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EDITORIAL: Our hopes for the Asian community in the new year

January 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Don’t let your cynical friends sway you. Making New Year’s resolutions is always a good idea. We like to jump on any chance we get to work on self-improvement.

LA Koreatown schools at forefront of education reform

December 6, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Katherine Kim NEW AMERICA MEDIA “Good night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow,” intones a pint-sized, pink-cheeked Kelly Park, reciting a soliloquy from the leading role in Romeo […]

Northwest teen Alana Raye to release single by Jan. 1

November 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Alana Raye, 17, is releasing her new single by Jan. 1, which will be followed by her debut EP next spring. Singer-songwriter Raye is a Seattle-born artist who now lives in […]

Manny Pacquiao shows off other talent — singing — on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

November 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Pacquiao is taking a beating in the center of this ring. He barely knows a word of this Bee Gees song, which is a bit […]

READER’S CORNER: Have you ever gambled or are you still gambling? Can you join me in saying, ‘I have never gambled in my life?’

November 4, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gideon Sanoy For Northwest Asian Weekly The phone rang. Being a new desk clerk at the Bush Hotel, which is owned and managed by SCIDpda (Seattle Chinatown International District […]

Giving back: the secret to the successes of Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurship

October 27, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Today, pioneers don’t hate to don coonskin hats to blaze trails. In fact, they come in all sorts of garb.<!–more–> The Northwest Asian Weekly […]

Iranian, Filipino claim top Asian film awards

October 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sam Kim The Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — An Iranian film and a Philippine film have shared the top awards for Asian productions at the region’s largest […]

Calif. gov. signs bill on accurate info gathering on AAPIs

October 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Assembly Bill (AB) 1088 requires two key state agencies to include the full spectrum of Asian American (AA) ethnicities, as well as Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) […]

U.S. envoy regrets saying men go to Philippines for sex

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines has apologized for his recent statement that 40 percent of male tourists visit the country for sex, a government spokesman […]

Filipino maid wins landmark Hong Kong ruling on residency

October 9, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONG KONG (AP) — A Filipino maid in Hong Kong won the opening legal battle in her fight for permanent residency after a court ruled Friday, Sept. 30, that an […]