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China-savvy tea partyer takes helm of US House panel on Asia

January 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The new leader of the House panel overseeing U.S. policy to the Asia-Pacific is a rarity in Congress: a deeply conservative Republican who shuns isolationism, favors closer ties with Asia and stands poised to praise as well as criticize China — and even do it in Mandarin.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Beijing, California State University, Central America, China, Chinese, East Asia, House Foreign Affairs, Jim Leach, Matt Salmon, Middle East, President Barack Obama, Republican Rep, TPP, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, World Trade Organization, Yongyi Song

BLOG: My list of summer delights is better than ice cream!

July 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng What really cools you down during a hot day? It doesn’t have to be a cold beer or ice cream. Psychologically, beer and ice cream might give you the impression that they lower your body temperature. In reality, it’s just the opposite. Ice cream will actually increase your body temperature and beer […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, Awesome Miso, Central America, Chinese, National Cancer Centre, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle, So George, Uwajimaya, Vol 33 No 32 | August 2 - August 8, japan

EDITORIAL: Why you gotta be so mean? — America yells ‘go home’ to children at border

July 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The annual Independence Day naturalization ceremonies in cities across the United States, including here in Seattle, are inspirational and moving. According to U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, 9,000 people became U.S. citizens during more than 100 ceremonies in the week up to and including July 4.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, Central America, Ellis Island, Immigration Services, Independence Day, Native Americans, Obama, Seattle, United States, Vol 33 No 29 | July 12 - July 18

CulturalFest makes the world smaller

February 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly The world shrunk just a tiny bit last Thursday and Friday, Feb. 14 and Feb. 15, as students at the University of Washington (UW) hosted their third ever cultural festival.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2013, Afghanistan, Aita Musazay, Alison Kilkinny, Aurelio Pino, Central America, Chile, Costa Rica, Eastern Europe, El Salvadorian, FIUTS, Latin American, Seattle, Though Violeta Parra, UW, Vol 32 No 9 | February 23 - March 1, culture

Refugee children look for new family in the U.S.

June 18, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“The important thing I would say about being a foster family is if the child is not from your culture, foster families need to make sure that they take time to bring their child to places where people from the same country and the child can get together,” Adriana said.

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: Africa, Burma Myanmar, Central America, Doi Bu, ESL, Everett Community College, Lutheran Community Services Northwest, Malaysia, Molly Daggett, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, United States, Vietnam War, Yuki Nakajima, culture

Taiwan’s president greeted with love and hate in Seattle

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Cheers and jeers met Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeoh when he arrived in Seattle on Tuesday, June 2. More than 100 protesters stood outside the Seattle Sheraton Hotel including those from Portland and Vancouver. They shouted, “Ma Ying-jeoh must go. Taiwan doesn’t need you!” Inside the hotel, approximately 200 admirers […]

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: AIT, American Institute, Asian Pacific, Assunta Ng, Central America, China, Chinese, Democratic Progressive Party, Nationalist Party, Northwest Asian Weekly, Raymond Burghardt, Seattle Sheraton Hotel, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bui, Taiwan President Ma Ying Jeoh, United States, World Health Organization

Taiwan president to visit Seattle, no controversy expected

May 21, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Taiwan President Ying-jeou  Ma plans to visit Central America on May 26. On June 2, he will stop by Seattle on his way home, according to his office’s May 18 press conference.

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News, World News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, Belize, Central America, China, Chinese, El Salvador, Guatemala, Los Angeles, Mauricio Funes, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Sheraton Hotels Towers, Taiwan President Ying-jeou Ma, United States, Vol 28 No 22 | May 23 - 29, Westin Hotel

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