2015 – Page 14

Singapore jails church leader who funded wife’s music career

November 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Annabelle Liang Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — A Singapore court has sentenced the founder of a popular church to eight years in jail for misappropriating more than $35 million […]

China breaks up $64-billion illegal banking network

November 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Erika Kinetz Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — Authorities in China have cracked the country’s biggest-ever underground banking network, which handled illegal foreign exchange transactions worth 410 billion yuan ($64 […]

Kim Young-sam, former president of South Korea, dies

November 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service By Hyung-jin Kim SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former President Kim Young-sam, who formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international […]

Singapore woman, son reunited after AP’s ‘McRefugee’

November 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kelvin Chan Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — After being tricked into selling her Singapore home and traveling to China to invest the proceeds, Mary Seow eventually found herself […]

LETTER: There are options for non-immigrant survivors of violence

November 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Ghassemieh Attorney at Law (WA State) In 2015 women and children are still being forced into dark corners due to domestic violence. As a child survivor of domestic […]

LETTER: VFA supports embracing refugees

November 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear Editor, Recently, there has been a lot of discussion, discourse and, at times, heated debate about the impact and inclusion of refugees and immigrants to the United States. We […]

Oregon and Washington delay crab season because of toxin

November 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon and Washington have joined California in delaying the start of their commercial crab seasons after dangerous toxin levels were found in the crabs. Officials say […]

Japanese dance tradition continues under master instructor

November 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Steven Mark HONOLULU (AP) — Watching a fan in the hands of Gertrude Yukie Tsutsumi is like watching a feather dance in the breeze. She holds it out like […]

Teen honored for helping Indian widows ‘Sew a Future’

November 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Amy Kuperinsky NJ.com PLAINSBORO, N.J. (AP) — It’s not every day that a drone shows up at your front door, drops a package with an iPad in it and […]

Refugee resettlement — Gov. Jay Inslee’s statement regarding White House briefing on security protocols related to refugee resettlement

November 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Today [Nov. 17] I participated in a briefing with federal officials regarding the policies and protocols in place to screen all refugees – including Syrian refugees – seeking to resettle […]