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You are here: Home / Archives for Cheryl Shaw

Governor Jay Inslee recently announced the following Boards and Commissions appointments

September 10, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Here are the AAPI appointments: Carrie Huie-Pascua as commissioner of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA). She is the former director at Yakima Valley System of Care. Huie-Pascua has a master’s degree from San Francisco State University and a bachelor’s from Central Washington University. Abhishake Banda to the Dental Quality Assurance […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Abhishake Banda, Angel Fettig, Carrie Huie-Pascua, Cheryl Shaw, VOL 37 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14

PAX West 2018

September 10, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PAX West 2018 was held on Aug. 31– Sep. 3 at the Washington State Convention Center. PAX is a series of gaming conventions held in Seattle, and across the nation. Founded by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, authors of the popular webcomic Penny Arcade, each PAX is a show dedicated to supporting and celebrating video […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Cheryl Shaw, PAX West 2018, VOL 37 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14

Nissan launches China-focused electric car

September 8, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Nissan’s first electric sedan designed for China began production on Aug. 27 at the start of a wave of dozens of planned lower-cost electrics being created by global automakers for their biggest market. Manufacturers including General Motors and Volkswagen are poised this year to launch a flood of electric sedans, minivans […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Cheryl Shaw, NISSAN, VOL 37 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14

LinkedIn says it’s working to combat Chinese spy accounts

September 8, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By The Associated Press LinkedIn says it’s working to combat Chinese espionage activity targeting users of the online career network. The Microsoft-owned service said on Aug. 31 that is is partnering with U.S. law enforcement agencies after uncovering fake LinkedIn profiles and other fraudulent activity. Reuters reported that William Evanina, who directs the National Counterintelligence […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Cheryl Shaw, VOL 37 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14

Malaysian Muslim lesbian couple caned in public punishment

September 8, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two Malaysian Muslim women convicted under Islamic laws of attempting to have sex were caned on Sept. 3 in a rare public whipping that was slammed by lawmakers and rights activists as a form of torture. Lawyers and activists said the women, aged 22 and 32, were seated on stools […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Cheryl Shaw, VOL 37 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14

Trump administration backs Asian Americans in Harvard case

September 8, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By MARIA DANILOVA, COLLIN BINKLEY and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sided with Asian American students suing Harvard University over the Ivy League school’s consideration of race in its admissions policy, the latest step in the Trump administration’s effort to encourage race-neutral admissions practices. The Justice Department said in a […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Cheryl Shaw, VOL 37 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14

Nevada candidates step up courting of Asian American voters

September 8, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dozens of Republicans and Democrats in east Las Vegas pitched themselves to members of the state’s growing Asian American and Pacific Islander community last week, with the hope that those voters will swing tight races in the battleground state. The bipartisan meet-the-candidates event, which took […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Cheryl Shaw, VOL 37 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14

China’s JD.com: founder returns to Beijing after US arrest

September 8, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese e-commerce giant says its billionaire founder, Liu Qiangdong, has returned to China after his arrest in the U.S. on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct. Zhang Shuhan, a JD.com official, said on Sept. 3 by phone that “Liu Qiangdong has been released without charges and he is now back in China.’’ […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Cheryl Shaw, RICHARD LIU, VOL 37 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14

6 Asians receive Ramon Magsaysay Awards for accomplishments

September 8, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Six people were honored on Aug. 31 as this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards, known as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize, including a Cambodian genocide survivor who helped document the Khmer Rouge atrocities and an Indian psychiatrist who led the rescue of thousands of mentally ill street paupers. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Cheryl Shaw, VOL 37 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ No. 1 for third week

September 7, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The glitzy romance “Crazy Rich Asians” topped the North American box office over Labor Day weekend, its third consecutive weekend in the No. 1 spot. The Warner Bros. film added $28.6 million over the four-day weekend, bringing its domestic grosses to $117.3 million. “Crazy Rich Asians” has now passed […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Cheryl Shaw, Crazy Rich Asians, VOL 37 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14

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