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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 – April 3

A night at the market

March 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  MarketShare’s “A Night at the Market” on March 14, celebrated the launch of two businesses by MarketShare Fellows, Jackie Nikirote and Rosario Carver. There was also a Silent Auction and Raise the Paddle to fundraise for future programs. The event raised more than $20,000.  (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3

Appreciation for seniors

March 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Over 1000 seniors were served with free meals over three days last Tuesday through Thursday at the House of Hong. Funds to provide the meals were raised by the the Chinese community leaders. The fundraising was such a success that there was a surplus and there is another planned Senior Appreciation dinner for later […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Chinese, Senior Appreciation, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3

Tuan will be new Dean of the College of Education

March 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dr. Mia Tuan has accepted University of Washington’s offer to become the new Dean of the College of Education. Mia, of Chinese descent, worked at the University of Oregon (UO), where she held numerous leadership positions. She was interim dean of their college of education, associate dean of the Graduate School, director of UO’s Center on […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Chinese, Education, Graduate School, Mia Tuan, San Francisco Bay Area, UCLA, UO, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3

Honoring diverse cultures

March 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Congressman Adam Smith, 9th district, presented Estela Ortega and Frank Irigon, recipients of the  Congressman’s 2015 Champions of Justice award. On Mar. 12, over 200 people attended the second annual Taste of the 9th, a community celebration featuring the diverse cultures of the 9th Congressional District at Lakewood Seward Park Community Club. Smith’s event also featured food from […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, BBQ, Congressional District, Congressman Adam Smith, Estela Ortega, Frank Irigon, Rainier Restaurant, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, Wonder Ethiopian Restaurant

Ta receives scholarship

March 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Anthony Ta received a $300 scholarship from the Chew Lun Family Association March at the House of Hong Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown. Ta is a 9th grader who attends Jackson High School in Mill Creek. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Chinatown, Jackson High School, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3

Aspirations of small town India push regional newspaper boom

March 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nirmala George Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Rewatiraman Shukla, a young office worker living in a slum on New Delhi’s outskirts, can’t remember a time when his family did not have a newspaper delivered to their home. Even when home was a single room in a congested tenement without indoor plumbing. Even when […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Associated Press, Daily Sun, Democratic India, New Delhi, Though Internet, Ved Prakash Shukla, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, language

Lee Kuan Yew, founder of modern Singapore, dies at 91

March 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stephen Wright Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Lee Kuan Yew, who founded modern Singapore and was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired for turning the city-state into one of the world’s richest nations, died Monday, the government said. He was 91. Lee was admitted to Singapore General Hospital on Feb. 5 for […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Action Party, Born Sept, Cambridge University, Kwa Geok Choo, Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Hsien Yang, Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Lee, Lee Wei Ling, Malaysia, Michael Fay, One Man, President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, Raffles College, Singapore, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3

First class – “Diversity makes a difference” scholarship nominees

March 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation offers scholarships for extraordinary students who contribute and play a part in promoting diversity in our community. Here is a sampling of a few of our many exceptional nominations: Sitara Nath, Olympia High School “I have never felt ‘trapped’ by my […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2015, African Masai, Beacon Hill International School, Black Student Union, Diversity Makes a Difference 2015, During Paula, East Africa, HNA, Kairy Meza, Lauren Anglin, Multicultural Student Union, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Paula Watanabe, Peggy Chapman, Senior Class President, Sitara Nath, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, attention

Franchise Association will appeal judge’s rule about higher minimum wage

March 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gene Johnson Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Supporters of higher pay for minimum wage workers hailed a federal judge’s decision clearing the way for Seattle’s new minimum wage law to take effect as planned next month. U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones rejected claims by franchises of big national chains that the law discriminates […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, CEO, City Council, International Franchise Association, Paul Clement, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Steve Caldeira, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, adoption

Aspirations of small town India push regional newspaper boom

March 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nirmala George Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Rewatiraman Shukla, a young office worker living in a slum on New Delhi’s outskirts, can’t remember a time when his family did not have a newspaper delivered to their home. Even when home was a single room in a congested tenement without indoor plumbing. Even when […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Associated Press, Daily Sun, Democratic India, New Delhi, Though Internet, Ved Prakash Shukla, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, language

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