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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 – December 16

Aki Kurose students break world record in 10-minute indoor rowing relay

December 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Students at Aki Kurose Middle School kicked off the second year of Erg Ed — a program that embraces rowing as an integral part of physical education — by setting a new world record in the 10-minute indoor rowing relay. The team logged 2,584 meters, beating the previous record of 2,557 meters set by Fisher Junior High in Indiana. The four-person […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Aki Kurose Middle School, Cong Truong, Denny International Middle School, Eckstein Middle School, Erg Ed, Gabe Wright, Nathan Thai, Randy Sac, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16, Washington Middle School

Chinese vice minister visits Lake Washington Institute of Technology

December 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dr. Xin Lu, China’s Vice Minister of Education, visited Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT) on Nov. 15 with a Chinese delegation to research workforce and technical training programs for use in China.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, China, Chinese, Education, LWIT, United States, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16, Xin Lu

Bill and Melinda Gates present three nonprofit leaders with $25,000 grants

December 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Nov. 16, at the Microsoft Alumni Foundation 2011 Celebration, Bill and Melinda Gates recognized the nominees, finalists, and three award-winning Microsoft alumni as 2011 Integral Fellows.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, David Risher, Integral Fellows, Melinda Gates, Microsoft Alumni Foundation, Tom Ikeda, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16, technology

International Special Review District Board welcomes three new members

December 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The annual election for the International Special Review District Board was held on Nov. 15. Three positions were up for election.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Ching Chan, International Special Review District Board, Joann Ware, Marvin Rosete, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16

WAYNE’S WORLDS: Children … the gift that keeps on taking

December 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Wayne’s Worlds, a column about being a Chinese family man By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly There comes a time in our lives as parents when we begin to examine and even question the choices we have made. Before I go any further, let me first say that any derogatory statement that I make from […]

Filed Under: Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2011, Chinese, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16, Wayne Chan

Marathon finish for Ohno; Yao Ming’s wine; Football in India?

December 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly sports column about APIs By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to the inaugural edition of my API sports column, The Layup Drill. The column will run down all the happenings in the world of sports in the Asian Pacific Islander community.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, CBA, China, Chinese, Frankie Edgar, Houston Rocket, India, Korean American Coalition, Leonard Garcia, MMA, NBA, New York City Marathon, Philippines, UFC, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16, Yahoo Sports, Yao Ming, italy, japan

Diner from Hawaii banned from Japanese restaurant due to comments

December 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONOLULU (AP) — Negative feedback on a customer comment card has landed a Honolulu diner on a “no serve” list at a Japanese restaurant. Dave Young recently learned he’s no longer welcome at Tanaka of Tokyo’s three Oahu restaurants. Young, 59, of Makiki, is one of 17 on that list, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported last […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, Dave Young, Hale Aina, President Chester Kaneshiro, Richard Tanaka, Tokyo, VIP, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16

Older Chinese riled by proposed SF bag fee

December 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Peter Schurmann and Summer Chiang New America Media SAN FRANCISCO — San Mateo resident Dan Lin Shen says he often comes to San Francisco’s Chinatown to purchase fresh produce. But if a proposed piece of legislation that seeks to impose a tax on the use of plastic shopping bags goes forward, the 63-year-old says […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, 2014, Biji Lee, Chinatown, Chinese Americans, Dan Lin Shen, David Lee, Hong Kong, Jack Macy, Janice Zhao, Judy Du, Old Shanghai, Older Chinese, SF, San Francisco State University, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16, Wen Li

Ex-leader in court says Khmer Rouge not ‘bad people,’ blames Vietnam

December 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sopheng Cheang The Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A former leader of Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime told a court that he and his comrades were not “bad people,” denying responsibility last Monday, Dec. 5, for the deaths of 1.7 million people during their 1970s rule and blaming Vietnam for any atrocities.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Cambodia, Chum Mey, Ieng Sary, Kaing Guek Eav, Khieu Samphan, Khmer Rouge, Lars Olsen, Nuon Chea, Phnom Penh, Pol Pot, Vietnamese, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16

Some Asians’ college strategy: Don’t check ‘Asian’

December 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jesse Washington The Associated Press Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry. Ethnically, she considers herself half Taiwanese and half Norwegian. But when applying to Harvard, Olmstead checked only one box for her race: white.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, Chinese, HAPA, Hawaiian Pacific Islanders, Heather Pickerell, Hong Kong, Ivy League, Jasmine Zhuang, Jodi Balfe, Kara Miller, Korean, Lanya Olmstead, Rye Country Day School, SAT, Steven Hsu, Susanna Koetter, Taiwan, Tao Tao Holmes, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16

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