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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 – September 3

Attention: A change in payment methods at USCIS offices

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will not accept cash payment at domestic offices and U.S. territories, including U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam starting Oct. 1.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Guam, USCIS, Virgin Islands, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3

Feinberg promises quick response on BP spill claims

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KENNER, La. (AP) — The man taking over the Gulf oil spill claims process at BP promised spill victims fast service, with short-term emergency payments coming in two days

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf Coast Claims Facility, KENNER, Ken Feinberg, Lan Nguyen, New Orleans, OCA, President Barack Obama, Tommy Delaune, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3

Japanese mayor defends dolphin hunts

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TAIJI, Japan (AP) — As children in inner tubes bob on the calm waters of this small ocean cove, a 550-pound dolphin zips through the crowd in pursuit of raw squid tossed out by a trainer.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Councilman Hisato Ryono, Hayato Sakurai, Katsutoshi Mihara, Louie Psihoyos, Mayor Kazutaka Sangen, Mayor Sangen, TAIJI, Tokyo, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3, attention, japan, whaling

AIDS activists: Chinese colleague detained wrongly

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Police in central China have detained an AIDS activist who contracted the virus as a boy and whose tireless campaigning for the rights

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, AIDS, Asia Catalyst, Beijing, China, Chinese, HIV, New York-based, Tian Xi, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3, Wan Yanhai, blog

Miss. boy returns from visit to North Korea

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — A 13-year-old Mississippi boy who made a rare visit to Pyongyang says officials there welcomed his idea for a “children’s peace forest”

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Beijing, DMZ, Impoverished North Korea, Jonathan Lee, Kim Jong-il, Korean War, Melissa Lee, North Korean, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, United Nations, United States, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3, letter

USCIS reaches milestone: 10,000 U visas approved in fiscal year of 2010

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has approved 10,000 petitions for U nonimmigrant status (also referred to as the “U visa”) in 2010

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2008, 2010, USCIS, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3

NAPCA announces release of “Pacific Islander Voices” publication

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging has issued a second publication focusing on the stories of AAPI elders served through the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, AAPI, Asian American, Chew Communications, Guam, NAPCA, Pacific Islander Voices, Pacific Islanders, SCSEP, Senior Voices, Simamao Lee Casper, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3

Gaur realizes lifelong dream at PSBC

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lakshmi Gaur grew up in Jeypore, in Orissa, India, during the 1950s. Her personality developed during a childhood surrounded by family — aunts, uncles, a grandma, her father, and a sister.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Amrit Kapadia Najeevan Women, Andhra University, Chinami Tajika, Fulbright Fellowship, ISBT, India, Lakshmi Gaur, North Carolina, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, PSBC, Puget Sound Blood Center, Punjab University, Seattle, Southwest Foundation, United States, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3, West Germany

Paul a hidden gem at Seattle Children’s Hospital

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Wendy Paul always knew that she wanted to work in a children’s hospital. “When I walk in, there is something about a children’s hospital that’s just different from an adult hospital,” she said.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Citizens Advisory Committee, Desiree Leigh, Japanese American, Major Institution Master Plan, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Ruth Benfield, Seattle Children, Seattle Half Marathon, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3, Wendy Paul

NWAW’s August must-reads

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As the founder and managing director of Most Private Investigators Ltd. in Delhi, Vish Puri makes a living by screening and investigating prospective marriage partners.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2010, China, Deanna Fei, Irene Shen, Laura Ling, Lin Yulan, Lisa Ling, Maidservant Murder, NWAW, North Korean, Samantha Pak, Super Sleuth, Tumen River, United States, Vish Puri, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3

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