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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 – June 29

Search ends for Japanese climbers after avalanche

June 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Dan Joling The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A shallow avalanche on Alaska’s Mount McKinley may not have killed four Japanese climbers, but the slide pushed them into a crevasse more than 100 feet deep, the National Park Service said Sunday.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, ANCHORAGE, Hitoshi Ogi, Masako Suda, Michiko Suzuki, Miyagi Workers Alpine Federation, Motorcycle Hill, National Park Service, Tamao Suzuki, Tucker Chenoweth, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29, West Buttress, Yoshiaki Kato

Chinese Community Girls Drill Team celebrates 60th anniversary

June 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team will celebrate its 60th anniversary on July 21 at 6 p.m. at the Renton Pavilion Event Center.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, Chinese Community Girls Drill Team, Renton Pavilion Event Center, Seattle Chinese Community Drill Team Photo, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29

U.S. Department of State hosts Fulbright Enrichment Seminar

June 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The annual Fulbright Enrichment Seminar took place at the Hyatt Hotel from May 29 through June 2. Present were Seattle’s top experts in energy, environment, science, and technology and over 70 Fulbright students who studied the subjects in 42 countries, including Vietnam and Thailand.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, Fulbright Enrichment Seminar, Hyatt Hotel, International Education, Seattle, Thailand, Vietnam, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29, technology

FLS petitions against Yesler Terrace rezone

June 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Friends of Little Saigon (FLS) is asking the community to sign a petition against Seattle Housing Authority’s proposal to rezone the 30-acre Yesler

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, FLS, FSA, Little Saigon, Seattle City Council, Seattle Housing Authority, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29, Yesler Terrace, letter, parking

The long journey home — Part 1 of 2: Mother and son reunite in India after 25-year global search

June 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kristen Gelineau and Ravi Nessman The Associated Press KHANDWA, India (AP) — Saroo’s eyes snapped open and everything was suddenly, horribly wrong.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Australia, Central Adoption Resource Authority, Fatima Munshi, Ganesh Talai, Ganges River, Google, India, Lisa Williams, OK, One Sunday, So Saroo, Sufi Muslim, Tekri Wale Baba, Uncle Akbar, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29

Obama acts to spare youths from deportation

June 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Associated Press Staff WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama eased enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws Friday, offering a chance for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and work. Embraced by Hispanics, his action touched off an election-year confrontation with many Republicans.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, CEO, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Education, Homeland Security, House Speaker John Boehner, Jan Brewer, Janet Murguia, Marco Rubio, Obama, Republican Party, Republican Sen, Senate Democrat, Senate Republican, Steve King, Supreme Court, United States, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29

Seattle’s first Pride ASIA starts at International District

June 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly While Seattle has long had Pride Festival, it will also celebrate its first Pride ASIA event on June 23, a multicultural event for the Asian LGBTQ community in Seattle. Aleksa Manila, host of Seattle’s Best Karaoke Contest and former Miss Gay Seattle, agreed to host the event after being […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Aleksa Manila, Arnaldo Drag Chanteuse, Best Karaoke Contest, Capitol Hill Pride Festival, Devon Yan Berrong, LGBTQ, Leather Lu Ying, Miss Gay Seattle, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, SBK, San Francisco, Seattle Men, Seattle Pride, Shaun Knittel, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29, hing hay park

A-pop! Castles don’t float in Asia, Roger Mayweather is bananas

June 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A-pop! All things Asian in popular culture By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month was wacky. In the words of the inimitable Sharon Stone, “Is that karma, when you’re not nice that the bad things happen to you?” Think about that as I run through the latest haps in pop culture. It’s not racist […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2012, Bruce Chen, Cartoon Network, China, Chinese Communist Party, Christine Ha, Crouching Tiger, Filipino, IHOP, Jade Falls, John Cho, Mark Zuckerberg, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pittsburgh Pirates, Sharon Stone, Sullivan Son, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29, culture

EDITORIAL: Remembering Rodney King and Vincent Chin

June 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Violence is a language that is direct and brutal. It speaks loudly with the pain it causes and the lives it takes. Unlike harsh words or rudeness, which can sometimes be vague or questionable, violence is the greatest indicator that racism still exists. The recent death of Rodney King, many years after he was badly […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Michael Nitz, Rodney King, Ronald Ebens, Vincent Chin, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29, language

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