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 […]
Calif. shark ban argued in Federal court
By Staff The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Obama administration is supporting Chinese-American business organizations in their effort to block enforcement of California’s ban on shark fin soup.
NY candidate ‘disappointed’ over denial of funds
By Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Campaign Finance Board on Aug. 5 denied public matching funds for Comptroller John Liu, dealing a […]
Skilled immigration masks APA poverty, report shows
By Asha DuMonthier New America Media The influx of highly skilled, highly educated workers on H1-B visas from Asian countries in the last decade has skewed poverty statistics, according to […]
Civil rights group asks feds to investigate Kentucky school district
By Staff The Associated Press RUSSELL, Ky. (AP) — A civil rights organization has asked a pair of federal agencies to investigate the Russell Independent Schools in eastern Kentucky over […]
Asian America at the Capitol Hill Block Party
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Each year in July, the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce closes off a portion of the neighborhood to host the
Japan set to restart reactors after nuclear crisis
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan is moving a step closer to restarting nuclear reactors as utilities are set to ask for safety inspections at […]
After cameras, crime down in the ID
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly In 2011, a committee of International District stakeholders came together to install a system of surveillance cameras in the neighborhood. Nearly two years later, […]
Apolo Anton Ohno takes hosting duties on game show
Federal Way Olympic Speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno is currently taking on hosting duties for the Game Show Network’s (GSN) Minute to Win It program, which aired on NBC from 2010 […]
‘Dhrupad Days’ Indian music festival visits Seattle
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Dhrupad,” said Vibhavaree Gargeya, Director of the Western Region for the Dhrupad Music Institute of America (DMIA), “is an ancient style of Indian classical […]
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