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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 – June 14

UW professor receives lifetime achievement award for Asian American studies

June 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Stephen Sumida, professor of American ethnic studies, received the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Asian American Studies, which honors an individual’s contribution to the advancement of Asian American studies. Sumida earned his Ph.D. in English in 1982 from the University of Washington. He committed to Asian American literary studies in 1975, when […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Asian American Studies, Lifetime Achievement Award, Pacific Northwest Asian American Writers Conference, Stephen Sumida, Talk Story Inc, Tokyo, UW, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14

Beacon Hill International School principal to become Executive Director of Southeast Schools

June 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kelly Aramaki, 37, currently the principal of Beacon Hill International School, will become the Executive Director of Schools for the Southeast Region, Superintendent José Banda announced in a statement June 3.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Beacon Hill International School, China, Education, Executive Director, Guatemala, Kelly Aramaki, Laos, Mexico, Milken Educator Award, Somalia, Superintendent Jos Banda, United States, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14, language

Bollywood Showcase presented at Northwest Folklife

June 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Northwest Folklife Festival featured a Bollywood Showcase on May 24, presenting 15 performances from five different dance groups. Included in the program were performances by Seattle-based The Bollywood Project, Bollywood Seattle Performers, Bellevue-based Nalini and the Blue Lotus, Seattle-based Chamma Chamma Dance School, and Rhythms of India. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, India, Northwest Folklife Festival, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14

Conrad Lee files for Bellevue City Council, holds fundraisers

June 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee filed to run for Bellevue City Council–Position 2, his current council seat, the week of May 13. He held his first fundraiser on May 29, and, according to filings with the state of Washington, has raised $15,875.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Bellevue City Council Position, Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee, Conrad Lee, Lake Hills, Lyndon Heywood, United States, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14

Betty Patu kicks off Seattle School Board reelection campaign

June 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Betty Patu hosted her reelection kickoff event for her Seattle School Board campaign on May 30 at the Royal Room in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle. She is running unopposed for the School Board’s District 7 seat. Patu was first elected to the school board in 2009, following 32 years working in the Seattle […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Betty Patu, Columbia City, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle School Board, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14

Chinese teen defaces temples, sparks outcry

June 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gillian Wong The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese teenager who defaced an ancient temple in Egypt with graffiti has come under fire at home where his vandalism prompted public fretting about how to cultivate a good image overseas as more newly affluent Chinese travel abroad.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Associated Press, China, Chinese, Communist Party, Deputy Premier Wang Yang, Ding Jinhao, Egypt, Fu Ting, Germany, Shanghai Television, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14, World Tourism Organization, Xuan Kejiong, attention, commentary

Vietnamese police break up anti-China protest

June 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris Brummitt The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Police detained about 15 anti-China protesters June 2 during a march in the Vietnamese capital that showed the domestic pressure the government faces when dealing with Beijing’s muscular approach to territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, 2013, Beijing, Brunei, Chinese, Communist Party-controlled, HANOI, Hoan Kiem Lake, Malaysia, Nguyen Chi Vinh, Philippines, South China Sea, Taiwan, Vietnamese, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14, attention

Hagel mixes business, memories in Asia trip

June 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Forty-five years ago, as the Vietnam war raged on, Army Spc. Chuck Hagel and Nguyen Tan Dung were on opposite sides of combat serving in the Mekong Delta — both wounded more than once as they battled for their countries.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Army Air Corps, Army Spc, Asia, Chuck Hagel, Halekulani Hotel, Infantry Regiment, Mekong Delta, Nguyen Tan Dung, Philippines, Viet Cong, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14, WWII, reunion

NKorean farmers can make profit growing food for first time

June 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press HAMHUNG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean farmers knee deep in muddy paddies across the country have a new incentive during this year’s crucial rice planting season: possible bonuses that are part of an economic shift echoing ally China’s steps three decades ago toward embracing capitalism.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, AP, Beijing, Central Committee, China, Chinese, HAMHUNG, Impoverished North Korea, John Delury, Kim Jong Jin, Kim Jong-un, North Koreans, Pak Pong Ju, Ralph Cossa, South Korea, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14, Yonsei University

Chinese-American scientist released from China after 5 years

June 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When he was finally able to leave China after being kept there for nearly five years over a dispute with a business rival, Chinese-American scientist Hu Zhicheng got out so fast that his wife didn’t have time to meet him at the airport.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, AP, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Father Dr, Help Victoria, Hong Li, Hu Zhicheng, Los Angeles International Airport, President Barack Obama, State Department, Thanksgiving, Until June, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14, Xi Jinping

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