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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 – April 26

SAM Chinese Art Curator to join Chinese University of Hong Kong

April 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Josh Yiu, Foster Foundation Curator of Chinese Art at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), has accepted the position of Associate Director of the Art Museum at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Yiu has been at SAM since 2006 and will be leaving his post effective July.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Asia, Associate Director, Chinese University, Hong Kong, Josh Yiu, Richard Fuller, SAM, Seattle University, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26

Judge Yu receives 2013 Civic Award from Municipal League

April 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Judge Mary I. Yu received the Public Official of the Year Award from the Municipal League at their 2013 Civic Awards on Thursday, April 11.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Dominican University, Judge Yu, King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng, Mary Yu, Municipal League, Notre Dame, River Forest, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, Washington State Bar Association

Sharon Maeda named executive director of new nonprofit

April 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sharon Maeda has been named executive director of a new nonprofit, 21 PROGRESS, based in Seattle. 

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Assistant Secretary, HUD, Los Angeles, New York, PROGRESS, Pacifica Radio, President Clinton, Seattle, Secretary Henry Cisneros, Sharon Maeda, United Methodist Church, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26

2013 Washington Japanese Princesses announced

April 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 2013 Washington State Japanese Princesses have been announced. They are Izumi Kahokuhulaokekai Hansen, Christine Kimiko Ito, Aspasea Elina McKenna, and Kristi Yukiko Nakata. The 2013 Washington state Japanese Queen  will be selected on May 4.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Christine Kimiko Ito, Hyogo Prefecture, Izumi Kahokuhulaokekai Hansen, Japanese Queen, Kristi Yukiko Nakata, Los Angeles, Nisei Week Japanese Festival, San Francisco, Seattle, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, Washington State Japanese Princesses, communication

China pulls ‘Django Unchained’ on day of premiere screening

April 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Digi Tang The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — “Django Unchained” became “Django Unscreened” as Quentin Tarantino’s violent slave-revenge saga was pulled from Chinese theaters on its opening day, with the importer blaming an unspecified technical problem.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Beichen Fortune Center, Beijing, China Film Group Corp, Chinese, Civil War, Django Unchained, Jamie Foxx, North American, Photographer Xue Yutao, Quentin Tarantino, Sony Pictures, Steve Elzer, Tian Zaixing, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26

Despite tensions, N. Korea lets tourists, athletes through borders

April 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Despite North Korea’s warnings that the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula is so high it cannot guarantee the safety of foreign residents, it literally trotted out athletes from around the world on Sunday, April 14 — suggesting its concerns of an imminent […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Air Koryo, Andrea Lee, Beijing, Chang Chia-che, China, Fumio Kishida, Kim Il Sung Stadium, Kim Jong-un, North Korean, PYONGYANG, Sandra Cook, South Korea, United States, Uri Tours, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, japan

Suu Kyi visit highlights Japan’s economic push in Myanmar

April 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elaine Kurtenbach AP Business Writer TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar are getting a boost this coming week with a visit by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The visit by Suu Kyi, in Japan for the first time in 27 years, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Although Suu Kyi, Aung San Suu Kyi, China-backed Myitsone, Finance Minister Taro Aso, Ford Motor Co, GE, IHS, Jeff Kingston, Mitsui Co, Rachel Calvert, Sumitomo Chemical, Temple University, Though Myanmar, Tokyo, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, Yuki Akimoto, japan

Binational couples await Supreme Court DOMA ruling

April 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Dave Gram The Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Jason Kirchick and Christian Pinillos are worried not only about their future working at a struggling ski lodge, but also about their marriage.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Canada, DOMA, Immigration Services, MONTPELIER, Nancy Wasserman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court, United States, Uniting American Families Act, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, japan, letter

14-year-old Chinese golfer makes Masters cut

April 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Guan Tianlang had plenty of adult supervision at the Masters. Officials kept a close eye on the 14-year-old Saturday, April 13, a day after a penalty for slow play nearly kept him from playing the weekend.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Augusta National, Bill Armstrong, Brian Tam, Jason Day, TV, Thorbjorn Olesen, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26

Vietnamese American actress ‘disappointed’ by IMDb verdict

April 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly The curtain has closed on Huong Hoang’s real-life legal drama with the Internet Movie Database, or IMDb — at least for now. The actress, who uses the stage name “Junie Hoang,” sued the company after it published her birth date on her IMDb profile. Hoang had initially posted a […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2008, 2011, 2013, Actress Nadine Nagamatsu, Brian Rowe, Evangeline Cafe, First Amendment, Gingerdead Man, Hoodrat Warriors, Huong Hoang, Junie Hoang, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Vietnamese American, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, social media

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