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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 – April 29

Student suicides jolts nation and lead to soul-searching in South Korea

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A day after meeting the school psychiatrist, a 19-year-old mathematics student at South Korea’s most prestigious

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, 2011, Choi Jin-sil, Chung Doo-un, Grand National Party, KAIST, Kwak Keum-joo, Last October, OECD, President Suh, Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, Seoul National University, South Koreans, Suh Nam-pyo, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, attention

NWAW’s April must-reads: laughs in honor of moms

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For Asian Americans, the term “fob” is not new. If anything, it’s commonly used to refer to those moments we have that lean more toward

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2011, African American, Ben Ryder Howe, Korean, LLC, Levine Books, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paris Review, Penguin Group, Samantha Pak, Serena Wu, Staten Island, Super Mario, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, blog

Happy New Year (in April)! — A spotlight on Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Cambodia’s new year celebrations

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Unlike the Gregorian calendars that start the year on Jan. 1, most South Asian countries use lunisolar calendars that start the year at the beginning of spring.

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2011, Aluth Avurudu, Bangladesh, Bisket Jatra, Cambodia, Chaul Chnam Thmey, Happy New Year, Khmer New Year, Moha Sangkran, Mughal Emperor Akbar, Nepal, Pohela Boishakh, Sakyamuni Satya, Sinhala New Year, South Asian, Sri Lankans, Thailand, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, West Bengal

Editorial: Seattle Schools needs voices for diversity

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, we learned that Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Interim Superintendent Susan Enfield announced that Ann Chan, head of human resources

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, 2011, API, Ann Chan, Editorial Seattle Schools, Pacific Islander, SPS, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, letter

Blog: What sets Uwajimaya apart from other groceries?

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Walking into the newest Uwajimaya supermarket in Bellevue, I noticed that many smart ideas have been incorporated into this fourth store.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Bellevue Deputy Mayor Conrad Lee, CEO, Census, Chinatown International District, Chinese, Hiroshi Hibi, ID, Mainstream Asian, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle, Tomio Moriguchi, Tomoko Matsuno, Tyler Moriguchi, Uwajimaya, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, Whole Foods

April 5: Jeanne Chang is new Regal Bank director

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jeanne Chang has joined Regal Financial Bank as senior vice president and director of corporate affairs.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Jeanne Chang, Northwest Audit Adjustment Company, Puget Sound Bank, Regal Financial Bank, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29

March 10: Social justice leaders honored at Legacy Event

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Center for Ethical Leadership (CEL) honored three people at its 2011 Legacy Event. The event was held in the Rainier Room at Seattle Center.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Alaric Bien, Executive Director, Legacy Event, Paola Maranan, Puget Sound, Seattle Center, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29

March 26: Christopher Lu wins national music competition

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Christopher Lu, of Redmond, won top honors at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Junior Piano Competition.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Christopher Lu, Interlake High School, Kawai America Corporation, MSNBC, Peter Mack, Seattle International Piano Competition Junior Division, TV, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29

April 5: Seattleite Matt Chan represents Asians on reality power list

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Local Asian American Matt Chan ranks 36 on The Hollywood Reporter’s Reality Power List. Chan, who is president of Screaming Flea Productions

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Local Asian American Matt Chan, Los Angeles, Reality Power List, Screaming Flea Productions Hoarders, Seattleite Matt Chan, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29

April 7: Sea Beez wraps up the year with finale party

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sea Beez, an ethnic media capacity building program, concluded its first phase a year after its launch with a finale party held on the third floor

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Julie Pham, Northwest Vietnamese News Nguoi Viet Tay Bac, Sea Beez, Seattle Municipal Tower, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29

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