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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 – December 17

Wang family to revisit patriarch’s gruesome murder at clemency hearing

December 8, 2010 By Stacy Nguyen

More than 20 years ago, Shirley Wang’s life was irrevocably changed when a pair of teenage boys killed her husband.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Barry Massey, Beth Colgan, Brendyn Ryan, Charles Sipos, Cindy Baij, Hearing Room, Michael Edward Harris, Monroe Correctional Complex Washington State Reformatory, Paul Wang, Richard Mitchell, Robert Moser, Shirley Wang, Steilacoom Marina, United States Supreme Court, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17, letter

Local charities need public help to make holidays brighter for Asian American families

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Are you looking for a way to make the holiday season brighter for Asian American and Pacific Islander families in Western Washington?

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, AML, Asian American, Burma, CRB, Disney World, Donna Verretto, Food Bank, James Tabafunda, Miguel Saldin, Mona Han, Pacific Islander, Seattle, Sophia Gonzalez, Thanksgiving Distribution, Top Ramen, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17, Western Washington

PeaceTrees Vietnam and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to help get rid of explosive ordnance

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PeaceTrees Vietnam (PeaceTrees) has formed a partnership with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) to establish and fund an explosive ordnance disposal

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Central Vietnam, EOD, Quang Binh Province, Quang Tri Province, UXO, VVMF, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Vietnam War, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17

Chinatown-ID and Little Saigon Shop-O-Rama runs through December

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle’s Chinatown-International District and Little Saigon are featuring a series of shopping events through Dec. 18 for their second annual Holiday Shop-O-Rama.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Asian American Santa, Asian Pacific American Experience, International Model Toys, Little Saigon, Seafood Market, Seattle Best Tea Co, Starbucks Union Station, The Wing, Uwajimaya, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17, Wing Luke Museum

Cambodian refugee goes home as U.S. Navy commander

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — The distant thuds of gunfire and bombs weren’t nearly as memorable for Michael Misiewicz as fishing barehanded with

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Cambodia, China, Khmer Rouge, Maryna Lee Misiewicz, Maryna Misiewicz, Michael Misiewicz, Philippines, Phnom Penh, Rithy Khem, SIHANOUKVILLE, Thank God, United States, Vannak Khem, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17, adoption, poverty

Malaysian girl, 14, has controversial wedding in public

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A 14-year-old girl and 23-year-old man have celebrated their recent marriage in public in Malaysia’s

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Aid Organization, Islamic Shariah, Ivy Josiah, Jamil Khir Baharom, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, OK, Siti Maryam Mahmod, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17

Mongolian activist’s son: China police took mother

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING, China (AP) — Chinese police detained the wife of the co-founder of a Mongolian separatist movement and raided the family bookstore just days before the

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Beijing, China, Communist Party, Cultural Revolution, Genghis Khan, Govruud Huuchinhuu, Inner Mongolia, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize, Southern Mongolian Democratic Alliance, Tiananmen Square, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17, Wei Lesi, Zhou Yongkang, letter, reunion

Japanese prisons are facing a swelling elderly population

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

ONOMICHI, Japan (AP) — Handrails run down the middle of the hallway to help prisoners make their way from one end to the other. Adult diapers are neatly

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Fumio Yamashita, Germany, Justice Department, Justice Ministry, Koki Maezawa, Onomichi Prison, Switzerland, TV, Taisei Sakuhara, Takashi Hayashi, Though Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Police, United States, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17, Yoshihiro Kurahashi

Bhutanese teens find comfort and a voice in school club

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — David Douglas High School frequently witnesses young immigrants walk the wire between respecting tradition and embracing this crazy new place in Portland.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Anne Downing, Bhutanese Student Club, Birkha Chuwan, British English, Dashain Tika, David Douglas, Fred Meyer, Gross National Happiness, International Bite, Narayan Lamichhane, Nepal, PORTLAND, Sumitra Chhetri, Thunder Dragon, United States, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17, culture, language

2010 Top Contributors celebrate achievements at awards dinner

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It was a night that included delicious food, great company, and a room filled with influential community leaders.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Community, Asian Pacific, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Celebrate Asia!, Chang-Rae Lee, Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation, Debadutta Dash, EDI, Ellen Abellera, Hong Restaurant, Honoree Christine Umayam, Jesus Christ, Korean American Chamber, Lori Matsukawa, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Ruthann Kurose, Senator Patty Murray, Susan Lee, Top Contributors 2010, Vera Ing, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17, Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee, Yoshi Minegishi, top contributors

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