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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 – August 28

Seattle officially expresses regret

August 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signed the Chinese Resolution on Aug. 14, which expresses regret for anti-Chinese legislation passed by the Washington Territory and previous Seattle City Councils in the 1800s. The resolution also recognizes the past and continuing contributions of the Chinese to Seattle and reaffirms the City’s commitment to the civil rights of all […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Bruce Harrell, Chinese Americans, Doug Chin, Jean Godden, John Okamoto, Nick Licata, Seattle City Councils, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, Washington Territory

NAPACSL annual meeting in Seattle

August 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The National Asian Pacific American Caucus of State Legislators (NAPACSL) Annual Meeting convened during the National Conference of State Legislatures annual Summit, Sunday, Aug. 2. NAPACSL brings together state legislators and legislative staff to discuss issues that concern the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population. The Annual Meeting agenda reflected the current state of […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, AAPI, Asian American, NAPACSL, National Conference, Seattle, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28

The Hill selects Englund as one of “50 Most Beautiful”

August 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jinyoung Lee Englund, a University of Washington graduate, was recently selected as one of the “2015 50 Most Beautiful” by The Hill. She began her policy work in Mozambique, where she worked after graduating from UW. When she came home, she wanted to address the kind of poverty she’d seen overseas. She ran a Republican […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Digital Currency Council, Jinyoung Lee Englund, Mozambique, UW, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, poverty

Su Hua Te to open Taiwanese restaurant in Indonesia

August 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Former owner of Seattle’s Shanghai Garden and Gourmet Noodle Bowl Restaurant Chef Su Hua Te and his wife Lily Kusumo have moved to Indonesia to open a Taiwanese restaurant. Originally from Taiwan, Su said there are many types of Chinese food in Indonesia, but not Taiwanese cuisine. His wife Lily, who is of Chinese descent, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Chinese, Indonesia, Lily Kusumo, Seattle, Shanghai Garden, Taiwan, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28

Malaysian leader silences critics, media to survive scandal

August 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister has a problem: He can’t explain away a $700 million bank account to a skeptical public. His response? A crackdown on critics and the press that has kept him in power but doesn’t address a deep reservoir of dissatisfaction with his leadership. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Bridget Welsh, CIMB, Ibrahim Suffian, James Chin, Malay Muslim, Malaysia, Middle East, National Front, National Taiwan University, Nazir Razak, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister Najib Razak, UMNO, United Malays National Organization, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, social media

University of Illinois won’t block Wise resignation as chancellor

August 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alan Scher Zagier Associated Press The University of Illinois has reached a new deal with departing Chancellor Phyllis Wise that provides her a tenured faculty position paying nearly $300,000 a year — just two days after seeking to fire the molecular biologist amid a series of controversies, including her use of private email to […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Bruce Rauner, Chancellor Phyllis Wise, State Sen, Thomas Hardy, Tom Cullerton, Trustee Karen Hasara, Villa Park Democrat, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, letter

South Korean students visit Larch, study inmate-cat program

August 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Amy M.E. Fischer The Columbian YACOLT, Wash. (AP) — A team of South Korean college students traveled to Clark County this month to study a Larch Corrections Center program that pairs prison inmates with cats, with the idea that their country’s juvenile reformatories might benefit from a similar program. It’s a mission that many […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Buddy Plan, Clark County, Harold Bain, Inmate Larry Swan, Inmate Roy Nehl, LG, Larch Corrections Center, Monique Camacho, Puppies Behind Bars, United States, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, Volunteer Caroline Reiswig, West Columbia Gorge Humane Society, Woo Jeong Kim, YACOLT, Yonsei University, Yu Ree Ko, attention

LETTERS: Hookah lounges in the ID — Aug. 17 statement to Seattle City Council

August 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do or say that will bring Donnie back. All of us here can only work on issues that hopefully will prevent such tragedy from happening in the future in any location, especially in the Chinatown ID. As a property owner, business owner, and a resident of the Chinatown ID, […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2015, Asian Pacific Islander, CEO, Donnie Chin, International Community Health Services, Japanese American, Seattle City Council, Seattle International District Resident, Special Review Guideline Ordinance, Special Review Guidelines Districts, Teresita Batayola, Tomio Moriguchi, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, culture, language

First Chinese private development firm breaks ground on Bellevue project

August 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Create World America and Daniels Real Estate Company announced Aug. 17 that they have broken ground on the Mirador in downtown Bellevue.  Located at 1019- 103rd street, it will be a contemporary, six-story, 162 unit apartment home located in the retail district of Bellevue.  The Mirador apartment is the first phase of a residential project […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Beijing, China, Chinn Construction, Councilmember Conrad Lee, Create World America, Daniels Real Estate Company, First Chinese, Greater Seattle, Kevin Daniels, Lease Crutcher Lewis, Tom Yang, United States, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, West Coast, culture

Port of Seattle investigating offensive email comments

August 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Port of Seattle is currently undergoing investigation of alleged email comments between two employees. The emails contained references to the port commissioner who was called an “idiot” and “puppet” by the airport staff. There was also reference to one of the African American business owners as a “thug.” The following are the public statements […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, African American, CEO, Perry Cooper, Port Commission Statement, Port of Seattle, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, language

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