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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 – December 11

LETTER: Councilmembers concerned about corrections contract

December 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Open letter to Gov. Jay Inslee: We write on behalf of City of Seattle residents to express deep concern about the recently publicized contract signed between the Washington Department of Corrections and Geo Group Inc. As we understand it, this contract would potentially send up to 1,000 Washington-based prisoners to North Lake Correctional Facility in […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2008, 2015, African Americans, Congressman Adam Smith, Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Fourth Washington, Geo Group, Immigration Act, Jay Inslee, Northwest Detention Center, Seattle, Third Washington State, United States, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

Worlds of fantasy — Monkey queens, princesses, and rice cookers?!

December 4, 2015 By Samantha Pak

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Winter By Marissa Meyer Feiwel & Friends, 2015 Cinder the cyborg mechanic from New Beijing, Scarlet the farm girl from France, and Cress the former secret Lunar programmer are still working to overthrow Queen Levana of Luna (better known as the moon) and start a revolution. And in this […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Amazon Digital Services, Feiwel Friends, France, Lunar Chronicle, Michiko Koyama, Monkey King, Monkey Queen, New Beijing, Onigiri Press, Samantha Pak, Snow White, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11, culture, guinea

The Village Report – Six weeks in Scandinavia

December 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Dipika Kohli Northwest Asian Weekly Six weeks, all together, if I can manage to hold through December, here in Scandinavia. I think the gut knows when it’s time to shake things up, and this time, I found myself at Kastrup with an immigration officer flicking through my passport—stamps from around Southeast Asia these last […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2015, Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen Central Station, Denmark, Dipika Kohli, Europe, Neils Bohr, Northwest Asian Weekly, Scandinavia, Southeast Asia, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

International Special Review District Board election results

December 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The annual election for the International Special Review District Board was held Nov. 17. Three positions were up for election. Valerie Tran won Position #1 for a District business person, property owner or employee. Herman Setijono won Position #3 for a District resident, tenant or community participant. Carol S. Leong won Position #5 for a […]

Filed Under: Features, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Ben Grace, Carol Leong, Chinatown International District, Herman Setijono, International Special Review District Board, Joann Ware, Marie Wong, Martha Rogers, Miye Moriguchi, Valerie Tran, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

Puentes — Offering services for undocumented families

December 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There is a new organization in the Seattle area, Puentes, focused on supporting undocumented families. They have partnered with Latino Community Fund, One America, Colectivo Legal del Pueblo, Detention Watch Center, and World Relief-Seattle to carry out their work. Although they are located in Seattle, Puentes serves communities beyond the Seattle city limits. Puentes’ three focus […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Advocacy Northwest Detention Center, Colectivo Legal, Counseling Psychosocial, Detention Watch Center, Education Trainings, Latino Community Fund, One America, Puentes Offering, Seattle, US, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

Four Leaders, Four Communities, One Friendship — Book signing and discussion at El Centro de la Raza

December 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Roberto Maestas Youth Leadership Institute will be hosting a book signing and discussion panel on the newly released book: “Gang of Four: Four Leaders, Four Communities, One Friendship” at El Centro de la Raza on Wednesday, December 9. The event will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. It will be held at the El Centro […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Bernie Whitebear, El Centro, Estela Ortega, Four Communities, Gang of Four, Larry Gossett, Laura Wong Whitebear, One Friendship, Raza Dining Room, Roberto Maestas, Seattle, Street Taco Buffet, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

MAP: Bridging the Gap Breakfast — Honoring and celebrating diversity

December 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) at the University of Washington (UW) celebrated its 21st anniversary Oct. 17. The event benefits the MAP Endowed Scholarship Fund. Founded in 1994, the Multicultural Alumni Partnership is dedicated to promoting diversity at the UW and in the UW alumni community. MAP has taken a leadership role in addressing issues […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Ashley Walls Journalism, Claudia Kauffman Scholarship, Estela Ortega, Homecoming Saturday, Jacqueline Johnson Communications, Kelly Award Tomio Moriguchi, Lee Scholarship, MAP, Multicultural Alumni Partnership, Patrick Lozar History, UW, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

EDITORIAL: Keep on keeping it classy, Donald

December 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

So what is the Asian American angle when it comes to writing an editorial about Donald Trump? Well, there isn’t a specific Asian American angle, but this is what is clear—he is racist. And that affects everyone. The list starts with his derogatory comments about Hispanics (not worth repeating here and which is probably common […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Donald Trump, Journalist Joe Scarborough, Twin Towers, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11, editorial

Facing deportation — Jennifer Choi’s hurdles

December 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly Sitting across the table from Jennifer (Jenny) Choi feels like sitting with a friend you should be sharing coffee with and discussing upcoming holiday plans—not discussing fears and intricacies of the possibility of deportation. Choi’s situation is complicated. She moved to the United States from South Korea when she […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Adam Smith, Jay Inslee, Jennifer Choi, Jennifer Jenny Choi, Maria Cantwell, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peggy Chapman, Public Administration, Seattle, South Korea, Twilight Dreamer, United States, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

A winning run! — Despite injury, Sophia Liu goes back-to-back for Seattle Marathon win

December 3, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Despite an injury, it could not stop Seattle’s Sophia Liu from winning her second straight Seattle Marathon women’s title.  She earned the win with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 39 seconds. Liu’s time is one minute slower than last year’s win.  Of course, she had to […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2009, 2015, China, Jason Cruz, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Center, Seattle Marathon, Seattle Running Club, Sophia Liu Photo, Thanksgiving, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

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