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BLOG: Crazy New Year in Australia

January 10, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Visiting Australia has always been on my bucket list, but not its New Year’s fireworks.

Filed Under: Feature stories, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2019, Australia, VOL 38 NO 3 | JANUARY 12 - JANUARY 18

Malaysia: 2 more pieces ‘almost certainly’ from Flight 370

May 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By EILEEN NG ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government said May 12 that two more pieces of debris, discovered in South Africa and Rodrigues Island off Mauritius, were “almost certainly” from Flight 370, bringing the total number of pieces believed to have come from the missing Malaysian jet to five. The aircraft […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Australia, Beijing, France, Indian Ocean, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Airlines Boeing, Mozambique, Reunion Island, Rodrigues Island, South Africa, Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27

BLOG: Create magic — Gifts from your heart

December 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly I discontinued the tradition of sending out Christmas cards long before e-cards became popular. Why I stopped was because I found it pointless to send a card with someone’s name and my signature; and partly, I was lazy. I reciprocated by sending out a card to someone who just […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, ACRS, Africa, Audrey Hepburn, Australia, Bonnie Miller, Germany, Heifer International, James Bond, Jerry Lee, John Travolta, Marilyn Monroe, Mother Teresa, Northwest Asian Weekly, Organize Christmas, Publisher's Blog, Rosario Carroll, San Francisco, Uwajimaya, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25

Downtown Seattle will get its dumplings — Din Tai Fung to open in Pacific Place, its only downtown Seattle location

December 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Madison Marquette announced Dec. 1 that Din Tai Fung will open at Pacific Place in Seattle the summer of 2016. With only six U.S. restaurants, Din Tai Fung will be located in a 9,216 square foot space on level four of the shopping center. Founded in 1958 in Taiwan, Din Tai Fung is one of […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Australia, China, Din Tai Fung, Downtown Seattle, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Management Services, Pacific Place, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Tory Glossip, Vice President, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18

VISIONARY — APCC: Serving the community and as a cultural crossroads

October 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) serves as an interactive cultural crossroads between local and international communities. Led by Patsy O’Connell, APCC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization was formed in November 1996 from the vision of a small group of citizens representing three generations of Americans from Asian and Pacific Islanders heritage. […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, APCC, Australia, Celebrating Pakistan, Indonesia, Lunar New Year, New Zealand, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, Philippines, Pierce County, Tacoma Dome, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, language

VISIONARY: Patsy O’Connell knows a bit about diversity

September 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly As board president and founder of the Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) in Tacoma, Patsy O’Connell sees diversity every day. The APCC, founded in November of 1996, is the only Asian and Pacific Islander cultural center located in Pierce County, representing an impressive 47 countries. Moreover, it’s brimming with […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: APCC, Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Australia, Korean, Lunar New Year, New Zealand, Pacific Islander, Pakistan, Philippines, Pierce County, Point Ruston, Tacoma Art Museum, Taiwan, Vol 34 No 39 | September 19 - September 25, WNPA2016, culture, japan, language

Meet Mia Tuan — UW’s Dean of the College of Education

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly “UW, where have you been all my life?” asked Mia Tuan. Tuan is the first Asian American female and third Asian American to be the Dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington (UW). The opportunity at UW was a “dream come true” for Tuan. Born […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: Asian American, Australia, Bay Area, Education, Mia Tuan, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Taiwan, UCLA, UO, UW, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, women of color

Plowing the Killing Fields — The need to discuss after 40 years

September 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Greg Young Northwest Asian Weekly On August 29th, the Seattle-Sihanoukville Sister City Association held an event at North Seattle Community College, “Remembering the Past & Welcoming the Future: 40 Years Since the Killing Fields.” This year marks the 40th anniversary since the breakout of the Cambodian genocide conducted by the Khmer Rouge, a period […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Australia, Baxter Center, Councilmember Larry Gossett, Councilmember Tom Rassmussen, Hok Teng, Khmer Rouge, Killing Fields, North Seattle Community College, North Star, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Washington State, Sam Waterston, Skype American, USA, United States, Vol 34 No 37 | September 5 - September 11

Fire rages on in the Northwest — How you can help

August 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Scott Wilson Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader The fires in the Northwest, Okanogan, Ferry, and Chelan counties in Washington have been devastating. Here is a plea from a fellow publisher, and some suggestions for opportunities to help out. Editors and publishers of Washington’s community newspapers: Your brothers and sisters of the community newspapers […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2015, Animal Relief Rescue, Australia, Chelan Valley Hope, Chilliest Valley, Community Fund, Deputy Yarnell, Ferry County, Gardner Creek Road, Material Coolers, Methow Valley, Moses Mountain, North Central Washington, Okanogan County Aenes Valley, Okanogan County Community Action Council, Okanogan County Sheriff, Port Townsend Jefferson County Leader, Tunk Mountain, Twisp River Road, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4

Journalists charged by Thai navy

July 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — Testimony began July 14 in a criminal defamation lawsuit filed by Thailand’s navy against a small news website over a report it posted saying naval forces accepted money to assist or turn a blind eye to the trafficking of refugees from Myanmar by sea. The navy […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Alan Morison, Associated Press, Australia, Chutima Sidasathien, Computer Crime Act, Grant Peck, Human Rights Watch, London-based Media Legal Defense Initiative, Myanmar, PHUKET, Pallop Komalodaka, Phil Robertson, Pulitzer Prize, State Department, Thailand, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

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