Archives for 2013

Christine Ito crowned Japanese Queen of Washington

May 27, 2013 By Admin

Christine Kimiko Ito was crowned the Japanese Queen of Washington on May 4. Ito also received the title of Miss Tomodachi, which means “friend” in Japanese, through a vote by […]

OCA releases book on Washington state Chinese

May 27, 2013 By Admin

OCA Greater Seattle released a book, “Chinese in Washington State,” on May 13, written by Art Chin and Doug Chin on the history of Chinese people in the state of […]

Russians attempt to topple Google in Vietnam

May 25, 2013 By Admin

By Chris Brummitt The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S. web […]

Myanmar president frees prisoners ahead of visit to US

May 25, 2013 By Admin

By Aye Aye Win The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s president pardoned at least 20 political prisoners on May 17, just ahead of a historic state visit to […]

North Koreans holding Chinese boat hostage

May 25, 2013 By Admin

By William Wan The Associated Press BEIJING, China — Armed North Koreans are holding a Chinese fishing boat and its crew for ransom despite the protests of Chinese officials, the […]

NYU researchers took bribes from China say feds

May 25, 2013 By Admin

By Tom Hays The Associated Press NEW YORK — Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a federally funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, […]

Seattle Women’s Commission seeks candidates

May 24, 2013 By Admin

The Seattle Women’s Commission (SWC) is seeking candidates for five vacant seats on the commission. The commission advises the mayor, city council, and city departments on issues that impact women […]

Marvel Studios’ Andy Park brings super heroes to life

May 24, 2013 By Admin

By Jimmy Lee New America Media When Andy Park attended the Hollywood premiere of Iron Man 3 on May 3, with Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, he saw the […]

The Layup Drill — The Kings, the Hawks, cricket, and boxing

May 24, 2013 By Admin

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. It would have been great to write about the return of the Supersonics, but that was […]