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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 – June 24

May 25: EDI benefit dinner raises more than $110,000

June 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Executive Development Institute (EDI) held its annual benefit dinner and auction, Inclusion Fusion, at Seattle’s SODO Park. Hosts for the benefit dinner were Dr. Sandra Madrid, from the University of Washington, Jenette Ramos, from The Boeing Company, and Mike Sotelo, from La Plaza International. More than 250 guests participated in the silent and live auctions, contributing […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, EDI, Executive Development Institute, Inclusion Fusion, Javier Palmera, Jenette Ramos, KOMO, La Plaza International, Laura Michalek, Marlee Ginter, Mike Sotelo, Sandra Madrid, Univision Seattle, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24

May 30: Nisei Veterans honor fallen on Memorial Day

June 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Nisei Veterans Committee and the Japanese American community gathered to honor fallen heroes at the Annual NVC Memorial Day Program at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, as they always have since 1946. WWII veteran Sam Mitsui provided the keynote address.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Boy Scout, Congressional Gold Medal, Japanese Americans, Korea, Lake View Cemetery, Maria Cantwell, Military Intelligence Service, Nisei War Memorial, President Obama, Sam Mitsui, Seattle, Vietnam, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24, WWII

May 19: Artist Trust awards fellowships to local artists Brent Watanabe, Hengda Li, Zhi Lin, others

June 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Artist Trust Fellowship recognizes Washington state artists of exceptional talent. Fellowship recipients each received a cash award of $7,500. Of 409 fellowship applicants, 16 artists were awarded fellowships. Three of the fellows are Asian American.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Artist Trust, Asian American, Beijing Dance Academy, Brent Watanabe, China, Fine Arts, Hengda Li, London, The Wing, UW, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24, Zhi Lin

May 20: Christine Chen, Hoan Do, and Julie Pham win awards at APA Heritage Bash

June 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Second Annual Verizon Wireless APA Heritage Bash was held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Seattle. The main feature of the event was the Asian Pacific American Community Roast Awards.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Christine Chen, Hoan Do, Julie Pham, Kollaboration Seattle, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24, culture

Minority youth have big media appetite, according to study

June 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By David Aguilar The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Minority youth spend more than half their day consuming media content, a rate that’s 4.5 hours greater than their white counterparts, according to a Northwestern University report released last week.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Alexis Lauri, Asian American Children, Kaiser Family Foundation Generation M2, Media Family, Northwestern Professor Ellen Wartella, Northwestern University, Race Media Use Among White, TV, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24, culture, technology

Burmese refugees seek new lives in Kentucky

June 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Myanmar refugees who fled military persecution and settled in America are finding new struggles with limited education and a stifling language barrier.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Annette Ellard, Burma, Ka Waw, Kentucky Sen, Myanmar, Refugee Thar Tin, Thailand, United Nations, United States, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24, language

China says Vietnam put fishermen’s lives in danger

June 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — China demanded that Vietnam stop “all invasive activities” after accusing it of illegally entering its waters and endangering Chinese fishermen’s lives

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Beijing, Chinese, Filipino, Hong Lei, Philippines, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, State Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24

Seattle University honoring land mine survivor and activist

June 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jack Broom The Seattle Times SEATTLE (AP) — One of his legs ends at the knee. The other, just below it. It’s a disquieting sight, but Tun Channareth, of Cambodia, sitting in a wheelchair he made himself, would not want you to turn away. “Some people understand my English,” he told a group of […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia, Jesuit Refugee Service, Justin Hatley, Le Xuan Hy, MBA, Mine Ban Treaty, Norway, Quan Le, Seattle University, Siem Reap, Thailand, Tun Channareth, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24, attention

NAPCA releases a collection of 29 ‘Southeast Asian Voices’

June 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) has released “Southeast Asian Voices,” a collection of stories from community leaders and elders of Southeast Asian descent served by the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, Asian American, Bounrod Bounyavong, Chew Communications, Lao American Community Services, NAPCA, Pacific Islander Voices, SCSEP, Seattle, Senior Voices, Southeast Asian Voices, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24

Reader’s Corner: Make a difference through Bellevue LifeSpring

June 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Shao Zhi Hurst For Northwest Asian Weekly I arrived, straight from China, in the Northwest on a sunny mid-September morning six years ago. My fiancée lived in Bellevue and worked in Seattle, so while I stayed at home practicing my English, I looked around for someone to talk with. The only neighbor who appeared […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, Bellevue Square, China, Overlake Service League, Seattle, Shao Zhi Hurst, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24

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