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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 – December 3

An All-American Thanksgiving

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Happy Thanksgiving!

Filed Under: Features, Cultures Tagged With: 2010, Thanksgiving 2010, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3

Attention: Fellowship program in CAPAA office taking applicants

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The State of Washington Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA) and the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF)

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, ACLF, Asian Pacific American, Asian Pacific Islanders, Attention Fellowship, CAPAA, Community Leaders Program, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3

Attention: NAAAP scholarships are due Dec. 10

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) is offering college-level scholarships to outstanding Asian Americans for the 2011-2012

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Asian Americans, NAAAP, Verizon Foundation, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3

Like the Bible, Hindu text being put in Houston hotels

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — Pull open a drawer in some Houston hotel rooms, and beside your room-service menu and Gideons Bible, you might find a copy of the Bhagavad Gita.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Across Houston, Alex Patel, Asian American Hotel Owners Association, Bhagavad Gita, Edwin Bryant, Garden Oaks, Gideons Bible, Gideons International, Hare Krishna, Hindu Bible, Indian Americans, Lord Krishna, Mac Arvin, Manish Puri, Panchajanya Project, Rutgers University, Sarvabhauma Dasa, Swami Prabhupada, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3

Judge approves $10M settlement in Marcos dispute

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A $10 million settlement over land in Texas could help compensate victims of ex-Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, District Judge Terry Means, Fort Worth, Locke Lord Bissell Liddell, Robert Swift, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3

Report: more Chinese students studying in U.S.

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A new report says American students are increasingly studying abroad in nontraditional destinations like Chile and Peru.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2010, Chile, China, Chinese, India, International Education, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United States, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3

Muslim female athletes shine at Asian Games

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Back home, the Pakistani women’s cricket team is unknown, especially compared with their illustrious male counterparts.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Games, Basma Ahmad Essa, China, Conservative Saudi Arabia, GUANGZHOU, Iran, Jordan, OK, Pakistan, Sana Mir, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3, War-torn Afghanistan

As India rises, its rat catchers toil in darkness

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Sabid Ali Sheikh stands on a prairie of trash — old onions, excrement, animal bones — slowly rotting its way back into an earth riddled

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Arun Bamne, Asia, China, India, Jahed Gabul Sheikh, Jahed Sheikh, Mumbai, Sabid Sheikh, Sathe Nagar, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3, poverty

Filipinos debate over the pope’s condom remarks

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Some church members in Southeast Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation praised Pope Benedict XVI for saying condom

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, AIDS, Businessman George Gueco, Catholic Philippines, Filipino, Housewife Benita Vitualla, MANILA, Roman Catholic Church, Shay Cullen, Southeast Asia, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3

Christine Umayam leaves lucrative job to help children, creates relief organization

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In January 2006, Christine Umayam made a life-changing visit to the Philippines. The trip was her first and the children living in poverty shocked her.

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Child United, Christine Umayam, Dominican Republic, Fancy Frenchwood, Haiti, Ninette Cheng, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, Seattle, Top Contributors 2010, Tribune Broadcasting, Uganda, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3, Whenever Umayam, poverty

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