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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 – May 16

ID Rotary awards Lisa Khuu

May 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The International District Rotary Club has awarded Lisa Khuu with a Rotary college scholarship, which she will use to attend the University of Washington with a pre-medicine major. Khuu is currently a student at West Seattle High School, where she has a 3.9 GPA. Her professional goal is to help find cures for diseases. She […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Paul Mar, Vijya Patel, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, West Seattle High School

Gov. appoints Wada to CAPAA

May 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lori Wada, supervisor of the Statewide Health Information Benefits Advisors program at the Washington State Office of Insurance Commission, was appointed to the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs by Governor Jay Inslee on April 2, 2014.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Pacific American Affairs, BA, Beijing, CAPAA, China, Commissioner Wada, Governor Jay Inslee, Lori Wada, Martins University, Russia, South Korea, Statewide Health Information Benefits Advisors, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, World Women

YouTube stars visit Chinatown

May 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Andrew and David Fung, also known as the rap/comedy duo The Fung Brothers, returned to their native Seattle on Comcast Cares Day to shoot a music video promoting Chinatown during the annual cleanup on April 26. Now based in Monterey Park, Calif., the brothers are best known for their You Tube videos of Jeremy Lin, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Chinatown, David Fung, Jeremy Lin, Kevin Le, Monterey Park, San Gabriel Valley, Seattle, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16

Indian American confirmed as Assistant Secretary of State

May 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Puneet Talwar has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a key diplomatic position, becoming the second Indian American to join the state department. Talwar, who was a key aide of President Barack Obama on the Middle East, will now serve as the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Assistant Secretary, Columbia University, Cornell University, Indian American, Iran, Iraq, Joseph Biden, Middle East, President Barack Obama, Public Affairs, Puneet Talwar, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16

Sims to chair state health board

May 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee this week announced the appointment of Ron Sims as board chair for the Washington Health Benefit Exchange, which runs the state’s online marketplace for health insurance, the Washington Healthplanfinder. His appointment runs from June 15, 2014, to Dec. 15, 2015.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, Jay Inslee, King County Executive, Puget Sound Health Alliance, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, Washington Health Alliance, Washington Health Benefit Exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder, ron sims

Ex-refugee shows students they can succeed in America

May 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hillary Gavan Beloit Daily News BELOIT, Wis. (AP) – “You can become.”

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Although Le, Ann Firlus, Beloit Daily News, Beloit Mall, Beloit School District, Blackhawk Technical College, Coast Guard, English Language Learners, Ethel Matthews, Guam, Hackett Elementary School, Le Firlus, Le Tran, Long Xuyen, Minh Tran, Once Le, Philippines, Robinson Elementary School, Roosevelt Junior High, Sam Carter, Somehow Le, Vietnamese Army, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16

Travolta, Spacey, Kapoor wow crowd at ‘Bollywood Oscars’

May 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tamara Lush Associated Press TAMPA, Florida (AP) – The Indian film industry’s top award show sailed into Tampa on April 23 with a pirate-themed opening musical number and celebrities ranging from “Slumdog Millionaire” star Anil Kapoor to John Travolta and Kevin Spacey.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Anil Kapoor, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Bollywood Oscars, Chennai Express, Deepika Padukone, Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, IIFA, International Indian Film Academy Awards, John Travolta, Kevin Spacey, Lungi Dance, Mayor Buckhorn, NFL, Olympian Milkha Singh, TAMPA, United States, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16

Court forces out Thai leader, but crisis continues

May 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) – A court ousted Thailand’s prime minister on May 7 for abuse of power, accomplishing what anti-government demonstrators have sought to do for the past six months and further widening the country’s sharp political divide.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Associated Press, Deposed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Deputy Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan, Grant Peck, Jocelyn Gecker, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, National Security Council, Pheu Thai, Red Shirts, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thongchai Winichakul, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, Yinkgluck Shinawatra

Tiny Pacific nation sues nine nuclear-armed powers

May 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) – The tiny Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands is taking on the United States and the world’s eight other nuclear-armed nations with an unprecedented lawsuit demanding that they meet their obligations toward disarmament and accusing them of “flagrant violations” of international law.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Bikini Atoll, California-based Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, David Krieger, France, Israeli Foreign Ministry, Jen Psaki, John Burroughs, Marshall Islands, National Nuclear Security Administration, Netherlands, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Operation Castle, Paul Hirschson, Several Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi, Soviet Union, Tiny Pacific, United States, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16

China law demands more transparency from polluters

May 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Louise Watt Associated Press BEIJING (AP) – China has changed its environment law for the first time in 25 years, instituting public oversight of companies and allowing unlimited fines against persistent polluters, a response to the country’s environmental challenges and demands from the public for action.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, China, Ma Jun, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16

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