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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 35 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 26 – DECEMBER 2

Bill Gates plays in global online tournament

November 28, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Some of the world’s best bridge players played against each other in a three-day Online Bridge World Cup from Oct. 31–Nov 2. Bill Gates was on the USA-BBO (Bridge Base Online) team, along with Bob Hamman, the world’s all-time top player; Jill Meyers, No. 2 all-time women’s champion; Sharon Osberg, a regular partner of Gates […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: VOL 35 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2

Seattle JACL grant

November 28, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle JACL was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Robert Chinn Foundation on Oct. 10 to stage a two-day workshop for young leaders in 2017. The grant was a part of a three pronged initiative to raise money for youth activities through a raise-the-paddle effort at annual Chapter Banquet, a direct mail appeal to […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: VOL 35 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2

Delta hosts Asia Appreciation night

November 28, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Delta Air Lines Asia Specialty Sales hosted an appreciation night on Nov. 10 at Palisade Restaurant in Seattle. It was an event in which it brought together its Seattle partners in Asia travel and celebrated its partnership in promoting Delta’s nonstop service from Seattle to Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Seoul. Delta Air Lines […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: VOL 35 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2

Filipino American shortstop lifts Cubs in World Series

November 28, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Addison Russell, the Chicago Cubs’ shortstop, helped his team end a 108-year title drought via a thrilling 8-7 win against the Cleveland Indians on Nov. 2. Born to a Filipino mother, Russell is only the third player with Pinoy heritage to win baseball’s highest prize in recent history. He also made history by becoming the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: VOL 35 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2

Donations to three community groups

November 28, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Former governors Chris Gregoire and Gary Locke awarded $72,000 to three community organizations — Kin On, Seattle Chinese Garden, and Wing Luke Museum. The funds were a benefit of last year’s visit to Washington by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The donations were contributed by the Washington Host Committee, including 11 corporations, who underwrote the costs […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: VOL 35 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2

BLOG: What you don’t read about cops

November 23, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

What you don’t read about cops

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: SPD, Seattle Police Department, VOL 35 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2

Young artists harness the power of Bruce Lee, fights racism through poetry

November 23, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As Troy Osaki stepped into the spotlight, a hush fell over the audience. As he started to speak, the tension clenched, started to build. His voice and how he relayed his words, at first moderated and methodic, ramped up in speed, momentum, and emotion, and he said:

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Featured stories Tagged With: Aaron Middleton, Art, Bruce Lee, Healing through art, Poetry, Quinn Russell Brown, Troy Osaki, VOL 35 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2, Year of the Dragon

A voice for the Pacific Islander community, and her inspiration

November 23, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At a young age, Sili Savusa was exposed to community work through her parents. As a result of a hurricane in Samoa in the 1970s, her parents did a lot of organizing to help with the relief of those affected. Through that work and the ability to help the community, her parents started the first Samoa nonprofit agency.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News, Featured stories Tagged With: Michael Itti, Sili Savusa, Top Contributor, VOL 35 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2, Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, White Center, White Center Community Development Association

A single lady’s 10-step foolproof guide for not going hungry during the holidays

November 23, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY I’m an Asian American woman in my 30s. True story: I was at a funeral earlier this year and there, I ran into an auntie I hadn’t seen in awhile. After a few minutes of conversation in which she caught me up on her kids and I caught her […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Food, VOL 35 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2, holidays, humor

EDITORIAL: Thanksgiving every day

November 23, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

’Tis the season to reflect on what we have and how fortunate we are. It has been a surreal past two weeks to say the least. For some, it’s the horror of coming to grips with the soon-to-be President of the United States, actually moving into the White House and running the country. For others, […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: Thanksgiving, VOL 35 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2, editorial, gratitude, politics

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