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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 – February 20

Larson wins award for novel

February 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 2015 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction for young people went to Dash, by Kirby Larson, published by Scholastic Press. In the book it’s January, 1942, and school scapegoating is the just the first hardship Mitsi Kashino and her Japanese-American family will encounter. Mitsi also has to leave her  beloved dog Dash in the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Japanese Americans, Kirby Larson, Mitsi Kashino, Scholastic Press, Seattle, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20

Brogan appointed to State Transportation Commission

February 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Rita Brogan of Vashon Island to the Washington State Transportation Commission. She will serve the remaining four years of the six-year term vacated by former Commissioner Charley Royer, who resigned effective Jan. 15.  Brogan will represent the central Puget Sound area on the commission. Brogan served as the superintendent of […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Commissioner Charley Royer, Jay Inslee, King County Executive, Puget Sound, Rita Brogan, Vashon Island, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, Washington State Transportation Commission

From assistant to novelist

February 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sichan Siv, former Deputy Assistant to President Bush 41, has written a political thriller.He is the bestselling author of Golden Bones. “After writing a bestselling memoir I wanted to turn to a work of fiction, drawing from a combination of experiences and imagination,” says Siv. He is a genocide survivor, making it from the Killing […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Golden Bones, Killing Fields, President Bush, Sichan Siv, Southeast Asian, United States, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, White House

Buckley now CEO for law offices

February 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Erica Buckley is now the CEO for Buckley Associations, in charge of two law offices. One is located in Chinatown and the other is a satellite office in Tacoma. Both practice in personal injury litigation. Buckley is a member of the Junior League of Seattle, a women’s service organization, and a member of the Treehouse […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Buckley Associations, CEO, Chinatown, Erica Buckley, Seattle, Treehouse Young Professionals Board, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20

Ip knows how to woo a crowd

February 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Over 1500 were in attendance  at over two shows famous Hong Kong singer Johnny Ip and Taiwanese singer Teresa Hsu performed at Snoqualmie Casino on February 8. Ip, who is 70 years old, performed  renditions of popular theme songs in Cantonese, mostly from the 80s. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Hong Kong, Snoqualmie Casino, Teresa Hsu, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20

Wenjian Liu scholarship

February 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Hop Sing Tong presented approximately $1500 for scholarly funds to the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Seattle chapter president in memory of deceased New York City police officer Wenjian Liu. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Hop Sing Tong, New York City, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, Wenjian Liu

Philippine police chief resigns after deadly terror raid

February 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president said Friday he has accepted the resignation of the national police chief, the first official to fall following the killing of 44 police commandos in the operation last month that may have killed one of Asia’s most-wanted terror suspects. Speaking in a nationally televised appearance […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Abdul Basit Usman, Alan Purisima, Asia, DNA, Filipino, Leonardo Espina, MANILA, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Police Chief Gen, Special Action Force, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20

Recommended 3 years in jail for nut rage exec

February 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By  Youkyung Lee AP Business Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Monday recommended three years in jail for the former Korean Air executive charged with endangering flight safety during a tantrum over how she was served macadamia nuts. Cho Hyun-ah, the daughter of Korean Air’s chairman, has pleaded not guilty to […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Cho Hyun-ah, Kim Woon-sub, Korean Air, Lunar New Year, New York, Park Chang-jin, SEOUL, South Korea, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, Yeo Woon-jin

Malaysia top court upholds Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy conviction

February 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng Associated Press PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim began a 5-year prison sentence on Tuesday after a court rejected his final appeal against a sodomy conviction, a decision he called a “murder of judicial independence” and human rights groups condemned as unjust. The case was widely seen at home […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Amnesty International, Anwar Ibrahim, Appeals Court, Associated Press, Bridget Welsh, Federal Court, High Court, Justice Arifin Zakaria, Muslim-majority Malaysia, National Justice Party, National Taiwan University, PUTRAJAYA, Saiful Bukhari Azlan, Tey Khang Fai, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, White House

China seizes toilet paper bearing image of Hong Kong leader

February 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southern China have seized about 8,000 rolls of toilet paper and another 20,000 packages of tissues containing unflattering images of Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing chief executive, according to an official of the small political party that placed the order. The items were to be sold at […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Beijing, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, China, Chinese, Communist Party, Hong Kong Democratic Party, Lo Kin-hei, Lunar New Year, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20

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