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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 36 NO 28 | JULY 8 – JULY 14

New dean of the UW’s Information School

July 10, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The University of Washington (UW) announced on June 29 that Anind K. Dey has been named dean of the Information School. Dey comes to the UW from Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science. His appointment is subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents. Dey has also held positions at Intel Research in […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Anind K. Dey, VOL 36 NO 28 | JULY 8 - JULY 14

Yin launches campaign

July 10, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On June 20, Phillip Yin launched his campaign for Bellevue City Council, position 5, at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Bellevue. Yin was joined by dozens of supporters and he spoke about his plans for the future of Bellevue, if he is elected. Yin is running against Janice Zahn, who is also Chinese American. Speakers at […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Phillip Yin, VOL 36 NO 28 | JULY 8 - JULY 14

Ravishing INSPI Talk

July 10, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On June 16, Ravishing Women hosted its Ravishing INSPI Talk in Redmond, where a panel discussed how marital status dictates the way women are treated in our society. Meenal Darak, Miss India Seattle 2016, and Ajeta Singhal, Miss India WA 2015, shared their stories and the setbacks they faced. Ravishing Women is a nonprofit organization […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, INSPI TALK, Ravishing Women, VOL 36 NO 28 | JULY 8 - JULY 14

CISC director retires

July 10, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Alan Lai, director of CISC’s Crime Victim Services, retired at the end of June after 18 years of service. Staff, former staff, and board members held a farewell luncheon to thank Lai for his contributions. Lai will continue his part-time job as a Certified Court interpreter in Cantonese and Mandarin. He specializes in immigration-related translation […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Alan Lai, CISC, CRIME VICTIM SERVICES, VOL 36 NO 28 | JULY 8 - JULY 14

New Bharti Kirchner novel

July 10, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bharti Kirchner’s seventh novel, Season of Sacrifice: A Maya Mallick Mystery, will be published in hardcover in September 2017. First in the series, set in Seattle, it tells the story of a young, brilliant, and dedicated scientist of Asian American origin, who dies in a violent street protest, leaving behind her questions for a new […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Bharti Kirchner, Season of Sacrifice: A Maya Mallick Mystery, VOL 36 NO 28 | JULY 8 - JULY 14

Doctor has no idea why he’d be hospital shooter’s target

July 8, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor who appears to have been the target of a former physician who started shooting at a hospital, killing one person and injuring six, said he has no idea why he would have been singled out. Dr. Kamran Ahmed told the New York Post he […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, Dr. Tracy Sin-Yee Tam, VOL 36 NO 28 | JULY 8 - JULY 14

Hundreds outside courthouse as abduction suspect has hearing

July 8, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By MICHAEL TARM ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal courthouse on July 3 as the suspect in the kidnapping of a Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois made his first appearance since being arrested last week. During the nine-minute hearing, 28-year-old Brendt Christensen acknowledged to the judge that […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 28 | JULY 8 - JULY 14, YINGYING ZHANG

Toilet charity’s plan for Trump-named Indian village blocked

July 8, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By VAISHNAVEE SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Local officials are blocking a toilet-building charity’s effort to rename a north Indian village after U.S. President Donald Trump, the group said. District officials did not immediately return calls for comment, but were quoted by the Press Trust of India news agency as saying the renaming […]

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India launches new single nationwide tax

July 8, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Parliament held a special midnight session on June 30 to introduce a new single nationwide tax, replacing a complicated mix of state and federal taxes that will change the cost of nearly everything people buy. India’s president and the prime minister pressed a button heralding […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 28 | JULY 8 - JULY 14

Chinese parents alarmed by miniature crossbow craze

July 8, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Powerful mini-crossbows that shoot toothpicks and needles are the new must-have toy for schoolkids across China — and a nightmare for concerned parents and school officials. Several cities including Shenzhen and Qingdao have reportedly banned sales of the palm-sized contraptions, which sell for about $1 and are powerful enough to puncture soda […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 28 | JULY 8 - JULY 14, crossbows

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