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New bill brings cultural competency to food inspection

April 14, 2016 By Tiffany Ran

In the process of opening Dong Thap Noodles, restaurant owner Nick Bui learned about the restrictions applied to storing rice noodles at room temperature. Washington Board of Health regulations prevents rice noodles like those Nick Bui makes fresh from scratch to be stored at room temperature (temperatures ranging between 41 and 135 degrees Fahrenheit) for over four hours, but Bui and other restaurants and rice noodle manufacturers argue that the limited four-hour window is prohibitive and wasteful.

Filed Under: Features, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Bob Hasegawa, Derek Stanford, Dong Thap Noodles, House Bill, Jay Inslee, Korean, Nick Bui, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Timothy Louie, Representatives Cindy Ryu, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Tsue Chong Noodle, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Washington State Senate, attention, culture

Asian Americans debate support for convicted NYC cop, Peter Liang

March 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Deepti Hajela Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a nation accustomed to demonstrations over police shootings of unarmed Black men, this was something completely different: more than 10,000 mostly Chinese Americans rallying in support of the Chinese American officer who pulled the trigger. The rally last weekend for Peter Liang, a rookie New […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Annie Tan, Asian Americans, Associated Press, Chinese Americans, Korean, Mayor David Dinkins, NYC, New York City, New York Police Department, Peter Liang, San Francisco, Seattle, Steph Yin, Steve Chung, Vincent Chin, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, Yan Sun

NWAW’s Tech and Innovation Awardee — Weihua Zhang builds bridges across Pacific with largest tech companies in East Asia

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris Kenji Beer Northwest Asian Weekly In the last piece from this series, you read how entrepreneur Naveen Jain came from a humble upbringing in India to become one of the captains of the tech industry in the region. Weihua “Wayne” Zhang’s career takes a different path from Jain’s. Zhang is Northwest Asian Weekly’s […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: 2016, CMGE, China Mobile Games Enterprise, China Unicom, Chris Lee, Jain Zhang, Keith Grinstein, Korean, NWAW, Naveen Jain, Nextel International, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Software Publishing, Princeton University, Rich Tong, Seattle, Steven Woo, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Weihua Wayne Zhang, gary locke

A-pop! Hollywood wins, then fails, then flails

February 19, 2016 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The new year has just begun and already so much has happened in Hollywood! Read on to find out the latest on award ceremonies, castings, and more. Awards season: on winning trophies and being racist It is awards season and celebrities are hitting the red carpet in droves! At […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2016, Academy Awards, Actor Daniel Dae Kim, Alan Yang, Best Original Song, Best Short Film Animated, Best Writing Original Screenplay, Bill Maher, Critics Choice Television Awards, Emma Stone, Hollywood Read, Korean, Lea Salonga, Lee Byung-hun, Lincoln Center Theater, Sanjay Patel, Simple Song, Sumi Jo, Super Team, Terminator Genisys, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, social media

H Mart to finally open downtown after delays

February 19, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

H Mart, a Korean grocery chain store, will finally open its fifth store in downtown Seattle after its opening announcement three years ago. It is going to be at Second Avenue and Pine Street, where a Nordstrom Rack Store was. Three years ago, in order to provide the growing number of residents in downtown with […]

Filed Under: Features, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Han Ah Reum, Korean, New York, Nordstrom Rack Store, Pine Street, Puget Sound, Seattle, Second Avenue, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

Islanders honor heritage with new year celebration

February 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Tacoma Dome exhibition hall, drums thundered. Dancers glided and swayed with power, pride, ease and grace. And the aroma of food wafted enticingly through the air, mingling with the massive sea of people.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Alexander Mario, Annual New Year Celebration, Asian Americans, Bajidor Kahot, Dennis Mulyadi, Diefa Shabirah, Executive Director Faaluaina Lua Pritchard, Fiji, Gabriella Widjaja, Indonesian East Borneo, Indonesian West Java, Korean, Morning Star Cultural Center, Northwest Asian Weekly, Samoan Village, Tacoma Dome, United States, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

Differences create great harmony — Celebrate Asia concert combines music of different cultures to bridge worlds together

February 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Emiri Aoki Northwest Asian Weekly Often, vastly different types of things cannot unite or be in harmony when combined. Music is no exception. However, when it works, the effect can be awe-inspiring. I got to see some cool combinations of different sounds across the world coming together during Celebrate Asia, an annual Asian concert […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Alireza Motevaseli, Benaroya Hall, Celebrate Asia!, Charlie Albright, China, Composer Xiaogang Ye, Contemporary Chinese, Emiri Aoki, Jindong Cai, Korean, New Arising, Seattle Chinese Chorus, Seattle Symphony, Tan Dun, Vol 35 No 6 | February 6 - February 12, Yayu Khoe, Yujin Kim, technology

Applause for Maestro Cai

January 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Celebrate Asia concert to include chorus, culture, and … cellphones

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2016, Celebrate Asia Jan, China, Chinese New Year, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Gerhard Samuel, Korean, Leonard Bernstein, Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra, Lincoln Center, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Times, Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Peggy Chapman, Seattle Chinese Chorus, Seattle Symphony, Stanford New Ensemble, Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Vol 35 No 4 | January 23 - January 29, culture

Cardinals sign Korean pitcher Seung Hwan Oh to bolster ‘pen

January 16, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Seung Hwan Oh has been such a dominant pitcher in Japan that he has two nicknames: “Final Boss” and “Stone Buddha.”

The St. Louis Cardinals project the Korean with 357 career saves as a reliever who’ll get the ball to their own record-setting closer, Trevor Rosenthal.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, Derek Lilliquist, Hanshin Koshien Stadium Photo, Hanshin Tigers, Japanese Central League, Japanese League, Jordan Walden, Jung Ho Kang, Korean, Louis Cardinals, Manager Mike Matheny, Seung Hwan Oh, Trevor Rosenthal, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, World Baseball Classic

BLOG: “Eat, play, give,” should not only be for December

December 31, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng If you whine about being lonely during the holidays, or if you don’t have many party invitations, or if your friends and family have been deserting you from Christmas to New Year’s day, you need to read this blog. If you are an out-of-state transplant, working for Amazon or Google, and have […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2016, Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bill Gates, Chinatown International District, Google, Kaci Aitchison, Korean, New Year, Northern Chinese, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Publisher's Blog, Salvation Army, Star Wars, Vietnamese, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, blog, language, turkey

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