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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 – January 21

Korean Idol: K-pop fans test their talents on stage in first-ever Korean song contest for non-Koreans

January 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In her spare time, 15-year-old Vanessa Yamat enjoys singing at Korean karaoke houses with her friends. The teenagers dance and belt out songs from popular

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2011, Filipino American, Financial Manager Doris Haan, Jacob Reidhead, KSUH, KWYZ, Korean American, Korean Idol K-pop, Northwest Asian Weekly, Radio Hankook, Stadium High School, Vietnamese, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 - January 21, Washington-based Korean, culture, language

Stella Chao and City of Seattle part ways — why, and what’s next?

January 13, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

Last Friday, Mayor Mike McGinn released a statement saying he and Stella Chao, director of the City of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith, IDHA, KUOW, Kenya, Kimberlee Archie, Last Friday, Mayor Greg Nickels, Neighborhood Matching Fund, Neighborhood Service Centers, Seattle City Coun-cil, Seattle City Council, Seattle Public Utilities, Sierra Club, Stella Chao, Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 - January 21

Sharon Tomiko Santos clears the record on negligent driving charge

January 13, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

Last Thursday, state Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, from the 37th District, pleaded guilty to negligent driving in the first degree. She received a three-month suspended sentence

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, API, Al Sugiyama, Assunta Ng, BAC, DOL, District Representative, Last Thursday, Michigan Street, RCW, RPD, Sharon Santos, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Stacy Nguyen, Valley Medical Center, Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 - January 21, Washington State Trooper Jason Greer, William Kirk

Jimmy Locke: Veteran, husband, father, and businessman

January 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jimmy Locke, born Youh K. Locke, passed away on Jan. 5 in Seattle.

Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: 2011, China, Chinese Americans, Chinese Baptist Church, Fifth Armored Division, Guangdong Province, Jimmy Locke, Jimmy Locke Veteran, Kim Quang, Kin On, Marian Monwai, Normandy Beach, Pike Place Market, Queen Anne Hill, Rita Yoshihara Joe, Seattle, Virginia Mason Hospital, Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 - January 21

The Marshallese population continues to grow in Arkansas

January 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — The Marshallese migration to Northwest Arkansas can be traced to one man.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Albious Latior, Andy Goode, Buffalo National River, Carmen Chong Gum, Census, Cross Church, Education, Gomez Zackious, John Moody, Jones Center, Marshallese Bible, National Parks Service, Northwest Arkansas, Pacific Islander, SPRINGDALE, United States, Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 - January 21, language

San Francisco leaders pick Asian American as mayor

January 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — City supervisors on Friday overwhelmingly backed City Administrator Edwin Lee to be the interim mayor

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Asian American Studies, Asian Americans, Chinatown Community Development Center, Chinese American, City Administrator Edwin Lee, Deputy City Administrator Ann Brown, Ed Lee, Gavin Newsom, Human Rights Commission, Mayor Art Agnos, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Public Works, San Francisco, Supervisor John Avalos, Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 - January 21, attention

Vang Pao, Hmong guerrilla leader, dies in California

January 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Vang Pao, a revered former general in the Royal Army of Laos who led thousands of Hmong guerrillas in a CIA-backed secret army

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, Army Lt, Blong Xiong, Central Valley, Clovis Community Medical Center, FRESNO, Hmong New Years, Laos, Michelle Von Tersch, Neo Hom, Southeast Asian, United States, Vang Pao, Vietnam War, Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 - January 21, William Portanova, Youa True Vang

Rise in abortions in China, young women targeted

January 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

XI’AN, China (AP) — The leaf-strewn median on Eternal Peace Road hides a grim secret. Numerous tiny fetuses lie in unmarked graves dug by women

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2011, Beijing, China, Chinese, Disease Control, Eternal Peace Road, HIV, Li Shuzhuo, Li Yinhe, Liu Jianmin, Marie Stopes, Peking University Population Research Institute, United States, Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 - January 21, Zhang Jie, Zhou Anqin

Attention: Macy’s creates program for minority and women-owned businesses

January 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, Macy’s announced the creation of a one-of-a-kind program covering the business of fashion — The Workshop at Macy’s

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, Attention Macy, Herald Square, LLC, New York City, Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 - January 21

Which is the fairest holiday card of them all?

January 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

First place
Mei Lau and Toshi Mei

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2011, Han Bui, John Liu, Kelly Liao, Mei Lau, Nancy Chang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Refugee Women, Rosita Chan, Seattle Chinese Post, Sing Lam, Stacy Nguyen, Toshi Mei, Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 - January 21

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