National News – Page 215

World honors 9/11 heroes, but divided over war

September 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On the day to remember the terror of 9/11, the war it spawned in Afghanistan sowed fresh divisions.

Deaths of Asian businessmen raise concerns in Georgia

September 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MACON, Ga. (AP) — An Asian American businessman is leading a new association that hopes to make business safer after three men who shared his last name were slain during robberies in Georgia in the past two months.

Museum of Chinese in America gets a new home

September 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) — In cramped quarters in Chinatown, staff at the Museum of Chinese in America had to be careful not to step on any schoolchildren as they taught a class about the role Chinese immigrants played in building the Transcontinental Railroad.

Ichiro gets 2,000th hit

September 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

OAKLAND, California (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki took Gio Gonzalez’s first offering for a ball. He drilled the second pitch down the right field line for a double and his 2,000th career hit.

Kayah Refugees from Myanmar arrive in Maine

September 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The latest newcomers to begin settling in Maine’s largest city are Kayah refugees from a mountainous state in Myanmar.

Obamas’ Filipina chef at home with healthy ways

August 27, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — For the White House chef, serving homegrown vegetables straight from the garden is just like preparing food in her native Philippines — healthy and simple.

Memphis high school is first in state to teach Arabic

August 27, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis’ Whitehaven High School has become the first in Tennessee to offer Arabic language instruction.

Japanese American paper to close after 63 years

August 27, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California’s oldest Japanese American community newspaper is set to close next month after a long, steady decline in circulation and advertising revenue.

Bollywood star’s treatment raises ire in U.S. and abroad

August 20, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — Shah Rukh Khan is one of the most recognizable movie stars in the world.

Vietnamese congressman speaks on health care reform

August 20, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Republican Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao says he will consider voting for Democrat-backed health care reform legislation — but only if it includes language explicitly forbidding federal money for abortions.