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Should I stay or should I go? — Despite fears surrounding Japan’s nuclear situation, many expats stay put

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

With the nuclear situation unclear in Japan, expats are urged to evacuate affected areas.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Although Blakeney, Emily Miller, Fukushima Daiichi, Harvard University, Jean Wong, John Blakeney, Leza Lowitz, Nancy Singleton Hachisu, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paul Blustein, Real Intech, State Department, TEPCO, Tokyo, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, Wataru Yamanaka, japan

SPS superintendent cleans house, HR head a casualty

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last Friday, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Interim Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield issued a letter to SPS employees explaining that human resources

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Ann Chan, Chicago Public Schools, HR, Harvard University, Interim Chief Financial Officer Robert Boesche, Last Friday, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, SPS, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle School Board, Seattle School District, Susan Enfield, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, letter

Jan. 5: Tina Tchen to join Office of the First Lady as chief of staff

January 6, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tina Tchen is now the assistant to President Barack Obama and chief of staff to First Lady Michelle Obama.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, Chicago Housing Authority, Chinese, Family Services, First Lady Michelle Obama, Harvard University, Meagher Flom, President Barack Obama, Tina Tchen, Vol 30 No 2 | January 8 - January 14

The top 10 Asian American sports figures of 2010

December 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

2010 was another great year for sports. We saw big international events such as the Winter Olympics and the World Cup.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Asian American, Chinese American, College World Series, Filipino Senior Ladies Figure Skating, Harvard University, Jeremy Lin, Manny Pacquiao, NFL, Philippines, Portland Trailblazers, Rich Cho, Taiwanese American, Vol 29 No 52 | December 25 - December 31, WNBA, Winter Olympics, World Cup, Year in Review 2010, Zhaira Constiniano

Get schooled by Women of Color Empowered

September 9, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

We all have a favorite educator that shaped us into the persons we are. Well, now there’s a chance to honor some of these unsung heroes on Sept. 24 at China Harbor Restaurant.

Filed Under: Profiles, Education Tagged With: 2010, Amalia Cudeiro, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Islander American Think Tank, Christine Katayama, City University Seattle, Erin Jones, Ethelda Burke, Frieda Takamura, Harvard University, Kathi Hiyane-Brown, Lillian Ortiz-Self, Mary Lindquist, Mona Bailey, Patricia Whitefoot, Rachel Solemsaas, Seattle Public Schools, Shirley Hune, Snohomish County Children, Trise Moore, Vol 29 No 37 | September 11 - September 17, Washington Education Association President, Women of Color Empowered, language

Spelling bee winner continues the Indian American winning streak

June 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Once again, an Indian-American was going to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It was just a matter of what word and what time on June 4.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, ABC, Academy Award-nominated, Alagaiya Veeramani, Anurag Kashyap, George Abraham Thampy, Harvard University, Indian Americans, Kavya Shivashankar, Mirle Shivashankar, North Royalton, Nupur Lala, Paige Kimble, Pratyush Buddiga, Sai Gunturi, Sameer Mishra, Scripps National Spelling Bee, Vol 29 No 26 | June 26 - July 2, West Fargo

Angry minority finds a voice on Chinese campus

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Every Friday afternoon, students pack a college classroom in Beijing to catch a glimpse of the sharply dressed professor punching the air as he speaks with surprising candor about the travails of his ethnic group, the Uighurs.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Beijing, Central Nationalities University, China, Chinese Communist Party, East Turkistan, Every Friday, Han Chinese, Harvard University, Huang Zhangjin, Ilham Tohti, Muslim Uighurs, Rian Thum, Soviet Union, Uighur Online, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Wang Lixiong, Yet Tohti, culture

Diversity at the Top

November 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Countless generations of parents stress the importance of education to their kids.John Okamoto wants these parents to know that the teachers in this state also care deeply about teaching kids.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, API, Alan Kurimura, Asian Community, CEO, Diversity at the Top, Emerald City, Harvard University, John Okamoto, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Port of Seattle, Ruth Woo, Singapore, Thailand, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, Washington Education Association, japan, top contributors

Ban Ki-Moon to receive honorary degree from UW

October 8, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Washington (UW) on Oct. 26 at a formal convocation. The ceremony will be presided over by UW President Mark Emmert and will take place in Meany Hall for the Performing Arts on the UW Seattle campus.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, Harvard University, International Relations, Kofi Annan, Korean, Marjorie Severyns Ravenholt, Meany Hall, Myanmar, Northwest Asian Weekly, Public Administration, Seoul National University, UWTV, Vol 28 No 42 | October 10 - October 16

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