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Queen says Chinese officials are rude; has she forgotten something?

May 24, 2016 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Queen Elizabeth II ranted about Chinese officials being “very rude,” before President Xi Jinping’s visit in London last year, in a private conversation with a police commander on May 10. A pool cameraman recorded the conversation on the Buckingham Palace lawn. Lucy D’Orsi, the Gold Commander, was in charge […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: Assunta Ng, Barbara Woodward, Boxer Rebellion, Buckingham Palace, China, Chinese, England, France, Germany, Gold Commander, Hong Kong, London, New York Times, President Xi Jinping, United States, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27

Book recommendations

April 1, 2016 By Samantha Pak

When she was 7 years old and living in Kolkata, India, Callie Hansen would have nightmares about fighting against evil demons. They were so realistic, she nearly lost her mind, so she and her family moved to Seattle. The nightmares stopped, but when she turned 17, they returned.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2012, 2014, 2015, Callie Hansen, England, Hindu Goddess Kali, India, John Teddy, Mexico City, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sabina Khan, Samantha Pak, Seattle, Yaturo Hitari

BLOG: Attention: Mainstream restaurants — Don’t shame us. We just like family style

February 26, 2016 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly It’s funny, but nobody ever asks, “What’s your favorite ‘American’ restaurant?” Yet, many are dying to know my favorite Chinese or Asian restaurant. I am a foodie. I frequent both Asian and mainstream American restaurants regularly. For a change of scenery, a yearning for a conversation without being disrupted, […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2016, Assunta Ng, Capital Grille, Chinese, England, Metropolitan Grill, Northwest Asian Weekly, Publisher's Blog, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Wimbledon, language

Young girl’s old suitcase teaches world children about Holocaust

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Fumiko Ishioka watched and chatted as George Brady played travel Scrabble with his adult daughter, Lara Brady, in between press interviews at the Hyatt House Hotel on Jan. 22. Ishioka is a Japanese national and George Brady has lived in Toronto, Canada, since 1951.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2016, Alain Lewkowicz, Canada, Canadian Jewish, Emil Sher, England, French Jewish, Fumiko Ishioka, George Brady, Germany, Hana Brady, Karen Levine, Lara Brady, Nuremberg Laws, Seattle Children, Stacy Nguyen, Theresienstadt Ghetto, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, WNPA2016, japan

BLOG: Adventures in Cambodia — Six reasons why you should visit Cambodia (Part 1)

December 10, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “Why go to a backward country?” my friends reacted when they heard that my husband and I were going to Cambodia. “Are you crazy going alone and not with a tour?” another asked. Why people think Cambodia is not a safe country puzzles me. It could have to do […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Cambodia Part, China, Chinese, England, HK, Killing Fields, King Norodom Sihanouk, Paris, Phnom Penh, Publisher's Blog, Seattle, Siem Reap, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Cong, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18

Presentation highlights climate and oppression

November 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A public presentation, “Women of Color Speak Out – Climate Change and the Systems of Oppression” was held by the Ethiopian Community of Seattle on Nov. 18. “Women of Color Speak Out” is a collective of activists in Seattle who are working to educate communities about the climate crisis. The discussion highlighted how systems of […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Afrin Sopariwala, England, India, Mumbai, Sarra Tekola, Seattle, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4, Yin Yu, Zarna Joshi

Squash, the sport, on the rise — World Championships held in Bellevue

November 25, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly An overlooked sport that is seeking to gain more popularity held the biggest event of its sports year in Bellevue last week. The men’s squash World Championships came to the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash., from Nov. 11-22. The world championships brought the best in men’s professional squash to […]

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Egypt, England, Gregory Caultier, Hong Kong, India, Meydenbauer Center, Mohamed El Shorbagy, Pakistan, Pro Sports Club, Qatar, Ramy Ashour, Seattle Athletic Club, Shabana Khan, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4, Washington Athletic Club, World Championships

Ko wins LPGA Taiwan to regain No. 1 spot

October 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lydia Ko ran away with the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday to regain the No. 1 spot in the world ranking. The 18-year-old New Zealander holed a 30-yard pitch for eagle on the par-5 12th and finished with a 7-under 65 in sunny, breezy conditions at Miramar for a nine-stroke victory. […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, Canada, Canadian Women, Charley Hull, China, England, France, Horton Smith, Inbee Park, Japan Classic, KLPGA, Malaysia, Nancy Lopez, New York, New Zealand, South Korea, TAIPEI, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Bonsai! A growing movement in U.S.

October 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Randy Essex Post Independent GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — This is a story of how two Glenwood Springs High School grads and Mr. Miyagi (yes, from “The Karate Kid”) have changed bonsai in the United States from a hobby to a rising art and industry. The Artisans Cup, the first U.S. bonsai exhibition of […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Artisans Cup, Bonsai Club International, Bonsai Mirai, California Polytechnic State University, England, Germany, Glenwood High, Glenwood Springs High School, Glenwood Springs Strawberry Days, Masahiko Kimura, North American, Portland Art Museum, Post Independent, United States, Vol 34 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, japan

Fantasy, story, and history through graphic novels

October 16, 2015 By Samantha Pak

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Just So Happens By Fumio Obata Harry N. Abrams, 2015 Yumiko lives in London but she was born in Japan. It has been many years since she left Japan and she has established a new life in England: She has a good job at a successful design firm and […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2013, 2014, 2015, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, China, Chinese Boxer Rebellion, England, First Edition, Jersey City, Kamala Khan, London, Marvel Volume, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pakistani American, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 43 | October 17 - October 23, japan

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