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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 – September 13

Women of color develop new ideas, form new ventures

September 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The entrepreneurial spirit is key to the American dream, and developing new ventures is one way that women from all walks of life can become empowered.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2013, Angela Shen, CEO, COO, Edna Daigre, Great Recession, Hourglass Footwear, Julia Johnson, Katherine Dunham, Lesly Chacon, Miami, Modernist Cuisine, Purple Reels Productions, Savor Seattle, Seattle Times, Sophath Chou, United States, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13, WOC, Washington State, Woman Leaders in New Ventures, Women of Color Empowered

Washington State Fair unveils Luminasia exhibit

September 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This year, the Washington State Fair — formerly known as the Puyallup Fair — is featuring a new-to-Washington attraction, Luminasia. The attraction has taken the traditional form of Chinese lantern making and modernized it for the 21st Century.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, China, Chinese, International Special Attractions, Puyallup Fair, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13, Washington State Fair

Three APA White House fellows announced

September 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The President’s Commission on White House Fellowships announced the appointment of the 2013–2014 Class of White House Fellows on Aug. 27. The White House Fellows Program was created in 1964. Three of the 11 fellows are Asian or Pacific Islanders.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Bay Area, Biomedical Engineering, Charina Choi, Emory University, Health Behavior Society, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Kapil Parakh, Pacific Islanders, Public Health, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, Victor Wu, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13, Zambia

Columbia Pacific opens senior care facility in Beijing

September 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle-based Columbia Pacific opened a 60,000-square-foot senior living facility in Beijing on Aug. 21.  

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Beijing, Cascade Healthcare, China Gary Locke, Pudong District, Seattle-based Columbia Pacific, Shanghai Kaijian Huazhan Senior Care Service, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13

Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation awards $240,000 in grants to Seattle nonprofits

September 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation (SYL Foundation) held a grant award ceremony on Aug. 24 at Meydenbauer Convention Center. A total of $240,000 in grant funds were distributed to fifteen nonprofit organizations working to improve health and education access.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Jubilee Reach Center, Medical Teams International, Neighborcare Health, Seattle, Seattle Education Access, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13

Manila says China withdrew invitation for Aquino

September 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hrvoje Hranjski The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines and China, already locked in a territorial dispute, engaged in a diplomatic tussle Aug. 29, with the Philippine president canceling a visit to a trade fair in China after being told to stay away, and Beijing saying it never invited him in the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, ASEAN, Beijing, China Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Christopher Bodeen, Foreign Affairs, Philippines, Raul Hernandez, Second Thomas Shoal, Singapore, South China Sea, Speaking Aug, Taiwan, Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Thailand Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13

China confirms raid on alleged terror cell

September 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China confirmed Aug. 28 that police conducted a raid last week on an alleged terrorist cell in the restive northwestern region of Xinjiang, although details about the death toll and identities of those killed in the bloody incident remain sketchy. Officials have refused to discuss the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Central Asian, China, Chinese, Citing Xinjiang, Dilshat Rexit, Dilxat Raxit, Germany-based Uighur, Kashgar Communist Party, Kashgar Daily, Radio Free Asia, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13, Yan Xiaofei, attention

Indonesia upholds death sentence for British woman

September 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s highest court has upheld the death sentence for a British woman convicted of smuggling $2.5 million worth of cocaine into the resort island of Bali, a court official said Aug. 30.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Adam Rutland, Bali High Court, Indonesian Supreme Court, JAKARTA, Lindsay Sandiford, Ridwan Mansur, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13

N. Korea blames US threat for aborting envoy’s trip

September 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has withdrawn its invitation to a U.S. envoy to visit the country over a detained American because Washington perpetrated a “grave provocation” by allegedly mobilizing nuclear-capable bombers during recent military drills with Seoul.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Bob King, Jimmy Carter, Kenneth Bae, Kyungnam University, Lim Eul Chul, Marie Harf, North Korean Foreign Ministry, SEOUL, South Korea, State Department, US, Ulchi Freedom Guardian, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13

Hengda’s ‘Dream of the Golden Clown’

September 6, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly This month, the China National Acrobatics Troupe will bring “The Dream of the Golden Clown” to Seattle. This production premiered in China in March 2013 and has been called “a visually stunning modern acrobatic spectacular” and a significant milestone work in Chinese acrobatic performance. This world-class show will be coming […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, AAPAT, CNAT, China National Acrobatics Troupe, Chinese Classical, Golden Clown, Hengda Li, Jian Lin, Mixing Chinese, Northwest Asian Weekly Staff, Seattle, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13, language

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