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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 35 NO 40 | OCTOBER 1 – OCTOBER 7

Xiamen airlines rolls out new service

October 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Xiamen Airlines launched its Xiamen-Shenzhen-Seattle service on Sept. 26, creating an air bridge between two of China’s major special economic zones and Seattle. This is not only the first long haul route originating in Xiamen with an end point in the United States, but also the first direct international service between Shenzhen and the U.S. […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 40 | OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 7, Xiamen Airlines

Beloved restaurant closing

October 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Xinh’s Clam and Oyster House in Shelton will close on Oct. 29, after 20 years of serving fresh shellfish and unique seafood preparations. Owner Taylor Shellfish Farms said the closure will allow the restaurant’s namesake, Xinh Dwelley, an opportunity to reduce her work hours and free her from the daily rigors of running a kitchen. […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 40 | OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 7, XINH DWELLEY

Baseball book

October 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Mark Holtzen and illustrator John Skewes appeared on Sept. 24 at the Kinokuniya bookstore in the ID — to talk about their book, A Ticket to the Pennant: A Tale of Baseball in Seattle. The story shows how baseball unites diverse communities. It follows Huey through South Seattle as he retraces his steps surrounding Sick’s […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, JOHN SKEWES, MARK HOLTZEN, VOL 35 NO 40 | OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 7

Yang, Ansari win Emmys for Master of None

October 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The creative writing team behind a popular comedy won an Emmy on Sept. 18 for their work on “Master of None.” “There are 17 million Asian Americans in this country,” said Alan Yang, clutching his Emmy next to a nodding Aziz Ansari, who was also nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy. “And there are […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Alan Yang, Aziz Ansari, MASTER OF NONE, MAUREEN WITTELS, VOL 35 NO 40 | OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 7

Victoria’s Secret’s first Filipina model

October 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Years after her successful stint at the Miss Universe pageant, 2012’s 1st runner-up Janine Tugonon is now beginning to make waves in the international modeling scene. She is a model for Victoria’s Secret “Pink” fashion line, which targets young women, particularly college women. Tugonon graduated cum laude from the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, JANINE TUGONON, VOL 35 NO 40 | OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 7

Section of Great Wall of China marred in name of restoration

October 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are being pilloried over the smoothing-over of a crumbling but much-loved 700-year-old section of the Great Wall of China in the name of restoration. The widely mocked project on the UNESCO World Heritage Site involved a 5-mile unrestored Xiaohekou section of the wall that has […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 40 | OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 7

Hanjin Shipping to get more funds to resolve cargo crisis

October 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Youkyung Lee AP Business Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hanjin Shipping is to receive as much as $100 million in additional funds to resolve the cargo crisis caused by its slide toward bankruptcy. Hanjin’s lead creditor, Korea Development Bank, said it will offer a credit line of $45 million to help the shipper […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, HANJIN, VOL 35 NO 40 | OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 7

Study: Latino population growth slips behind Asian Americans

October 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The growth of the U.S. Latino population — once the nation’s fastest growing — slowed considerably over the past seven years and slipped behind that of Asian Americans amid declining Hispanic immigration and birth rates, a study released on Sept. 8 found. The Pew Research Center […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 40 | OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 7

Disney pulls boy’s costume critics lambasted as ‘Polyface’

October 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Disney said it would no longer sell a boy’s costume for a Polynesian character that some Pacific Islanders have compared to blackface. The getup depicts Maui — a revered figure in Polynesian oral traditions and viewed by some Pacific Islanders as an ancestor — who is a […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 40 | OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 7

Trump adds names, including South Asian, to Supreme Court wish list

October 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jill Colvin Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump has added 10 names to the list he says he’d use to fill Supreme Court vacancies if he becomes president, including a U.S. senator whose inclusion helped secure a bitter rival’s endorsement. The announcement of the new names on Sept. 23, three days […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 40 | OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 7

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