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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 – December 23

Refugees share personal stories at Beyond Talking Points

December 19, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Nov. 16 at the Bellevue Art Museum, Humanities Washington’s Beyond Talking Points series wrapped up its multifaceted look at immigration with a program featuring refugees from around the world who now call Washington home.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue Arts Museum, Beyond Talking Points, Bhutan, Burma, Humanities Washington, Iraq, Rain, Somalia, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 - December 23

NAAAP-Seattle honors 4 scholarship recipients at gala

December 19, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The National Association of Asian American Professionals’ Seattle chapter (NAAAP-Seattle) hosted its 32nd annual gala and scholarship reception on Nov. 4. The event was held at the Woodland Park Zoo’s Zoomazium and honored four students.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Alyna Merali, Chris Fong, Cong Nguyen, Reyna Farina Rollolazo, Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 - December 23, Woodland Park Zoo

China honors Putin with Confucius Prize

December 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alexa Olesen The Associated Press Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin BEIJING (AP) — The sponsors of a would-be Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize held their second award ceremony on Friday, handing a gold Confucius statue and a certificate meant for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to a pair of exchange students, an […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2011, Beijing, Belarus, Betty Williams, China International Peace Research Center, Chinese, Confucius Peace Prize, Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel, Desmond Tutu, Jody Williams, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Committee, Nobel Peace Prize, Qiao Damo, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Shirin Ebadi, Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 - December 23

Bill Gates developing nuclear reactor with China

December 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates says he is in discussions with China to jointly develop a new kind of nuclear reactor. During a talk at China’s Ministry of Science & Technology on Wednesday, the billionaire said, “The idea is to be very low cost, very safe, and generate very little waste.” Gates […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Bill Gates, China, Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 - December 23

New proposed bill would ban abortions based on sex or race

December 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By David Crary The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The practice of sex-selection abortion, usually targeting a female fetus due to parental preference for a son, has few defenders in the United States. Yet a proposed federal ban is drawing vehement opposition from liberal advocacy groups who call it a veiled attempt to undermine […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, Asian Indian, Chinese, Columbia University, Democratic-led Senate, Disease Control, House Judiciary, Korean, Miriam Yeung, Nancy Keenan, National Asian Pacific American Women, Republican-controlled House, Steven Mosher, United States, Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 - December 23, women of color

9 things to do in Seattle with your guests during the holidays

December 16, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly How do you entertain your out-of-town friends and family during the holidays? The best way is to present them programs and entertainment with a Northwest flair.

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2011, Avenue Theater, Cal Anderson Park, Catherine Roche, Do-Ho Suh, Greenwood Northwest, Highland Dr, Jennifer Paz, Kerry Park, Matt Damon, Ninth Symphony, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olympic Manor, Queen Anne Hill, SAM, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Center, Seattle Symphony, Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 - December 23

A-POP! Jin breaking into the mainstream?

December 16, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Sometimes, when one person’s dream begins, the dream unfortunately ends for someone else. Such is the case for two Asian celebrities featured in this month’s column.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2011, 2012, ASA, Boo Boo Stewart, Booboo Stewart, Chinese, Dev Anand, Guinevere Van Seenus, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Derulo, Jin Akanishi, John Cho, Justin Bieber Japanese, Kal Penn, Keanu Reeves, Korean American, Michelle Yeoh, Miu Miu, Rain, Sean Kingston, Several Asian, Test Drive, Utada Hikaru Utada, Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 - December 23

BLOG: What Locke doesn’t do — 5th and final part of the Gary Locke blog series

December 16, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng So you want to help your relatives and friends from China come to the United States. You think Ambassador Gary Locke can help you? 

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Ambassador Gary Locke, China, Chinese, Northwest Asian Weekly, United States, Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 - December 23, gary locke, letter

BLOG: The vital role of consulates and embassies

December 16, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Ordinary folks think only of visas when they think of consul generals. Actually, consul generals play an important role in serving the local community. For instance, the recent haze in Beijing, which shut down airports and highway transportation, caused local people to turn to the U.S. Embassy for an accurate measure of […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Beijing, Cherry Blossom Festival, China, Chinese Consul General Gao Jinsheng, Emperor Akihito, India, Japanese Consul General, Korean Studies, Publisher Ng's blog, Queen Anne, Seattle Center, Seattle Chinese Garden, South Korea Consul General, Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 - December 23

‘Outrage’ aptly portrays yakuza, but too gory

December 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Takeshi Kitano’s new film “Outrage” opens with the camera panning slowly across a group of men slouching against luxury cars, some fanning themselves in the heat. They are the yakuza promised in the film’s advance publicity, but they are not stylish. They do not immediately look dangerous. The filmmaker […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2011, Katsumi Yanagijima, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Takeshi Kitano, University District, Varsity Theatre, Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 - December 23, communication, japan

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