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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 – May 30

Pai up for Stranger award

May 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Shin Yu Pai of Seattle has been nominated for a Stranger Genius Award in literature. Pai is the author of seven books of poetry, a photographer, and oral historian.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Seattle, Shin Yu Pai, Stranger Genius Award, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30

Singh small biz champion

May 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Attorney Madhu Singh has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration 2014 Washington Women-Owned Business Champion. Singh is principal of MK Singh Law Office — now Foundry Law Group. She was honored at a celebration recognizing SBA award winners on May 8 at the Museum of Flight.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, SBA, Seattle Attorney Madhu Singh, Small Business Administration, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30

County honors Korean Consul

May 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Korean Consul General Moon Duk-ho was honored today by the Metropolitan King County Council on May 19, receiving a certificate of recognition from the Council.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Councilmember Pete, Korean American, Korean Consul General Moon Duk-ho, Metropolitan King County Council, Pacific Rim, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30

Eng is new SYLP leader

May 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Marvin Eng has been hired as the new coordinator for the Northwest Asian Weekly’s Summer Youth Leadership Program for 2014. Eng is a government and community relations student assistant at the University of Washington, Bothell. Previously, Eng served as a Washington State Legislative intern in Olympia. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Marvin Eng, Northwest Asian Weekly, SYLP, Summer Youth Leadership Program, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30, Washington State Legislative

Portrait lauds Hon. Smith

May 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On May 20, after Judge Mary Yu was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court in Olympia, the Hon. Charles Z. Smith was honored with unveiling of his portrait by painter Alfredo Arreguin.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Alfredo Arreguin, Judge Mary Yu, Justice Steve Gonzales, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30, Washington Supreme Court

SF Mayor makes good on bet

May 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee and Mayor Murray present a $4,000 check to Northwest Harvest On May 15, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee made good on his NFC Championship wager with Mayor Murray by presenting the Northwest Harvest Cherry Street Food Bank with a check for $4,000, thanks to the generous donations of Bay area […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Mayor Murray, Northwest Harvest Cherry Street Food Bank, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30, Washington State

U.S. charges Chinese military officials in cyberspying case

May 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Tucker Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – In a landmark case alleging international economic spying, the United States announced on May 19 unprecedented cyber espionage charges against five Chinese military officials accused of hacking into U.S. companies to gain trade secrets.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Allegheny Technologies, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Cyber Command, East Asia, Gu Chunhui, Huang Zhenyu, Justice Department, Mark Rasch, NSA, National Security Division, President Barack Obama, Sun Kailiang, United States, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30, Wang Dong, Wen Xinyu

Cherry trees from Japan to grace UW campus

May 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Walker Orenstein Northwest Asian Weekly Every spring, the quad on the University of Washington (UW) campus transforms from a peaceful green space to a bustling habitat for hundreds of shuttering cameras, families, and onlookers.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Aki Sogabe, American Ethnic Studies Tetsuden Kashima, Asian Law Center, Japanese Americans, Japanese Consul General Masahiro Omura, Mount Rainier, National Japanese American Citizens League, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Rainier Vista, Seattle, UW, United States, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30, attention

After huge win, next Indian PM begins victory lap

May 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ashok Sharma and Muneeza Naqvi Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) – Thousands of people welcomed India’s next prime minister in the capital on May 17 after he led his party to a resounding election victory, with Narendra Modi flashing a victory sign to his cheering supporters and telling them that the win “created a […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party, China, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, Mohan Guruswamy, Muneeza Naqvi, Narendra Modi, New Delhi, Outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Barack Obama, President Rajnath Singh, United States, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30, White House

Lao defense chief, four others killed in plane crash

May 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) – A military plane carrying senior Lao government officials crashed May 17 in a wooded area as it approached an airport in the country’s northeast, killing at least five people, including the defense minister and other high-ranking members of the authoritarian country’s ruling party.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Defense Minister Douangchay Phichit, KPL, Kyoto University, Lao National Television, Laos, Nipat Thonglek, Pakse Airport, Prime Minister, Revolutionary Party, Sek Wannamethee, Simon Creak, Southeast Asia, Sukhan Mahalad, Thai Defense Ministry, Thai Foreign Ministry, Vientiane Gov, Vietnam, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30, japan

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