felt defeated.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Chief Deputy Attorney General Brian Moran, David Martin, Elyse Umemoto, Former Miss Washington, House Public Safety Committee, King County Prosecutor, Miss America Pageant, Office Domestic Violence Unit, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, attention

Wayne’s Worlds: Eight words of wisdom

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Maybe we should go to China this year.” These are the eight words my wife, Maya, used yesterday to officially announce that we will begin planning a family trip to China some time this year.

Filed Under: Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2009, Asian American, China Beijing, Chinese, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Magic Kingdom, Mickey Mouse, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Olympics Stop, Taiwan, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, Wayne Chan, Wayne Enjoy, Wayne Worlds Eight

Filipino movie director dishes on his project: A grim horror film

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Norbert Caoili admits, with a smile, that his last name is pronounced “cow-wheelie.” In fact, he does almost everything with a smile. Sitting in a Seattle coffee shop, dressed smartly with a sweater and crisp jeans, he radiates confidence and warmth. He hardly seems like one of the masterminds behind a grim horror picture which opens with a woman who is slowly and savagely beaten to death.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: 2009, Andrew Hamlin, Filipino Student Association, Gawad Kalinga, Kurt Svennungsen, Lions Gate, Norbert Caoili, Northwest Asian Weekly, Quantum Productions, Seattle, Typhoon Parma, United States, VCR, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

CNAT to perform for local audiences

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Founded in 1950, the China National Acrobatic Troupe (CNAT) is the only national level acrobatic performing troupe established under Premier Zhou Enlai after the founding of new China.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, CNAT, China, Gold Magic Prize, Golden Clown, Li Ning Magic Workshop, Meany Hall, Premier Zhou Enlai, President Award, Seattle, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Neighborcare Health clinic breaks ground in Rainier Beach

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Sept. 23, Neighborcare Health CEO Mark Secord, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, healthcare workers, and Neighborcare Health patient Phyllis Beaumonte broke ground on a new medical and dental clinic.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Neighborcare Health, Phyllis Beaumonte, Rainier Beach, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Nonprofit looking for volunteer with experience in design

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Helping Link is looking for a volunteer to assist in producing public relations materials. The next newsletter is slated to go out in the next few months. Ideally, Helping Link is looking for someone with a background in graphic design.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Helping Link, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

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