By MATTHEW LEE and BEN FELLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama finally found a taker Friday for his Inauguration speech offer to extend a hand to rogue […]
Archives for November 2011
‘Killing fields’ victims await Khmer Rouge trial
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) _ Survivors of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime held a remembrance ceremony in an infamous “killing field” Sunday, a day before a U.N.-backed tribunal begins a trial […]
Thailand wins 12 golds at Southeast Asian Games
PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) _ Thailand won 12 gold medals on Saturday to climb to second place in the medal standings behind host Indonesia at the 26th Southeast Asian Games.
Death toll from Thailand’s floods tops 600
BANGKOK (AP) _ The death toll from Thailand’s worst flooding in more than half a century has passed 600.
Steven Gonzalez appointed to Washington State Supreme Court
On Nov. 15, Gov. Chris Gregoire appointed King County Superior Court Judge Steven Gonzalez, 48, to serve as one of nine justices on the Washington State Supreme Court. He will […]
Don Mee Choi receives 2011 Whiting Writers’ Award
On Oct. 26, poet Don Mee Choi was honored at a ceremony in New York City. She was one of 10 young writers awarded the Whiting Writers’ Award of $50,000. […]
Hokubei Hochi Foundation now a nonprofit
On Oct. 17, The Hokubei Hochi Foundation Board of Directors announced establishment of the foundation as a new nonprofit 501(c)3 organization.
Tibetans and supporters hold vigil in Seattle
On Oct. 19, Tibetans and their supporters around the world held prayer services and candlelight vigils to mourn the self-immolations of nine Tibetans in Tibet. The event was organized by […]
Sumo wrestling comedy hits stores
Acclaimed sumo wrestling comedy “A Matter of Size” is coming out on DVD Dec. 6. (Though it seems it can be bought online today.)
High hopes for 1st Chinese American mayor of San Fran.
By Beth Duff-Brown The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bowing deeply and shaking hands with shopkeepers along the streets of Chinatown, San Francisco’s newly elected mayor understands the significance. […]
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