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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 – June 12

Casting a spell — ESPN makes the National Spelling Bee a high-stakes sport

June 4, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “Nunatak.” Any guess as to what the word means? More importantly, how do you spell it? For 14-year-old Gokul Venkatachalam of Chesterfield, Missouri it meant either sharing the glory of being the champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee with 13-year -old Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas or the […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, ESPN, Indian Americans, Jason Cruz, NBA, NHL, Northwest Asian Weekly, Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion, South Asia, Vanya Shivashankar, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

JACL statement on Emilie Grace Olsen’s suicide

June 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Japanese American Citizens League The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is deeply troubled by the circumstances and investigation surrounding the tragic death of Emilie Grace Olsen, a Chinese American student at Fairfield Middle School in Fairfield Township, Ohio. In a letter to parents in December 2014, Fairfield superintendent, Paul Otten, stated that bullying was […]

Filed Under: Community News, National News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Asian American, Chinese American, Emilie Grace Olsen, Fairfield City Schools, Fairfield Township, JACL, New York City, One Step Forward, Paul Otten, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12, culture, letter, social media

A little bit of Seattle helps build a school library in Philippines

June 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lara Underhill Northwest Asian Weekly After a 2010 trip to the Philippines to reconnect with her family roots, Kimrick Soltanzadeh knew she wanted to do more for the rural community where her family was from. “I hadn’t been to the Philippines for about 10 years before that trip and during that time I became very involved with the local community in Bainbridge and […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2010, 2013, 2015, Bacolod City, Bainbridge Island, Herminio Maravilla Elementary School, Kimrick Soltanzadeh, Lara Underhill, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peace Corps, Philippines, Seattle, South East Asia, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12, Volunteer Leave, Wells Fargo, poverty

BLOG: Why aren’t you smiling? — Insights for happiness

June 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

My friend got a new boyfriend, and she found a new job after sweating four years of college. Most people would feel on top of the world, celebrating success and feeling bliss. Yet, she seems to be cranky. In fact, I have interacted with a lot of grumpy people lately. They rarely smile. They enjoy […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Jane Nishita, Mother Teresa, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

EDITORIAL: Something should have been done

June 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Yes, there has been a lot of media attention to bullying, especially in our schools. But there is also a reason for that. And that is because bullying consistently exists. Emilie Grace Olsen was Chinese American, adopted by her U.S. parents, and she killed herself right before this new year, December 11, 2014. She shot […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, 2015, API, China, Chinese American, Emilie Grace Olsen, Fairfield Township, Mark Olsen, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12, attention, editorial, social media

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