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Pandas devour ice cake to celebrate 50 years at National Zoo

April 21, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The “cake” was made from frozen fruit juice, sweet potatoes, carrots and sugar cane and it lasted about 15 minutes once giant panda mama Mei Xiang and her cub Xiao Qi Ji got hold of it.

Filed Under: National News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 17 | APRIL 23 - APRIL 29

Experts: Asian population overcount masks community nuances

April 14, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By TERRY TANG and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Jennifer Chau was astonished last month when the U.S. Census Bureau’s report card on how accurately it counted the U.S. population in 2020 showed that Asian people were overcounted by the highest rate of any race or ethnic group. The director of an Asian […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 16 | APRIL 16 - APRIL 22

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hopes to transform her adopted city

April 14, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When she was elected mayor of Boston in November, Michelle Wu transformed the image of the city’s chief executive — up until then the sole domain of white men, many of Irish descent. Now in office, the Chicago-born daughter of Taiwanese immigrants is facing a raft of […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 16 | APRIL 16 - APRIL 22

China used TV, TikTok stars in discreet Olympics campaign

April 14, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By AMANDA SEITZ, MIKE CATALINI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” TV star, a Paralympic swimmer and a self-described “brand king” were among the Instagram and TikTok influencers who were paid by Chinese officials for a discreet campaign that promoted the Beijing Winter Olympics, new Justice Department […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 16 | APRIL 16 - APRIL 22

Hawaii sees return of tourism as pandemic concerns ease

April 7, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONOLULU (AP) _ — Hawaii’s tourism industry is starting to see a rebound as people return to travel and coronavirus concerns ease. Data from the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism shows March domestic arrivals have been on par with 2019 levels, Hawaii News Now reported on April 1. A record 10 million […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 15 | APRIL 9 - APRIL 15

Korean pop star Luna readies for Broadway debut in ‘KPOP’

April 7, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Korean pop star Luna is ready to make her Broadway debut this fall in the musical “KPOP“ and she’s already dreaming of who might be there on opening night — like BTS. “I would be thankful if they showed up on opening night,” Luna told The […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 15 | APRIL 9 - APRIL 15

Disputed school admissions policy OK’d pending appeal

April 7, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy at a highly selective high school while it appeals a ruling that found the policy discriminates against Asian American students. A three-judge panel of the […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 15 | APRIL 9 - APRIL 15

‘Drive My Car’ wins Oscar award for best international film

March 31, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The emotional epic from Japan “Drive My Car” won the Academy Award for best international feature film on March 27. Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s film became the fifth from Japan to win the Oscar, the first since “Departures” in 2008. The win for the three-hour journey […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies, National News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 14 | APRIL 2 - APRIL 8

Chinese operative accused in plot to undermine US candidate

March 24, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Five men accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese government have been charged with brazen and wide-ranging schemes to stalk and harass Chinese dissidents living in the United States, including by seeking to derail the election bid of a little-known congressional candidate, the Justice Department said on March 16.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 13 | MARCH 26 - APRIL 1

Olympic champ Chen out of figure skating worlds with injury

March 24, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic figure skating champion Nathan Chen withdrew from the world championships on March 16 because of what he called a “nagging injury” that he’s been dealing with after winning at the Beijing Games. The three-time reigning champion was replaced on the U.S. team by Camden Pulkinen in Montpellier, France. “I […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 13 | MARCH 26 - APRIL 1

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