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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 – March 29

White House to honor AAPI women as part of AAPI Heritage Month

March 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The White House Champions of Change series spotlights ordinary citizens who are demonstrating extraordinary commitment to their community, their country, and their fellow citizens.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, AAPI, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29, White House Initiative

Diversity Makes a Difference — Part 6

March 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their school for being champions of diversity. From those nominations, a judging panel will choose five winners who will receive $1,000 scholarships and a […]

Filed Under: Education, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Aramis Johnson, Bill Kautz, Chinese, Dearborn Park Elementary, Diversity Makes a Difference 2013, Hana Schultz, Jeff Federer, Jeff Jones, Karen Lee, Mariner High School, Marion Howard, Michelle Nilsen, Nathan Hale High School, Squalicum High School, Sydney, Tina Camero, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29, Wendy Krakauer, culture, language

COMMENTARY: On gun rights and the Second Amendment

March 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Frederick Su For the Northwest Asian Weekly Following the Sandy Hook shootings, gun control is back on the books, with Obama and like-minded people pushing for an “assault weapons” ban. They decry such weapons as high-capacity, high-powered arms designed to specifically kill people, implying the 2nd Amendment is for hunting.

Filed Under: Opinion, Commentaries Tagged With: 2013, Asian American, Australia, Frederick Su, General Gage, Joe Gunowner, King George, NRA, National Guard, North America, Obama, Revolutionary War, Rodney King, Sandy Hook, Second Amendment, South Central Los Angeles, Think Prohibition, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29

BLOG: What can the reality show contestants learn from each other?

March 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Seattle has been on the map recently. Local Filipino girl Catherine Giudici, who attended Roosevelt High School, won ABC’s reality show “The Bachelor” and is planning to wed Sean Lowe.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, ABC, Alumni Award, Apolo Ohno, BBC, Catherine Giudicci, Catherine Giudici, James Sun, Local Filipino, NBC, Publisher Ng's blog, Roosevelt High School, Sean Lowe, Seattle, So Catherine, South Korea, TV, The Bachelor, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29

BLOG: Hara’s mom is 98 and doing well

March 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Former Seattleite Shuko Hara, mother of King County Assessor Lloyd Hara, is 98 and now living in Delaware to be close to her daughter.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, Former Seattleite Shuko Hara, King County Assessor Lloyd Hara, Publisher Ng's blog, Seahawks, Uwajimaya, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29

BLOG: ID Rotary deserves praise

March 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng The International District Rotary Club might be small, but it intends to produce a great international impact. Its 54 members have launched several global projects. From Zimbabwe, China, and Laos, to Brazil, India, and the Philippines, the ID Rotary is all over the map. It has done work in 26 countries, including […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, 2012, 2013, Brazil, China, Gatzert Elementary, Indian Health Ministries, Laos, Philippines, Polio National Immunization Days, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle Rotary Club, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29

An organization for all Asians

March 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hayat Norimine Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, the Associated Students of the University of Washington Asian Student Commission (ASC) spends weeks organizing the ASC Talent Show, finding student organizations to participate and trying to equally represent the more than 10,000 Asian and Asian American students on campus.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Briefs, Features Tagged With: 2013, ASC, ASUW, American-born Chinese, Asian American, Associated Students, CSA, Diana Zhou, Fiji, Filipino American Student Association, Hong Kong Student Association, Melissa Yang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander Student Commission, Philippines, RSO, South Asian Student Commission, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29

Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, a friend of the Asian community

March 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly You might think you know Lt. Governor Brad Owen, but did you know that his two sons are Korean adoptees? Or that he was raised by a single mother?  

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Adam Owen, Bellevue Mayor, Brad Owen, CPTC, Chinatown, GRCC, Governor Brad Owen, India, International District, Nora Chan, Northwest Asian Weekly, Phan Van Kai, Ron Chow, Seattle Pacific Trading, Taiwan, Thailand, Tony Au, Vietnam War, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29, West China Development International Association

Dis/orient/ed Comedy — Five Asian comedians visit Seattle in sold-out show

March 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Random, hilarious, and relatable, five funny Asian women took Seattle by storm at the Renton Civic Theater last Saturday, March 16.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2013, Aparna Nancherla, Asian American, Atsuko Okatsuka, Chinese, Comedy Five Asian, Jenny Yang, Korean, Los Angeles, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Renton Civic Theater, Seattle, Snoop Dogg, United States, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29, Yola Lu

APA announces NYC mayoral bid

March 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press NEW YORK, New York (AP) — City Comptroller John Liu embarked Sunday, March 17 on a mayoral bid that illuminates the political rise of New York City’s Asian American population, but has been shadowed by a fundraising conspiracy case against two former aides.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, APA, Adolfo Carrion, Asian American, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, City Councilman Sal Albanese, Comptroller Bill Thompson, Former Bronx, His Democratic, Independence Party, John Catsimatidis, John Liu, NYC, New York City, Public Advocate Bill, Tom Allon, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29, technology

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