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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 – November 15

Neighborhoods mark 25 years

November 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

About 400 guests enjoyed music, food, and dancing at the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods 25th Anniversary Celebration at MOHAI Museum in Seattle on Oct. 23, including the mayor, city council

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Anniversary Celebration, Bernie Agor Matsuno, Lake Union, Magnolia Queen Anne, Seattle, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

Burrus named director of Filipino Community

November 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sheila Burrus has been named Executive Director of the Filipino Community of Seattle. Burrus is the immediate past president of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest, and a 2011 Northwest Asian Weekly Pioneer honoree. She is a State Farm insurance agent in Seattle. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Executive Director, Filipino Community, Northwest Asian Weekly Pioneer, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Sheila Burrus, State Farm, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

Cuyonon and Suquamish meet

November 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A reception to welcome heritage advocates from Palawan Island, Philippines, was held Oct. 25 at the Burke Museum in Seattle, as part of the museum’s “Ancient Shores, Changing Tides” year-long cultural

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Ancient Shores, Arvin Acosta, Brooke Leonard, Burke Museum, Chief Seattle, Enrico Cabiguen, Jun Cayron, Lace Thornberg, Mary Barnes, Mimi Cabral, Old Man House, Olympic Peninsula, Philippines, Robert Arevalo, Suquamish Museum, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

“Akira Takeda Day” declared

November 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle mayor Mike McGinn and the City of Seattle officially declared Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, as “Akira Takeda

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Akira Takeda Day, Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith, Mike McGinn, Seattle Japanese Consulate, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

InterIm receives grant money

November 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

InterIm CDA received $20,000 from Bank of America’s grant money to support operations including the Danny Woo Garden in the International District. On Oct. 19, Bank of America volunteers worked in the garden weeding, picking up trash, moving the compost pile, and picking fruit. Each year, the Danny Woo Community Garden and Children’s Garden provides […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Danny Woo Community Garden, Danny Woo Garden, InterIm, International District, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

U.S. fire officials see danger in paper sky lanterns

November 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Norma Love Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Thin paper sky lanterns, lit from inside by candles that send them floating aloft, have been popular for centuries at Asian festivals. But now U.S. fire officials want them banned.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, CONCORD, Dover High School, England, Hampton Republican, Lunar New Year, NASCAR, Nancy Stiles, New Hampshire Fire Marshal Bill Degnan, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Rob Laughton, Rye Fire Chief Skip Sullivan, South Koreans, State Sen, United States, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15, Wish Lanterns

Indians mark their biggest festival with fireworks

November 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ashok Sharma Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) – Millions of Indians were setting off deafening fireworks displays Sunday (Nov. 3) to light up the sky for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Associated Press, Indian Hindu, Mahesh Chand Sagar, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Delhi, Sri Lanka, Sunday Nov, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

Behind the scenes — The good, the bad, and the ugly in Asian pop culture

November 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Chinese food going viral One of the biggest YouTube viral hits this past month was the profoundly offensive and ridiculous music video for “Chinese Food,” a pop song crooned by (previously) unknown teenager Alison Gold.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2013, Alison Gold, Asian Americans, Asiana Airline Halloween, Asiana Airlines Flight, Billboard Hot, Chinese Food, Continental United Airlines, Fellow Korean American, Ho Lee Fuk, KTVU, Ken Jeong, Kim It, Mike Le, Patient Zero, Rebecca Black, Roll Models, Screen Gems, Sum Ting Wong, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15, commentary, culture

Seattle nonprofit, Gates Foundation, and Chinese manufacturer promote life-saving vaccine

November 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) gave a stamp of approval for a Chinese-made vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (JE), a disease that plagues mostly children in poor rural communities in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Seattle’s PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) had been searching for ways to develop a low-cost vaccine […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Bill Gates, CDIBP, Cambodia, China, Chinese, Gates Foundation, India, JE, Nepal, North Korea, PATH, SA, Seattle, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15, WHO, Western Pacific

Governor Jay Inslee appoints new chief of staff

November 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee has named senior advisor Joby Shimomura as his new chief of staff. Shimomura, 41, is a longtime aide who has served on the governor’s executive team since he took office in January.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Governor Jay Inslee, Joby Shimomura, Mary Alice Heuschel, Republican Congressman John Miller, Results Washington, Seattle Schools First, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

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