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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 – December 5

Lee appointed at Amazon

December 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Douglas Lee, an Executive Development Institute alum (2012) has been appointed as Amazon’s Regional Head of Solutions Architecture, Asia Pacific, in the World-wide Public Sector (WWPS) team within Amazon Web Services. He will be spending a portion of his time building and growing the business in APAC, while developing technical and business relationships at the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, APAC, Amazon Web Services, Asia Pacific, Douglas Lee, Executive Development Institute, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, WWPS

Chinese actress/director awarded

December 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There was a showing of NanNiWan at the UW on Nov 10. Director and main actress Peng Dan was in attendance and received a”Renowned Actress and Director” award. The event was hosted by two students organizations, American Peony Art & Culture Association – UW Chapter, and HUA Voice Radio.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Chinese, Diana Peng Peng Dan, Hong Kong, New Fourth Army Incident, New York, UW, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, Zhang Fan

Local students create video game

December 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Intelligence Factor Game Studios, is a new video game company made entirely of Issaquah High School freshmen.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Intelligence Factor Game Studios, Issaquah High School, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5

Dialogue on API and education

December 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two former NW Asian Weekly Summer Youth  Leadership Program (SYLP) Coordinators, Yolanda Eng and Tony Vo

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, API, Asian Americans Pacific Islanders, Tony Vo, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, White House Initiative, Yolanda Eng

Restaurant advocate

December 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jennifer Tam is the new Restaurant Advocate for the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development.  Her job is to help restaurants navigate the different rules and regulations. The “Restaurant Success” initiative is a public-private partnership between the state of Washington, the city of Seattle, King County and the Washington Restaurant Association. The initiative was […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Economic Development, Jennifer Tam, King County, Seattle, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, Washington Restaurant Association

Boxing emerging as big draw with Pacquiao in China

November 30, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tim Dahlberg AP Boxing Writer MACAU (AP) — Bob Arum learned something about Chinese boxing fans earlier this year at the promoter’s first fight card in Shanghai, where the crowd yelled and cheered for the home country boxers all the way up until the main event.

Filed Under: World News, Sports Tagged With: 2014, Amnat Ruenroeng, CCTV, China, Chinese, Chris Algieri, Ed Tracy, Las Vegas Strip, London, Macau, Manny Pacquiao, New York, Rex Tso, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, WBO, Xi Jimping, Zou Shiming

Panel predicts China will keep confronting US

November 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions between the U.S. and China have deepened during the rule of China’s president, Xi Jinping, and the risk of an inadvertent military clash in the Asia-Pacific is growing, a congressional advisory panel said Thursday.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese J-11, Commission Chairman Dennis Shea, Navy P-8, Philippines, President Barack Obama, President Xi, South China Sea, US, United States, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, Xi Jinping, japan

Scholar and journalist tried in closed hearings

November 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Erica Kinetz Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Closed-door court hearings of a prominent journalist and a noted minority scholar held on Friday were sharply criticized for violating due process and chilling freedom of expression as Chinese authorities tighten oversight of public speech.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Aritz Parra, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Communist Party, European Union, Guzelnur Ali, Han Chinese, Hong Lei, Human Rights Watch, Ilham Tohti, Intermediate Court, Journalist Gao Yu, Mo Shaoping, Muslim Uighurs, Nicholas Bequelin, President Xi Jinping, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, Xinjiang High Court

The Lee Family in America

November 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By  Foster Stockwell The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), located in New York City’s Chinatown, is holding a unique exhibit of the distinguished Lee family, and chronicles the family’s experiences in America over a period from the late 1860s to the present.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Bronze Star, Canada, Chin Shee, Chinatown, Chinese American Forum, Chinese Exclusion Act, Foster Stockwell, Guangdong Province, Lee Ling, New York City, Pell Street Photo, San Francisco, Soong Dynasty, Tai Lung Curio Shop, Transcontinental Railroad, United States, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5

Longer visas for Chinese could spur US tourism

November 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Deepti Hajela Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A rule change allowing Chinese visitors to return to the U.S. multiple times over a 10-year period is being hailed as a boon to American tourism, with the federal government predicting the economic impact could be $85 billion by 2021.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Associated Press, Beijing, CEO, China, Chinese, Chris Thompson, Fu Ting, Las Vegas, New York City, San Francisco, United States, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, White House, Yu Bing

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