Archives for 2013

Bridging the Gap at UW

November 4, 2013 By Admin

Alumni from the University of Washington advanced the cause of diversity in their annual “Bridging the Gap” breakfast fundraiser on Oct. 26, hosted by the UW Multicultural Alumni Partnership. Five […]

“Portal to Asia” hosts biz-tech summit

November 4, 2013 By Admin

About 400 people, representing more than 100 companies, attended the inaugural Seattle Biz-Tech Summit at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue on Oct. 19. Hosted by Nan Hai Co., Inc., the […]

Wendy Duong, the first Vietnamese American judge

November 4, 2013 By Admin

Wendy Duong, the first Vietnamese American to be appointed a judge in the U.S., shared her story with an audience of more than 60 people on Oct. 23 at Thang […]

Vietnam court convicts dissident Facebook user

November 3, 2013 By Admin

By Staff The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – A Vietnamese court on Tuesday convicted a dissident of using Facebook to spread criticism of the government, but then suspended the 15-month prison […]

South Koreans hoped for better lives in north

November 3, 2013 By Admin

By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Six South Koreans recently repatriated from North Korea had sneaked into the North in search of better lives but […]

Sriracha hot sauce maker sued for plant’s strong odor

November 2, 2013 By Admin

By Staff The Associated Press IRWINDALE (AP) — City of Irwindale, Calif., files lawsuit against Huy Fong Foods, says plant is public nuisance. The maker of Sriracha hot sauce is […]

“Finding Mr. Right”

November 1, 2013 By Admin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly As reported elsewhere in the Northwest Asian Weekly, the breakout Chinese romantic comedy “Finding Mr. Right” earned a Golden Key Award from the City […]

“In The Mood For Love”

November 1, 2013 By Admin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Set in 1962, “In The Mood For Love” tells the love story of a journalist, played by Tony Leung, and a secretary, played by […]

“Rashomon”

November 1, 2013 By Admin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly If you need me to tell you that there is no answer, as director Akira Kurosawa once said of his masterpiece, “Rashomon,” then I […]

LETTER: Youth Leadership program is wonderful

November 1, 2013 By Admin

Dear Editor, I understand that other essays written by the 2013 Summer Youth Leadership Program students all cannot be printed due to space issues with the newspaper. However, these SYLP […]