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COMMENTARY: Orcas and the big spill — Whale watchers standing by to help endangered whales

April 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Capt, Hobbes Buchanan, San Juan Island Whale & Wildlife Tours, and Michael Harris, Puget Sound Express Whale Watching Seattle/Edmonds To whale watchers in Washington State and British Columbia, the recent oil spill in Vancouver’s English Bay was a wake-up call. While a container ship bled bunker fuel into the bay, three hours passed before Canadian […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, BC, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Coast Guard, Endangered Species Act, English Bay, Kinder Morgan, Michael Harris, National Energy Board, North America, PWWA, Puget Sound Express Whale Watching Seattle Edmonds, Salish Sea, San Juan Island Whale Wildlife Tours, San Juan Islands, Southern Resident Community, Southern Residents, Tar Sands, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1

Control (and compost) your garbage — New regulations take effect in 2015

December 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Starting January 1, 2015, the City of Seattle will no longer allow food or compostable paper, including pizza boxes, paper napkins and paper towels, in the garbage.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, 2014, 2015, BC, CA, Mayor Ed Murray, NY, New York, SPU, San Francisco, Seattle City Council, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26

Vietnamese Cultural Center begins construction on additional temple

November 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Vietnamese Cultural Center (VCC), located in West Seattle at 2236 SW Orchard St, began construction of its second temple on Nov. 3. The new temple will be approximately twice the size of the existing neighboring temple and will welcome visitors and offer them a place to pray. Located in the temple will be a […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, BC, Vietnamese Cultural Center, Vietnamese Kingdom, Vol 31 No 47 | November 17 - November 23, West Seattle Photo

The little-known history behind your favorite Chinese New Year foods

January 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly With the Lunar New Year approaching, Asians around the world are looking forward to a variety

Filed Under: Cultures, Food Tagged With: 2012, BC, Central Asia, Chinese New Year Fact Folklore, Chinese New Year Food Superstitions, Hong Kong, Ian Bartholomew, Liu Tong, Lunar New Year, Lunar New Year 2012, Niangao Chinese New Year, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rhonda Parkinson, Sara Elliott, Taipei Times, Throughout China, Vivian Miezianko, Vol 31 No 4 | January 21 - January 27, Zhang Zhongjing

Cool read: Jennifer K. Chung writes novel in 3 days, wins first place

March 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bellevue software engineer Jennifer K. Chung wrote her novel “Terroyaki!” in three days for the International 3-Day Novel Contest

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, BC, MIT, Southern California, Vol 30 No 12 | March 19 - March 25

BC and UW-Bothell join forces in welcoming Chinese business students

January 27, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This fall, students at Bellevue College will welcome Chinese students into their business program, as Bellevue College (BC) and the University of Washington Bothell (UW Bothell) campus begin

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Cultures Tagged With: 2011, 2016, Andrew Elder, BC, Bellevue College, Bellevue Community College, China, Chinese, Commerce Gary Locke, Deputy Secretary, Leslie Lum, Margaret Lu, Nina Huang, Sandeep Krishnamurthy, UW, Vol 30 No 5 | January 29 - February 4, Washington Gov

Tattooed APIs torn between culture and individuality

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For Asian Americans, getting a tattoo has traditionally been considered taboo. In mainstream culture, tattoos often have negative connotations,

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Audrey Kawasaki, BC, Chinese American Tim Bortvedt, Jesus Christ, Kathryna Ta Asan, Laos, Marine Corps, Michelle Yamzon, Sonh Phetsomphou, Taiwan, Though Phetsomphou, Unlike Bortvedt, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24, culture, japan

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