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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 – January 25

Asian Pacific Media Coalition announces new co-chairs

January 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC) announced Monday, Jan. 14 that Daniel M. Mayeda of East West Players (EWP) and Priscilla Ouchida of Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) have been elected as its new co-chairs. The APAMC, a coalition comprised of civil rights and media activism organizations, also announced that it will be expanding […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, AAPI, APAMC, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Media Coalition, East West Players, Federal Communications Commission, JACL, Priscilla Ouchida, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25

Diane Narasaki, Kip Tokuda appointed to Community Police Commission

January 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Mayor Mike McGinn announced his appointments to the new Community Police Commission on Monday, Jan. 14. The Community Police Commission is a partnership between the police department, its officers, community members, and public officials intended to support the development of reforms, establishment of police priorities, and mechanisms to promote community confidence in the Seattle Police […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, ACLU, Aaron Williams, CEO, Community Police Commission, Defender Association, Diane Narasaki, Downtown Emergency Services Center Jay Hollingsworth, Downtown Seattle Association Bill Hobson, Harriet Walden, John Page, Kate Joncas, Kip Tokuda, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Racial Disparity Project Tina Podlodowski, Seattle City Councilmember Marcel Purnell, Seattle Police Department, Seattle Police Management Association, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25, Washington Kevin Stuckey, Williams Organizing Committee Joseph Kessler, Youth Undoing Institutional Racism Jennifer Shaw

Cindy Ryu is a finalist for Ferguson council seat

January 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

King County Executive Dow Constantine submitted three names to the King County Council today for consideration to fill the vacancy left by the election of Councilmember Bob Ferguson as state attorney general.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Cindy Ryu, Citizens Advisory Committee, Councilmember Bob Ferguson, Executive Constantine, King County Council Chair Larry Gossett, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Rod Dembowski, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25

Google executive visits North Korea

January 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gillian Wong The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — The Google chairman wants a firsthand look at North Korea’s economy and social media in his private visit Monday, Jan. 14 to the communist nation, his delegation said, despite misgivings in Washington over the timing of the trip.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Beijing, Bill Richardson, Eric Schmidt, Google, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, New Mexico Gov, New York-based, North Koreans, Russia, South Korea, State Department, Victoria Nuland, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25, World Wide Web, social media, technology

Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape

January 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Thomas and Sam Hananel The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama’s second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, Jam. 9 with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president’s team deciding to stay on amid concerns about diversity in Obama’s inner circle.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Bob Perciasepe, Byron Dorgan, Cabinet State, Chuck Hagel, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, House Democrats, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Jack Lew, Jennifer Granholm, John Kerry, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Michigan Gov, Nebraska Sen, North Dakota Sen, Obama Cabinet, Susan Rice, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25

Beijing’s air pollution literally off the charts

January 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Louise Watt The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — People refused to venture outdoors and buildings disappeared into Beijing’s murky skyline on Sunday, Jan. 13 as the capital’s air quality went off the index.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, AP, Beijing, China, Chinese, Environmental Protection Agency, Henry Hou, Pan Xiao Chuan, Peking University, Two Taiwanese, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25

World’s oldest woman dies at 115 in Japan

January 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese official says a woman in his town near Tokyo, who became world’s oldest living female just last month, has died at 115.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Born Dec, Jiroemon Kimura, Kawasaki City, Koto Okubo, Mitsuhiro Kozuka, Tokyo, United States, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25, japan

Tens of thousands protest Taiwan’s president

January 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Tens of thousands of opposition demonstrators took to the streets of Taipei on Sunday, Jan. 13 to protest the policies of Taiwan’s China-friendly president, in the largest anti-government action since he was re-elected to a second four-year term a year ago.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese, Democratic Progressive Party, Next Media, President Ma Ying-jeou, Prime Minister Sean Chen, TAIPEI, TV, Taiwan, Tiananmen Square, Tsai Eng-meng, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25

A-pop! Asians invade the screen

January 18, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Even though 2013 has only been underway for a few short weeks, there’s already a lot of news to cover, including anti-Americanism, television castings, and even some news straight out of Seattle. Read on to find out about all the buzz of the new year!

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2013, Actor Chloe Bennet, Bengal Tiger, China, Chinese Communist Party, Hawaiian-native Filipino, Hong Kong, Irrfan Khan, Jackie Chan, Kristen Kish, Marvel Comics, Ming Na, Pitch Perfect, Rush Hour, Seattle, Sheldon Simeon, Suraj Sharma, United States, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25

Blind Japanese Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii to perform in Seattle

January 18, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By M.  L. Liu Northwest Asian Weekly The 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition held in 2009 ended with a common scene, the winner cradling his trophy while simultaneously crying and laughing. However, the winner, then 20-year-old Nobuyuki Tsujii, is unlike any of the other competitors — he is completely blind.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2013, Baby Nobu, Celebrate Asia!, Critics Award, Heroic Polonaise, International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition, Itsuko Tsujii, Jingle Bells, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Piano Concerto Number, Seattle, Stanislav Bunin, Suntory Hall, Tokyo, United States, Val Cilburn, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25, japan

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