France – Page 5

Diversity Makes a Difference — Part 6

March 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching out across cultural lines. Students are nominated […]

Japan’s oldest Olympian, at 70, will compete again

March 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nesha Starcvic The Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — When Hiroshi Hoketsu first went to the Olympics in 1964, he was 23 and the games were in his native […]

Dentist from Alaska helps honor Nisei soldiers

January 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mary Beth Smetzer Fairbanks Daily News-Miner FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The day Pearl Harbor was bombed, Dec. 7, 1941, Brian Yamamoto’s father, Edward, was attending the University of Southern […]

United States faces Japan in World Cup Final

July 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Homare Sawa made up for a huge error by scoring the go-ahead goal and Japan advanced to the World Cup final with a […]

No Harry Potter for Indonesia

July 2, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian moviegoers are facing a bleak year of second-rate foreign releases and lowbrow local productions

Destroyed slum a consequence of India’s vast economic gap

May 28, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW DELHI (AP) — Years later, long after their handmade shacks had been reduced to rubble, they look at the place that was once their neighborhood

Witness: Galliano made racist remarks in Paris bar

March 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PARIS (AP) — Famed fashion designer John Galliano raged against a couple at a Paris cafe with threats, expletives, and a remark referring to the man’s

Japanese women life expectancy hits new high

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese women are expected to live almost 86.5 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported on July 26.

Au revoir for study of French, German?

July 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mackenzie Carpenter Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaclyn Davis, of Akron, Ohio, may be as American as apple pie, but when she answers the phone at La Gourmandine bakery […]

Famed designer Jason Wu juggles time and textures

April 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Try as he may, clothing designer Jason Wu can rarely be named without mention of the stunning one-shoulder, white silk chiffon dress worn by Michelle Obama at the inaugural ball. While Wu is grateful for the recognition, his designs in every show since the inaugural ball have been a deliberate departure from the notable dress.