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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 – August 26

Photo of bag-carrying ambassador charms China

August 19, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — A photo of the new U.S. ambassador to China carrying his own backpack and ordering his own coffee at an airport has charmed Chinese citizens not used to such frugality from their officials. ZhaoHui Tang, a businessman from Bellevue snapped the photo Friday on his iPhone when he spotted Gary Locke at […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, China, Chinese American, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Sina Weibo, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, gary locke

ICHS closing clinics one day per month due to cuts

August 19, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

International Community Health Services (ICHS), which operates medical-dental clinics in the International District and at Holly Park, will close its clinics one day a month because of significant cuts in state funding.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, Holly Park, ICHS, International District, Pacific Islanders, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26

Sue Kim: the greatest American story never told

August 19, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sarah Gerdes For Northwest Asian Weekly Before Tiger Woods, Margaret Cho, and Michelle Wie, there were the Kim Sisters. Few Americans know the Kim Sisters, arguably one of the most talented and internationally recognized musical acts for generations, were the preeminent female act of the 1960s. Their sold-out shows rivaled those of Sammy Davis […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Few Americans, Hai Song Kim, Jackie Kennedy, Kim Sisters, Korean American, Las Vegas, Life Magazine, Lucas Foster, New York Italian John Bonifazio, New York Post, Once Sue, Ran Yong Lee, Sammy Davis Jr, Sarah Gerdes, Sue Kim, United States, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, Warp Entertainment, margaret cho

Blog: What’s cooking at Kurose’s birthday party?

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng The guest list of Ruthann Kurose’s surprise 60th birthday party was a Who’s Who in politics. The party was held at the house of former Mayor Norm Rice and his wife, Constance.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Asian American, Attorney Jenny Durkin, Chinatown, Debbie Bird, Dow Constantine, Former Gov, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Mayor Norm Rice, Mike Lowry, Norm Rice, Obama, Publisher Ng's blog, Rear Admiral Herb Bridge, Ruthann Kurose, Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, Secretary Sam Reed, Sheila Edwards Lange, Supreme Court Justice Bobbe Bridge, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26

Blog: Celebrating India’s independence and a b-day at an Italian restaurant

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng On Aug. 15, a group of Indian Americans were celebrating India’s 64th Independence Day at Il Terrazzo Carmine.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Blog Celebrating India, Debadutta Dash, Happy Birthday, Independence Day, Indian Americans, Nirmal Agarwal, Publisher Ng's blog, Tay Yoshitani, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, WASITRAC

Blog: Locke and Wang: a dynamic duo

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng When I switched on the television news this Saturday morning, it was great to see two former Seattleites so visible in China. Robert Wang, a 1972 University of Washington alum, was among the U.S. embassy delegation welcoming Ambassador Locke and his family at the Beijing airport. Wang, who is number two at […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Ambassador Locke, Beijing, Blog Locke, China, Mona Locke, Publisher Ng's blog, Robert Wang, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, gary locke

Blog: Locke frustrating, but that’s OK

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Talking to U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke before he left Seattle for China was exhilarating and absolutely frustrating. You might think that he shies away from talking about juicy details. But he doesn’t.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Ambassador Gary Locke, Blog Locke, China, Chinese, OK, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, gary locke

Blog: Flying to China

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng The Locke family left Seattle with 10 pieces of luggage, a cat, and a dog on Aug. 11, flying Delta Airlines to Beijing. Immediately, a reader who saw him at the SeaTac International Airport called me and asked me why he took Delta instead of Hainan Airlines.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Ambassador Locke, Beijing, China, Delta Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, gary locke

Editorial: San Francisco’s elections serve as inspiration

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This past week, many of us filled out our primary ballots. Depending on which county you live in, there may have been an Asian American or Pacific Islander American  (APIA) candidate on the ballot. If you live in King County, there were four, maybe five candidates. In Pierce County, there were two.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, APIA, Asian American, Chinatown, David Chiu, Ed Lee, Editorial San Francisco, Jeff Adachi, King County, Leland Yee, Lieutenant Governor, Phil Ting, San Francisco State Political Science Professor David Lee, Seattle, Tom Hsieh, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, Wilma Pang, gary locke

Legal uncertainty — Are Asian Americans rethinking the law?

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly High pay and elite status. That’s why some choose to practice law. While some flourish in the practice, others do not. The economy and the realities of the practice have given Asian Americans reasons to rethink law as a career. The numbers According to the most recent Bureau of […]

Filed Under: Business, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, American Bar Association-accredited, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Islander, David Lat, Jay Trinidad, Keith Seo, Korean American, Labor Statistics, Law Student Admissions Council, Lenny Sanchez, NAPABA, Seattle University Law School, Tina Matsuoka, Tisha Pagalilauan, United States, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, Whereas Seo, Yet Sanchez, language

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