Archives for 2013

Jeremy Lin keen to work on Howard chemistry

August 31, 2013 By Admin

By Staff The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Jeremy Lin says he’s looking forward to pairing up with the Houston Rockets’ newly acquired star Dwight Howard. Lin told reporters Aug. […]

Men smuggled guns on Chinatown busses

August 31, 2013 By Admin

By Tom Hays The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of gunrunners smuggled firearms into New York City by hiding them in luggage they carried on discount buses […]

US envoy to seek Bae’s release

August 31, 2013 By Admin

By Matthew Pennington and Matthew Lee The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — A senior U.S. envoy will travel to North Korea this week to seek the release of an American […]

Buddhists in Myanmar torch Muslim homes and shops

August 31, 2013 By Admin

HTAN GONE, Myanmar (AP) — Members of a 1,000-strong Buddhist mob torched dozens of homes and shops in northwestern Myanmar following rumors that a Muslim man tried to sexually assault […]

Kollaboration Seattle to host fourth annual showcase of APA talent

August 30, 2013 By Admin

Kollaboration Seattle will be hosting their fourth annual event, a 60s-themed evening on Sept. 21, 2013 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. Acoustic solo artist Agnes Ingarra, singer and […]

Two classics make their Blu-ray debuts

August 30, 2013 By Admin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Enter The Dragon” The young man was only 32 when he died. He’d been born in San Francisco and lived in Oakland, Hong Kong, […]

Wayne’s World: In the zoo, a mini zoo, a lyin’ sleeps tonight

August 30, 2013 By Admin

By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly They say that “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” If that is indeed the case, the Chinese are flattered up the wazoo. Beyond […]

Jazz singer Matsui reveals soul

August 30, 2013 By Admin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Japanese jazz pianist Keiko Matsui, a native of Tokyo, has traveled around the world for the past three decades, promoting her distinctive blend of […]

21 new American citizens naturalized at ReWA event

August 29, 2013 By Admin

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Twenty-one new United States citizens, 19 of them women, were naturalized on Aug. 26 at a ceremony hosted by the Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) in […]

Federal judge vacates Chen decision

August 29, 2013 By Admin

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly A federal judge vacated a $2 million jury decision for former Medina Police Chief Jeffrey Chen on Aug. 23, citing misconduct by his attorney […]