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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 – February 13

There’s always next season…

February 6, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly I thought that the weather served as foreshadowing for a positive result on Super Bowl Sunday. As my wife and I landed in Phoenix from our flight from Seattle, I saw a steady downpour of rain from the window of our airplane on Friday afternoon. Felt like home. Of […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, American Football Conference, Arizona Diamondbacks, Beast Mode, Chase Field, Diet Coke, Downtown Phoenix, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Jermaine Kearse, Marshawn Lynch, Missy Elliott, NFL, National Football Conference, New England Patriots, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paul Allen, Richard Sherman, Seahawks, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle Sea Gals, Seattle Seahawk, Steve Raible, Super Bowl Sunday, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, WARSHINGTON, World Championship

Join the parade! — Children’s costume parade will celebrate the Lunar New Year

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

One of the many highlights of the Lunar New Year celebration in the Chinatown-ID will be the children’s costume parade on Saturday, February 21. Children 12 and under are invited and encouraged to use their creative talents to reflect their rendition of the theme of the Lunar New Year. <!–more–> “It’s wonderful to see children […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Assunta Ng, Chinese Post Northwest Asian Weekly, Delta Airlines, Jim Doane, Lunar New Year, Maynard So, New York Life, Noodle House, Ron Chow, Seattle City Light, Tsue Chong Noodles Co, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13

Asian Hall of Fame honorees announced

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  The 2015 Asian Hall of Fame, established by the Robert Chinn Foundation, released the names of the Class of 2015 honorees.<!–more–> Members of the Class of 2015 include: — Benson Henderson (Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, Former UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion) — Carrie Ann Inaba (Television Host, Choreographer, Producer, Judge from Dancing with the […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Benson Henderson, Betty Nguyen, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Jeanette Lee, MSNBC, Robert Chinn Foundation, Seattle, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13

Enrollment for health coverage for AAPI families

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tina Tchen,  the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for the First Lady, is encouraging AAPI families to get health coverage. The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are partnering with community groups to hold enrollment events for AAPI families to learn about […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, AAPI, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, First Lady, Health Insurance Marketplace, Human Services, Pacific Islanders, Tina Tchen, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, social media

ILF Civic Fellowship accepting APA student applications for 2015

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  The International Leadership Foundation (ILF)  announced that the application process for the 2015 Civic Fellowship Program is open and ongoing until February 14, 2015. Every year, ILF’s selection committee identifies approximately 30 outstanding Asian Pacific American (APA) college students to spend eight to ten weeks interning at a federal agency in Washington D.C. during […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, APA, Capitol Hill, Civic Fellowship Program, GPA, ILF, United States, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13

Measles warning and precautions in Seattle area

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Local public health officials have confirmed a measles infection in an adult international traveler who was in King County during the contagious period. <!–more–> Most people have immunity to the measles through vaccination, but people should check the exposure locations, know their immunization status, and call a health care provider promptly if they develop an […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, King County, Seattle, Sheraton Hotel, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13

Learning in new languages — Dengue Fever: From Cambodia to the Triple Door

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Dengue Fever, a band well known for combining Cambodian pop with Western-style pop and rock, will be performing at Seattle’s Triple Door on Tuesday, Feb. 10th, They will be touring to support their new album “The Deepest Lake.”  Singer Chhom Nimol took some questions over e-mail.<!–more–> NWAW:  Where in Cambodia […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Apsara Awards, Brazil, Chhom Nimol Cambodian, Dengue Fever, Dragon House, Khmer Rouge, Korean, Long Beach Community College, Mexico, NWAW, Phnom Penh, Poland, Siem Reap, Singer Chhom Nimol, Slovakia, Thailand, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13

Lydia Ko takes No. 1 spot at 17 — Na Yeon Choi wins opener

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Steve Elling Associated Press OCALA, Florida (AP) — With a notable double prize not only within reach, but <!–more–>practically in her grip, New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko had to settle for half of the spoils on Saturday — though it represented a significant piece of golf history, nonetheless. After reclaiming the lead late in […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, 2014, Associated Press, Coates Golf Championship, David Leadbetter, Ha Na Jang, Inbee Park, Jessica Korda, Korean, Lydia Ko, Na Yeon Choi, New Zealander, OCALA, South Korea, Stacy Lewis, Tiger Woods, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13

“The Five Essentials: Arts and the movement for social justice” — Keynote Speech by Ron Chew at National Guild for Community Arts Education Conference

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ron Chew For Northwest Asian Weekly The arts can be an instrument for transforming individual lives, restoring communities, and remaking our society into a more tolerant and inclusive place for all. Five years ago, in a report I wrote for Americans in the Arts, I described the emergence of community-based arts organizations. I wrote […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Chinatown, Chinese, International Examiner, Japanese Americans, Post Office, Ron Chew, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle City Council, Seattle Symphony, Space Needle, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, Wing Luke Asian Museum, Wing Luke Museum, communication, culture, letter, poverty

COMMENTARY: The First Chinese American hero

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Roger Dong For Northwest Asian Weekly For anyone not familiar with the non-profit organization Chinese American Heroes, Wong Chin Foo was our first Chinese American hero.  Right after Wong Chin Foo came, the 12,000 Chinese Railroad workers built the most difficult and dangerous part of the greatest infrastructure project of the 19th Century — […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, CEA, China, Chinese American Heroes, Chinese Americans, Coit Tower, Mr Dong, Roger Dong, SF, San Francisco, Transcontinental Railroad, US, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, Wong Chin Foo

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