By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly One of my favorite things to do when the weather is cold is curl up under a blanket with a good mystery. The following are my January must-read picks: “Grave on Grand Avenue” By Naomi Hirahara Berkley, 2015 LAPD bicycle cop Ellie Rush is back and on the case […]
Myanmar migrants found guilty of killing British backpackers
By Yves Dam Van and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press KOH SAMUI, Thailand (AP) — A Thai court on Dec. 24 sentenced two Myanmar migrants to death for the murder of two British backpackers on a resort island last year, in a case that raised questions about police competence and the judicial system in Thailand. Human […]
Top reads in 2015
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly From murder mysteries and adventures as far as outer space, to superheroines in the making and meaningful relationships, this past year, I delved into a number of literary worlds. Here is a list of my top 10 reads from 2015 (in no particular order). Winter By Marissa Meyer Feiwel […]
George Leing new rep for RNC
George Leing is Colorado’s new representative to the Republican National Committee. Leing lost his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Jared Polis in 2014. Leing will fill the remainder of Mike Kopp’s term, which expires after this year’s convention. Leing, a lawyer who works in finance and energy, is the former chairman of the Boulder County […]
No consensus about legality of Trump’s idea of Muslim ban
By Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s no legal or historical precedent for closing U.S. borders to the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims, but neither is there any Supreme Court case that clearly prevents a president or Congress from doing so. Legal experts are divided over how the high court would react to Republican […]
10 immigration detainees from Bangladesh on hunger strike
MIAMI (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities want to force 10 detainees on a hunger strike in Florida to submit to medical examinations. According to a petition for an emergency court order filed last Friday in Miami federal court, all 10 detainees are men from Bangladesh. The petition says the men have been on a hunger […]
NEH chairman visits the Wing Luke
William “Bro” Adams, chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanities, toured Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum on Dec. 3. Founded in 1965, the National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent grant-making institution of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Adams, president of Colby College […]
Worlds of fantasy — Monkey queens, princesses, and rice cookers?!
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Winter By Marissa Meyer Feiwel & Friends, 2015 Cinder the cyborg mechanic from New Beijing, Scarlet the farm girl from France, and Cress the former secret Lunar programmer are still working to overthrow Queen Levana of Luna (better known as the moon) and start a revolution. And in this […]
Twisp Mayor Soo Ing-Moody honored as Woman of Valor
Twisp mayor Soo Ing-Moody, who helped guide the city through the devastating Washington fires in 2014, was honored at the Women of Valor ceremony held at the Westin Seattle hotel on Nov. 23 and hosted by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell. The event also featured special guest, the Honorable Sally Jewell, secretary of the U.S. Department […]
South Koreans sue government over farm slavery
By Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Eight men who had been held as slaves at South Korean salt farms for several years took the government to court on Friday for alleged negligence and police inaction they say largely caused and prolonged their ordeal. In the lawsuit filed at Seoul Central District […]
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