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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 – NOVEMBER 22

Washington voters reject affirmative action referendum

November 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Washington voters have narrowly rejected a ballot measure seeking to reinstate the use of affirmative action in state employment, contracting and admission to public colleges and universities.

Filed Under: Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

Boeing settles with 4 families of Lion Air crash victims

November 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE — The families of four victims in the 2018 Lion Air plane crash that killed 189 people have reached a settlement with Boeing, Seattle’s Herrmann Law Group said. The Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed into the Java Sea shortly after taking off from Jakarta on Oct. 29, 2018. Four months later, another Boeing 737 […]

Filed Under: Business, Community News Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

Chhun hopes to make pro wrestling “Classic”

November 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Cody Chhun grew up watching professional wrestling with his grandfather and uncles. The 22-year-old is now a professional wrestler himself. In fact, the Cambodian American admits his mother isn’t a fan of his career choice. “You’re going to get hurt,” she warned. Although scripted, professional wrestling includes physical moves […]

Filed Under: Sports, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, CODY CHHUN, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

‘Last Christmas’ is bananas and there’s a 50 percent chance you will like it!

November 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I really love and hate what they are doing with movie trailers these days. Gone are the days when movie trailers basically gave you an accurate idea of what a movie is about, replaced by these two-minute light shows of cobbled-together scenes that make you think stuff like, oh, cool, another Christmas movie about a manic mess of a woman who can’t get her sh*t together even though she’s super white and super attractive.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, Last Christmas, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

George Li: Classical pianist prodigy, pushing forward

November 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

If you want to make it to the top, you have to start small. Award-winning Chinese American pianist George Li knows that from personal experience.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, George Li, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

LETTER: Time to celebrate?

November 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hiroshi Eto The stereotype of the quiet and demure Asian is bothersome to be sure. People expect Asians to be quiet and compliant. We often get ‘mansplaining’ about Asian virtues of not tooting our own horn or how the nail that sticks up gets hammered down. If I were to point to a ‘cause’, […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

The Layup Drill — South Korean helps Sounders win MLS Cup

November 14, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thousands of fans gathered across downtown Seattle on Nov. 12 to celebrate the Seattle Sounders’ MLS Cup victory and championship. It began at Westlake Park and ended with a rally at Seattle Center.

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

Keiro to be demolished, replaced by multi-use building, application shows

November 14, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly The Keiro Rehabilitation and Care Center (KRCC) has been sold to a Bellevue-based real estate company that plans to demolish the nursing home and construct a multi-use building in its place, according to the attorney for Keiro and an application obtained by the Northwest Asian Weekly. “In order to […]

Filed Under: Business, Community News Tagged With: 2019, KEIRO, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

Satpal Sidhu elected Whatcom County Executive

November 14, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Satpal Sidhu edged out Tony Larson to be Whatcom County’s next County Executive with 51 percent of the vote (Larson had 48 percent). Sidhu wrote in a Nov. 9 email, “During this campaign, I had the opportunity to speak with thousands of people from all corners of the county and […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2019, Satpal Sidhu, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

Tết founders inspired to foster community through Tết in Seattle

November 14, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly The founders of Tết in Seattle had a dream. To complement multiple city- and region-wide Tết celebrations, they wanted one large annual festival at the Seattle Center. In 1997, this dream became a reality when, in partnership with Seattle Center Festál, the first Tết in Seattle event took place. […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2019, Tet in Seattle, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

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