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The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle’s hidden gateway to Imperial China

January 15, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the heart of downtown Seattle, in the Skinner Building, lies a hidden architectural gem with Chinese-inspired interior design that evokes the sacred palaces and a temple of Imperial China — it’s the 5th Avenue Theatre.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2016, Avenue Theatre Association, Calandra Childers, Connie Corrick, Forbidden City, Gustav Liljestrom, Imperial China, Imperial Chinese, Long Corridor, Seattle Downtown Historic Theatre, Skinner Building, Summer Palace, Thailand, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, culture, japan, technology

PICTORIAL: First Lady in China

March 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to China March 20 through March 26 with her mother, Mrs. Marian Robinson, and daughters, Malia and Sasha Obama. They visited historical and cultural sites, as well as schools, including a calligraphy class in which one student taught Mrs. Obama how to draw the character for “eternity.”

Filed Under: Pictorials Tagged With: 2014, Beijing Normal School, Chengdu Panda Base, China March, Chinese President Xi Jinping, First Lady Michelle Obama, Forbidden City, Great Wall, Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama, Summer Palace, Vol 33 No 14 | March 29 - April 4, White House

Police focus on Uighurs after fatal Tiananmen car attack

November 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police were seeking information Tuesday on two ethnic Uighur suspects believed to be linked to an apparent suicide car attack near Tiananmen Square in the country’s capital that killed five people and injured 38.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Beijing, Central Asian, China, Chinese, Filipino, Forbidden City, Foreign Affairs, Great Hall, Hubei Mansion, Raul Hernandez, SUV, Tiananmen Gate, Tiananmen Square, Vol 32 No 45 | November 2 - November 8, Xinjiang Dasha, Yusupu Wumaierniyazi, Zhao Fuzhou

BLOG: An NBA star weds Chinese wife

June 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Looks like NBA star James Donaldson just won the jackpot. He recently married a C hinese woman who works in a

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Beijing, Chinese, Forbidden City, James Donaldson, NBA, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29

Reader’s Corner: Studying abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime experience not to be forgotten

April 7, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As a junior at the University of Washington, I want to make the most of my college career. I believe that studying abroad is one way to make

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, Beijing, China, Chinese language, Diversity Abroad Scholarship, Forbidden City, Gilman International Scholarship, Great Wall, Reader Corner Studying, Ronnie Lee, Sichuan University, Tiananmen Square, Tsinghua University, UW, Vol 30 No 15 | April 9 - April 15, Water Cube, culture

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