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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 – April 23

Thousands rally for immigration reform

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Stand Up in Seattle for Immigration Reform rally was hosted by the Washington Immigration Reform Coalition (WIRC) for America on April 10. Attendees with smart phones texted JUSTICE to 69866 so they could receive action alerts on immigration reform via text messages. In turn, the community will help generate thousands of calls to President Obama and members of Congress in support of immigration reform.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition, Benito Valdez, Dori Peralta Baker, Emcee Lua Pritchard, JUSTICE, Jorge Baron, National Day, Occidental Park, President Obama, Seattle, South Main Street, United States, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23, WIRC, Yakima Valley

Man comes in for photo, leaves a tea master

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Some things in life come to mean much more than they seem at first glance. Things like a sentimental blanket from childhood or the wedding band on a ring finger. For 19-year-old Jeffrey McIntosh, it’s tea.

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Catherine Spangler, China, Chinese, International District, Joe Hsu, Lydia Hsu, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Best Tea, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23, communication, culture, language

Chan and Dy: tennis hotshots with differing approaches

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“You have to bring your pro-game out, because it’s time,” said UW Assistant Coach Damon Coupe to Junior Venise Chan, currently listed as No. 17 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s recent rankings.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Aleksandra Malovic, Denise Dy, Fed Cup, Hong Kong-native Chan, ITF, Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Jana Juricova, Jill Hultquist, Joyce Ardies, Lauren Summers, Lina Xu, Marina Cossou, Open Junior, Philippines, San Jose-native Dy, Seattle, Southeast Asian Games, UW, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23

Texas White House, cowboys, and big grocery stores

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Texas was not on my list of places to visit. But I can’t say no to my loved ones. How could I resist sharing in the joyous moments with my brother, the proud father who would walk down the aisle with his daughter, passing his torch to the next generation!

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2010, Bonnell Park, Bush Country, Chinatown Center, Chinese, Dell Computers, Lady Bird Johnson, National Instruments, New Orleans, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Lyndon Johnson, Seattle Art Museum, Texas White House, Though Austin, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23, Whole Foods

New data show major health disparities among Asian groups

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Culturally appropriate care contributes to the dramatic disparity in death and disease rates among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, according to American Journal of Public Health data released in March.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, CEO, Kathy Lim Ko, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Public Health, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23

Seafood City in Southcenter opens in summer

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Filipino specialty grocery store Seafood City is currently being constructed at shopping complex Westfield Southcenter. It will be open for business this summer. The Westfield location will be the chain’s first store in the Pacific Northwest. Seafood City has stores in California and Nevada.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Chinese, Pacific Northwest, Seafood City, Tokyo Tokyo, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23, Westfield Southcenter

Republicans step up opposition to liberal nominee

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WASHINGTON — Republicans intensified opposition to the nominee for a San Francisco-based appeals court, setting up a test of whether President Barack Obama can win confirmation for an unabashed liberal.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, American Bar Association, Asian American, Bill Clinton, Circuit Court, Goodwin Liu, President Barack Obama, San Francisco-based, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court, Taipei Times, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23

Marines honor 88-year-old veteran, Bataan survivor

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The commandant of the Marine Corps is sending a special letter of appreciation to an 88-year-old South Carolinian who survived the Bataan death march.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, COLUMBIA, Filipino, Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Corps, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23, japan, letter

Innovative census ads seek to boost minority participation

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Radio commercials blare ranchera tunes, beseeching Mexican Americans to fill out their census forms. Print ads with a portrait of a Thai family with a carved elephant in the background implore Thais to do the same. So does a Congolese basketball hero in another.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, African Americans, Allied Media Corp, Arab American Institute Foundation, Caribbean Islands, Census Bureau, Census Project, Chinese American, Congolese American, Damien Reid, Dikembe Mutombo, East Asian-looking, Helen Hatab Samhan, Jalal Sayed, Mexican Americans, Phil Sparks, Raul Cisneros, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23, West Indian, culture, language

Asian American group warns Democratic committee

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONOLULU (AP) — An Asian American political group last Thursday warned the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee not to take sides in the special election for Hawaii’s vacant 1st Congressional District seat.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, African American, Andrew Stone, Asian American, Congressional District, Daniel Inouye, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Ed Case, Gautam Dutta, Hawaii Democrats, Honolulu Councilman Charles Djou, Japanese American, Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23

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