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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 – August 19

Aug. 2: Miranda Du nominated to serve on the United States District Court bench

August 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Barack Obama has nominated Miranda Du to serve on the U.S, District Court bench for the District of Nevada. Du specializes in employment and labor law and civil litigation as a partner in McDonald Carano Wilson, LLP. Du, a graduate of the University of California, Davis, and University of California, Berkeley, has appeared before […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, District Court, LLP, Miranda Du, President Barack Obama, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19

July 22: Michael Itti and Kristina Logsdon collaborate on initiative at Win/Win Network

August 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Michael Itti departs from the League of Education Voters to work on a new initiative at the Win/Win Network as program coordinator. Colleague and program manager Kristina Logsdon will join Itti in this new initiative.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, George Washington University, Kristina Logsdon, Michael Itti, Pacific Islander, Progressive Majority, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19, West Virginia University, Win Win Network

August: Christine Chen and Richard Velazquez to relocate to NYC

August 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Christine Chen, founder and principal of Chen Communications, and husband Richard Velazquez, soon-to-be senior director of innovation for PepsiCo, are moving to New York City. Chen Communications will be headquartered in NYC, while still operating and working with some clients in the Seattle area. PepsiCo will continue to drive technology marketing solutions for its products.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Asian American, Chen Communications, Christine Chen, Emmy Award, NYC, New York City, Richard Velazquez, Seattle, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19, technology

July: Ina Dash becomes president of the Northwest Asian Weekly Youth Board

August 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ina Dash, a current high school senior at Nathan Hale High School, is now president of the Northwest Asian Weekly Youth Board. Dash is the youngest member of the Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC), an organization that facilitates a strong relationship between Orissa, India, and Washington state. Dash actively participates in Making […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Ina Dash, India, MESA, Making Connections, Nathan Hale High School, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Northwest Asian Weekly Youth Board, Summer Youth Leadership Program, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19

South Vietnam’s ex-leader remembered in California

August 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Richard Vogel The Associated Press WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — Friends and family of Nguyen Cao Ky gathered in Southern California Sunday to pay their last respects to the former South Vietnamese prime minister. About 350 mourners filled the Rose Hill Memorial in Whittier, two weeks after Nguyen died in Malaysia at age 80 from […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Malaysia, Nguyen Cao Ky, Nguyen Van Thieu, South Vietnamese, Southern California Sunday, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19, WHITTIER

Ed Lee files papers to run for San Francisco mayor

August 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Dearen The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Interim Mayor Ed Lee filed papers Monday, Aug. 9, to run for a full, four-year term, marking a stark shift from his position seven months ago that he had no intention of joining the crowded mayoral race. Flanked by family members as he announced his […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, California Sen, City Hall, David Chiu, Dianne Feinstein, Ed Lee, Gavin Newsom, John Avalos, San Francisco, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19

Senate confirms first U.S. special envoy to Myanmar as well as Vietnam envoy

August 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed the nomination of the first U.S. special envoy to Myanmar and a new ambassador to Vietnam whose appointment had been blocked for months by lawmakers.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, Alex Burgos, David Shear, Democrat Sen, Derek Mitchell, Europe, Hague Convention, Marco Rubio, Mary Landrieu, Myanmar, President Barack Obama, Republican Sen, SENATE, State Department, Vietnamese, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19, adoption

New Tibetan leader Lobsang Sangay sworn in as prime minister

August 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ashwini Bhatia The Associated Press DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama led a ceremony on Monday, Aug. 8, to swear in a new prime minister for the Tibetan government-in-exile, who is taking over the Buddhist leader’s political role. Harvard-trained legal scholar Lobsang Sangay took the oath of office and became the first person […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, China, Chinese, DHARMSALA, Dalai Lama, Lobsang Sangay, New Tibetan, Tibetan Buddhist, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19

China blasts United States over its credit rating downgrade

August 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alexa Olesen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China, the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, demanded last week that America tighten its belt and confront its “addiction to debts” in the wake of Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Asia, Beijing, Chen Bingde, China, Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore, Standard Poor, United Nations, United States, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19, commentary

In modern society, do Asian American families prefer sons over daughters?

August 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Boy or girl? A simple blood test in mothers-to-be can answer that question with surprising accuracy at about seven weeks, a research analysis has found. Though not widely offered by U.S. doctors, gender-detecting blood tests have been sold online to consumers for the past few years. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, American Medical Association, Asian American, China, Consumer Genetics Inc, DNA, Diana Bianchi, Florida International University, Generations Ahead, Great Britain, India, Joe Leigh Simpson, Lee Shulman, PCR, Santa Clara, Susannah Baruch, Terry Carmichael, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19

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