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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 – November 4

Oct. 21: Bruce Lee Action Museum kicks off with inaugural fundraiser

October 31, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Bruce Lee Foundation held its inaugural fundraiser for the Bruce Lee Action Museum (BLAM) at Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant at the Great Wall Mall in Kent.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, BLAM, Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee Action Museum, Bruce Lee Foundation, Doug Palmer, Great Wall Mall, Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant, Jerry Lee, Mimi Gan, Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Shannon Lee, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4

Oct. 1–2: Cascade Canoe and Kayak Racing scores big at Pacific Cup Regatta

October 31, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Cascade Canoe and Kayak Racing, which has locations in Bellevue and Renton, competed in the Pacific Cup Regatta held at Whonnock Lake in Maple Ridge, B.C.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4

Oct. 8: ACRS raises more than $121,000 at annual gala

October 31, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) hosted its annual benefit gala, A Culinary Journey, at The Westin Bellevue. About 385 guests attended the sold-out event and more than $121,000 was raised to support ACRS’s 13 programs.  

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, ACRS, Angelo Pizarro, Christine Chen, Filipino Youth Activities Drill Team, Lisa Nakamura, Top Chef, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4

Oct. 5: Boeing honors three Chinese Americans with Special Invention Awards

October 31, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Each year, Boeing gives awards to individuals and teams who create intellectual property most valuable to Boeing and aerospace. In 2011, out of hundreds of nominations, 20 inventions were recognized, most of which have been granted patents or are awaiting them.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Chinese Americans, Fenfei Bruce Wang, Jian Li, Southern California, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4, West Coast, Western Washington

Ohio town welcomes immigrants as policy point, not everyone a fan

October 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Dan Sewell The Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — On the same afternoon thousands of Latinos in Alabama took the day off to protest the state’s strict new immigration law, Mexican-born Francisco Mejia was ringing up diners’ bills and handing containers piled with carnitas to drive-thru customers on the east side of Dayton.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, Dayton Public Schools, Dorothy Balser, East Third Street, Festus Nyiwo, Georgia, Jill Moberly, Linda Majka, Mayor Gary Leitzell, Mexican-born Francisco Mejia, NCR, New York Pizzeria, Roy Barber, Steve Salvi, Taqueria Mixteca, Theo Majka, Tom Wahlrab, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4, Welcome Dayton, Wright Brother

Jindal takes an easy ride back into La. office

October 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Melinda DeSlatte The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It was a landslide win by any measure. Gov. Bobby Jindal had a cake walk into a second term, turning back nine challengers who couldn’t muster name recognition or significant financing to put up a major challenge.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, Bobby Jindal, Democratic Party, GOP, House Speaker Jim Tucker, Incumbent Lt, Jay Dardenne, LSU, Les Miles, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, State Tom Schedler, Tara Hollis, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4

Health officials say India is close to wiping out polio

October 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nirmala George The Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has not had a case of polio in nine months, raising hopes the country is on the verge of defeating the disease, health officials said Monday, Oct. 24.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Afghanistan, Asia, Australia, Europe, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, India, Nata Menabde, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rod Curtis, UNICEF, Uttar Pradesh, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4, WHO, West Bengal, World Health Organization, World Polio Day

Police arrest two drivers in Chinese 2-year-old’s death

October 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Police formally arrested two drivers suspected of running over a toddler who died a week after she was struck on a busy market street in southern China and was ignored by passers-by, newspapers reported on Sunday, Oct. 23.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, China, Chinese, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4

What is Halloween all about, anyway?

October 28, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Betty Wang Northwest Asian Weekly I still have no idea what Halloween is all about. And it’s not because this holiday has no Asian roots. My family is made up of fast learners and, so far, has had little trouble adapting to American holidays and traditions. We’re not religious, but we totally get Christmas, and […]

Filed Under: Features, Cultures Tagged With: 2011, Betty Wang, Chinese American, Happy Halloween Remember, Lindsay Lohan, Mean Girls, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Power Ranger, Ronald Reagan, Strawberry Shortcake, Thanksgiving, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4, attention, turkey

COMMENTARY: Families and education levy hold key to livable wage jobs for our children

October 28, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Janice Deguchi and Kristina Johnson For Northwest Asian Weekly By 2018, 67 percent of jobs in Washington will require post-secondary education. Today, only 25 percent of King County residents who have a bachelor’s degree or higher were born in Washington state. The City of Seattle elections are quickly approaching, and on the ballot this […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, Beacon Hill, Child Development Associate Certificate, Chinese, DLEC, Denise Louie, Head Start, International District, Janice Deguchi, Lake Washington, Machiko Momii, Noven Chiu, Rainier Beach, Seattle, Step Ahead, Vietnamese, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4, language

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