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Harvard accepts record low percentage of applicants

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — It’s harder than ever to get into Harvard University. The Ivy League school announced April 1 that it had accepted 2,037 students for next fall’s freshman class out of a pool of 39,041 applicants — a 5.2 percent acceptance rate. Last year, Harvard admitted 5.3 percent of applicants. The class includes […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Asian American, CAMBRIDGE, Harvard University, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, William Fitzsimmons

BLOG: Chinese President Xi left… — But the real gains still resonate for Seattle

October 8, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly When Chinese President Xi Jinping picked Seattle as his first stop to land in America recently, several U.S. cities reacted with disbelief and jealousy, and numerous governors felt slighted. Why Seattle again? Didn’t Xi’s three predecessors visit Seattle before? Shouldn’t Xi experience other U.S. cities? Suddenly, Seattle—one of the […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Alan Alabastro, Alibaba, Carla Hill, China, Chinese President Hu, Chinese President Xi, Deng Xiaopeng, Eastern Washington, First Lady, Ford Motor Company, Getting Xi, Harvard University, Henry Jackson International Studies, Jenne Neptune, Jiang Zeming, Lincoln High School, REC, RESPECT, Seattle Hotel Association, Seattle Westin Hotel, Several Chinese, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, WNPA2016, Walt Disney, gary locke

Asian groups file complaint over Harvard admission

May 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jesse J. Holland Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An alliance of Asian American groups on Friday filed a federal complaint against Harvard University, saying that the school and other Ivy League institutions are using racial quotas to admit students other than high-scoring Asians. More than 60 Chinese, Indian, Korean, and Pakistani groups came together […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Americans, Associated Press, Chapel Hill, Chinese, Chunyan Li, Civil Rights, Education, Harvard University, Ivy League, Karen Narasaki, Korean, North Carolina, Robert Iuliano, Supreme Court, UNC, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29, Yukong Zhao

Director of LIHI selected for program with Harvard University

July 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sharon Lee, Executive Director of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), was chosen to participate in NeighborWorks Achieving Excellence Program that is conducted with Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. This program spans for 18 months and is for executive directors and other leaders of organizations that are helping better the community. The program has […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Executive Director, Harvard University, LIHI, Sharon Lee, Vol 33 No 31 | July 26 - August 1

Cambodian Minister of Commerce comes to town

June 30, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The new Cambodian Minister of Commerce, Chanthol Sun, visited Seattle on June 17, where he spoke at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. He was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia William Todd. Sun has been traveling the United States on a mission to promote increased trade between the two countries, and to attract more foreign investment […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Cambodia William Todd, Chanthol Sun, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Harvard University, Khmer Rouge, Seattle, United States, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4, Wharton School

BLOG: Rhea Suh, a product of the American Dream

February 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng It’s always wonderful to see Obama’s Asian appointees in Seattle. Last Sunday, Rhea Suh accompanied Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to the signing ceremony for the Wing Luke Museum’s becoming an Associated Affiliate of the National Parks System.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2009, 2013, American Dream, Columbia University, Education, Graduate School, Harvard University, Interior Ken Salazar, Korean War, Last Sunday, Obama, Rhea Suh, Seattle, Vol 32 No 8 | February 16 - February 22, Wing Luke Museum

Art of the Ramayana features at museum

September 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Starting this month and running through Dec. 2, the Seattle Asian Art Museum

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Gursharan Sidhu, Harvard University, India, Journey Late, Northwest Asian Weekly, Samantha Test, Sarah Loudon, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Sonya Quintanilla, South Asian, Vol 31 No 38 | September 15 - September 21, culture

Bo Xilai’s scandal leads to a call for tougher anti-corruption efforts

April 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is demanding tougher anti-corruption efforts amid a huge political scandal over a now-suspended Politburo member, whose wife has been named a suspect in the murder of a British businessman.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Associated Press, Beijing, Bo Guagua, Bo Xilai, China, Chinese, Communist Party, Gu Kailai, Harvard University, Immigration Services, Nanshan Holiday Hotel, Neil Heywood, State Department, Vice President Xi Jinping, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27, Wang Lijun

EDITORIAL: Dr. Jim Yong Kim did it. What’s your excuse?

April 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dr. Jim Yong Kim defied the odds and became the first Asian American to head the World Bank. Despite his achievements as a physician, global health expert, and president of Dartmouth College, Kim faced a challenging run against two other candidates, one from Nigeria and one from Colombia. He also faced opposition from member countries […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Brown University, Colombia, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Jim Yong Kim, Nigeria, President Obama, South Korea, United States, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27, World Bank

BLOG: Jeremy Lin. Yao Ming. Basketball. Seattle.

February 24, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Since the Sonics moved to Oklahoma, I lost interest in basketball. Then, Lin-fever hit me. Last Sunday morning, I finally had a chance to watch him for the first time. Lin and the Knicks played against the Dallas Mavericks at Madison Square Garden in New York. What an exciting game! The Knicks […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Beijing, China, Chinese, Chris Hansen, Dallas Mavericks, Harvard University, Jeremy Lin, Key Arena, Last Sunday, Madison Square Garden, Northwest Asian Weekly, Portland Trail Blazers, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle, Taiwan, Though American-born, Vol 31 No 9 | February 25 - March 2, Yao Ming

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