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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 – November 25

A-POP! Asians conquer YouTube

November 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

 A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Controversies and — a movie opening Relativity Media, an L.A.-based film studio, defended its decision to shoot part of its comedy film, “21 and Over,” in Linyi, China. This decision is controversial because Linyi, a city in China’s eastern […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, CBS, Chen Guangcheng, China, Chinese, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, Indian American, Justin Lin, Keira Knightley, Kevin Wu, Michelle Phan, Project Runway, Relativity Media, Ryan Higa, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25

BLOG: An American (Gary Locke!) in China — Part 1

November 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng   Visiting the ambassador in Beijing “Did you see Gary?” my friends immediately asked when they learned I had just returned from Beijing, referring to U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Ambassador Locke, Beijing, China Gary Locke, Chinese Americans, Delta, Hong Kong, Maya Lin, Publisher Ng's blog, Rita Yoshihara, Robert Wang, Seattle, Seeing Locke, State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, Yangtze River, gary locke, technology

READER’S CORNER: The pitfalls of being an American in China

November 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Colgan Chan For Northwest Asian Weekly Editor’s note: Being fans of his blog, “The ABCs of China,” which details the adventures and cultural differences he experiences in Asia, we asked Colgan Chan if he’d write something special for the newspaper. Chan is an American student studying in China. When I was asked to write […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, ABC, Asia, China, Chinese, OK, Read Colgan Chan, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, blog, culture, japan

A cold front (of people) settles in Seattle for Asian Americans

November 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Moving to Seattle? Beware. It is not just cold. It can be freezing. The Seattle Freeze, brought to infamy in a 2005 article on NWSource.com, was explained as a highly contagious “social disease,” where people in Seattle are polite in passing, but extremely cold and disinterested when making […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2011, Asian American Seattle, Asian Americans, Capitol Hill Counseling, Jim Liu, John Tran, Nan Nan Liu, Northwest Asian Weekly, Roxanne Tolnas, Seattle Freeze, Vithayu Chaijaroen, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, attention

Where are all the Asian American conservatives?

November 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly The American political left is often portrayed as being minority friendly, an advocate of social programs, and staunch supporter of minority communities. The American right, on the other hand, is normally seen as predominantly white, wealthy, and focused on equality through a government that does not have programs that […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Asian American, Eugene Liu, Gallup Poll, Jeffrey Osborn, Korean War, Northwest Asian Weekly, Taiwan, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, Younger Asians, language

In memory of Ark Chin, community leader and activist (1924–2011)

November 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Ark Chin, a Chinese American community leader, passed away at his home on Nov. 13. He was 87 years old. Chin was born in a small village in Tai Shan, China, in 1924 and immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 10. He worked in […]

Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: 2011, Ark Chin, Bronze Star, Cary Kramer, Chin Mayo, China, Chinese American, Chinese Nursing Home Society, Chung Pui Wah, David Arndt, Patricia Lee, Purple Hearts, Seattle Aquarium, Sharon Chew, Tai Shan, UW, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, WWU, Winifred Chung

Gov. Gregoire appoints Bharat Shyam as state’s CIO

November 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Nov. 14, Gov. Chris Gregoire appointed Bharat Shyam as the state’s chief information officer. “I am incredibly impressed with Bharat,” Gregoire said. “With nearly 20 years of experience at Microsoft, he brings a deep understanding of software and technology. And his level of enthusiasm for the position is unmatched. I welcome him to this […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Bharat Shyam, CIO, Chris Gregoire, India, Stanford University, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, Windows Azure, technology

Our top 10 burning questions with Patrick Yalung

November 17, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Patrick Yalung, a Filipino American, is the president of Wells Fargo of the Northwest. He oversees about 130 branches and 1,500 employees. Yalung joined Wells Fargo in 1983. Previously, he was the regional president for Wells Fargo in Greater Arizona. He is a member of the National Board of […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Antarctica, Asian Community, Ernest Shackleton, Filipino American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Coast Banking School Administrative Board, Patrick Yalung, Public Administration, South Pole, Stacy Nguyen, Top Contributors 2011, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, Wells Fargo Asian Business Services

Our top 10 burning questions with Sherri Wade

November 17, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Sherri Wade is the vice president of operations at State Farm Pacific Northwest, headquartered in DuPont, Wash. Wade joined State Farm in 1993 as an auto operations underwriter in the Northeast zone. There, she was named office underwriting supervisor. In 1998, she moved to corporate as a training analyst […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2011, ACC, Asian Community, Howard University, James Lee Evans Jr, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sherri Wade, Stacy Nguyen, State Farm Pacific Northwest, Top Contributors 2011, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25

EDITORIAL: Congrats are in order for Steven Gonzalez and Edwin Lee

November 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

What a great couple of weeks! In the last 10 days or so, we saw San Francisco elect its first Asian American mayor, Ed Lee — and he has Seattle roots, too. We also saw Steven Gonzalez appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court by Gov. Chris Gregoire. Gonzalez is only the second Latino justice […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, Asian American, Asian Community, Beacon Hill, Chinese, Chris Gregoire, Diversity at the Top, Eastern European, Ed Lee, Edwin Lee, Guangdong Province, Oregon Public Broadcasting News, San Francisco Asian Law Caucus, Seattle, Steven Gonzalez, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, Washington State Supreme Court

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