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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 – June 25

Harvard grad got game: Asian American looks forward to NBA Draft

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lin, a 6’3”, 200-pound point guard, is training in anticipation of the NBA draft next Thursday, June 24. Lin, a Taiwanese American,

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Asian American, Chinese, Developmental League, Gary Payton, Goran Dragic, Ivy League, Jeremy Lin, NBA, Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics, Seattle University, Taiwanese American, Tommy Amaker, UCLA, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25, West Coast, YMCA

After 20 years, Chinese bank forced to close its doors

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Friday, June 11, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions closed Seattle-based Washington First International Bank (WFIB) because it didn’t have enough capital.

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: 2010, Andy Yen, Arnold Huang, Asian Americans, Assunta Ng, Brad Williamson, China Harbor Restaurant, Dominic Ng, East West Bancorp, East West Bank, Elizabeth Huang, FDIC, Greater Seattle, International District, Millie Su, Puget Sound, United Commercial Bank, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25, WFIB, Washington First International Bank

Ryu bounces back by running for state rep

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

She cares for her family. She gets up early to take her 15-year-old son to school and calls to check in with her two

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian American, Aurora Avenue North, Cindy Ryu, Dong Keun Lee, King County, King County Democrats, Korea Times, Korean American, Lake Forest Park, Legislative District Democrats, Northwest Asian Weekly, Radio Hankook, Seattle, Shoreline City Council, Snohomish County, United States, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25, Washington State

With a careful and sensitive eye, filmmaker records the ID on film

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle’s Chinatown/International District is a haven for dim sum Sundays, grocery shopping at Uwajimaya, and bubble tea, right? Sure, but documentary filmmaker Andrew Hida

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, ACRS, Andrew Hida, Bill Lee, Block Watch, Chinatown International District, Dustin Backlund, Filipino, International District Chinatown, Luck Ngi, Richard Huie, Seattle, Square Blocks, Tsue Chong Noodle Company, Uwajimaya, Virgilio Gil Besabe, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25

Sophia Aragon suspends campaign for district rep

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On June 11, Sophia Aragon announced that she had suspended her campaign. She was running as a Democratic candidate for Position 1 in the 22nd District

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, District Olympia, Sophia Aragon, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25, Washington State House, Washington State Nurses Association

Report busts misconceptions of API students in higher education

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On June 16, the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) hosted a national media conference call to release

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, AAPI, Asian American, CARE, Pacific Islanders, Southeast Asians, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25, poverty

Puppet museum in Bremerton receives international collections from Asian countries

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Through collaboration with Bremerton’s sister city, Kure City, Japan, the Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum in downtown Bremerton has recently received three puppets in the Bunraku style.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum, Kure City, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25

Report: Educated Asian Americans struggle to find employment

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian Americans may have the lowest unemployment rate of any racial group nationwide, but a new report shows college-educated Asian Americans have a harder time finding jobs than whites.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Algernon Austin, EPI, Economy Program, Great Recession, King Szeto, New America Media, New Jersey, New York, Report Educated Asian Americans, San Francisco, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25, language

Portland teen raises money for Cambodian school

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — On a tidy shelf in a bright turquoise bedroom in Southwest Portland sits a framed certificate from the Cambodian Ministry of Education.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, American Assistance, Bernie Krisher, Cambodia, Christina Schmidt, David Schmidt, Education, Jennifer Schmidt, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Kim Freed, Newsweek Tokyo, Oregon Zoo Foundation, Southeast Asian, Southwest Portland, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25, World Bank, language

King says Tonga should move to nuclear power

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — The impoverished South Pacific island nation of Tonga should move quickly toward nuclear power as its main source of electricity, its king said on June 11.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Australia, King George, King Taufa, Molly Melhuish, New Zealand-based, South Pacific, Tonga Energy Road Map, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25, guinea, poverty

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