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Summons of Japanese media raises complaints of interference

April 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP)  — Japan’s ruling party summoned executives from two leading television networks Friday, the latest in a series of actions that opponents say endanger press freedom and intimidate the media. The Liberal Democratic Party’s panel on information and communications strategy questioned the executives from Asahi TV and public broadcaster […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Although Japan, Asian Studies, Democratic Party, Foreign Correspondents Club, Hodo Station, Jeff Kingston, Jiro Kawasaki, Katsuto Momii, Koichi Nakano, LDP, NHK, Shigeaki Koga, Sophia University, Temple University, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1, Yoshihide Suga, censorship

McNally appointed CID-BIA Policy and Program Manager

March 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Wren McNally will be working with the Chinatown-ID community and advancing the mission of the neighborhood. She brings over 6 years of community development and project management experience to her role as Policy and Program Manager. As a recent Master in Urban Planning from the UW College of Built Environments, she is interested in the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Studies, MA, Program Manager, Urban Planning, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27, Whitman College

Sakata’s play about Gordon Hirabayashi, ‘Hold These Truths’

July 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly Homecoming for a Civil Rights icon Gordon Hirabayashi Imagine that it is April in 1942, and the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor only four months ago. You

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, Arthur Barnett, Asian Studies, Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese Americans, Jeanne Sakata, Kathryn Bannai, Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, Lisa Rothe, Parker Posey, Personal Velocity, Peter Irons, Rosa Parks, Seattle, Supreme Court Case, UCLA, Union Street, Vol 33 No 30 | July 19 - July 25

Communist Laos’ elections hold little promise for change

May 7, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BANGKOK (AP) — Laos held legislative elections Saturday that are expected to sweep in a younger generation of lawmakers, but preserve the political status quo

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Adisorn Semyaem, Asian Studies, Associated Press, Chulalongkorn University, Communist Laos, Kyoto University, Lao People, National Assembly, Revolutionary Party, Simon Creak, Sinfah Tunsarawuth, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vol 30 No 19 | May 7 - May 13, japan

Japan PM says he’ll reassess U.S. Marine base pact

January 28, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister pledged Monday, Jan. 25, to “start from scratch” in re-examining a key military deal with Washington on relocating American troops, risking the ire of its key ally after a local election in Okinawa showed that residents oppose any new Marine bases in their region.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Studies, Beijing, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano, China, Democratic Party, Futenma Marine Corps, Guam, Jay Alabaster, North Korea, Prime Minister Hatoyama, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Susumu Inamine, Tokyo, United States, Vol 29 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, japan

What to know about Maiko Winkler-Chin, the new SCIDpda Executive Director

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Maiko Winkler-Chin is the new executive director of the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda). She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs and Asian Studies from the University of Puget Sound, and she earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Washington.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Asian Studies, Beacon Hill, Chinese American, ID, Leslie Yeh, Maiko Winkler-Chin, Northwest Asian Weekly, Public Administration, Puget Sound, Seattle Chinatown International District, Southeast Effective Development, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, Wing Luke Museum, communication, culture, japan

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