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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 – June 5

SUMA awards

June 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The SeaTac United Math Academy (SUMA) held its awards dinner on Monday, May 18 at the SeaTac Community Center. The free math academy is targeted to elementary school kids in the SeaTac area as a way to improve their math abilities while having fun. From left, SeaTac Mayor Mia Gregerson, King County Councilman Dave Upthegrove […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, King County Councilman Dave Upthegrove, SUMA, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

CACA Seattle in the other Washington

June 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bettie Luke, Ali Lee and Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman represented the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) Seattle in the CACA national legislative and education team to Washington DC last week.  They participated in the first summit for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders where President Obama’s cabinet members and API leaders discussed issues regarding AAPIs. Three key issues […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, API, Albert Shen, Ali Lee, Asian Americans, Bettie Luke, CACA, Korean War, Pacific Islanders, President Obama, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, Washington DC

Nguyen beats Bobby and will open new restaurant

June 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thoa Nguyen, chef/owner of Wabi-Sabi in Columbia City and the Chinoise Café in the Issaquah Highlands “beat” chef superstar Bobby Flay May 14 on national television. Nguyen has also announced she will open Sushi Chinoise in Bothell’s new Beardslee Crossing development hopefully by October. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Beardslee Crossing, Columbia City, Thoa Nguyen, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

Help for Nepal

June 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Uwajimaya customers helped raise over $20,000 for the American Red Cross to help with the relief efforts in Nepal.  Uwajimaya President and CEO, Tomoko Moriguchi-Matsuno along with two cashiers presented a check in the amount of $22,500 to the American Red Cross CEO, Terry Pollard on May19. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, American Red Cross, CEO, Nepal, Uwajimaya President, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

ACLF dinner

June 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Community Leadership Foundation’s (ACLF) dinner was held on May 16. There were approximately 130 people in attendance, including Mayor Ed Murray. This was the 15th ACLF Community Leaders Program graduation class. The class project this year was in partnership with Southeast Asian American Access in Education Coalition. Nate Caminos and Mark Okazaki were […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, ACLF, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Debadutta Dash, Development Director, John Okamoto, Mark Okazaki, Mayor Ed Murray, Nate Caminos, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

Video purports to show kidnapped Chinese tourist in Pakistan

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ishtiaq Mahsud Associated Press DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A militant video released Sunday purported to show a Chinese tourist kidnapped by Taliban-allied fighters in Pakistan a year ago asking for his government to help him be released. A militant known to belong to a Taliban splinter group called Jaish al-Hadeed, or the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, AP, Abdullah Bahar, Associated Press, Chinese, Chinese Embassy, Dera Ismail Khan, Following Hong, Hong Xudong, India, Islamabad, Pakistan, Shehryar Mehsud, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

Malaysia finds graves of trafficking victims

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng and Todd Pitman Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said Sunday that they have discovered a series of graves in at least 17 abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the border with Thailand where Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar have been held. The finding follows a similar discovery earlier […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Associated Press, Bangladesh, Four Malaysian, Indonesia, Last June, Malay-language Utusan Malaysia, Malaysian Home Minister Zahid Hamidi, Myanmar, Padang Besar, Rohingya Muslims, Syawalludin Zain, Thailand, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

UN chief says save migrants, deal with cause of flight

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Robin McDowell and Tran Van Minh Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to deal with the causes behind a growing humanitarian crisis that has forced thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar and Bangladeshi migrants to flee by sea, leaving many still stranded in boats. Ban […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Abdul Aziz Jaafar, Associated Press, Bangladesh, Four Malaysian, Indonesia, Jocelyn Gecker, Melissa Sweeney, Myanmar, President Thein Sein, Rohingya Muslims, Southeast Asian, Thailand, United Nations, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, Zaw Htay, letter

Women’s walk across Koreas’ DMZ denied; they cross by bus

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge Associated Press DORASAN STATION, South Korea (AP) — Female activists including Gloria Steinem and two Nobel Peace laureates were denied an attempt to walk across the Demilitarized Zone dividing North and South Korea on Sunday, but were allowed to cross by bus and complete what one of them called a landmark event. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, DMZ, Demilitarized Zone, Gloria Steinem, Korean Peninsula, Leymah Gbowee, Liberia, Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace, North Korean, Northern Ireland, Organizer Christine Ahn, South Korean, United Nations Command, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

South Korean court frees Korean Air ‘nut rage’ executive

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Youkyung Lee AP Business Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Friday suspended the prison term of a former Korean Air executive whose onboard “nut rage” tantrum delayed a flight last year, immediately ending her incarceration. The Seoul High Court said Cho Hyun-ah, who is the daughter of the airline’s […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Cho Hyun-ah, Kim Ryeong-hui, Kim Sang-hwan, Korean Air, New York, SEOUL, South Korean, TV, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

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