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NEW FACE OF SCOTUS? — Potential court nominee Jacqueline Nguyen inspired by her family

March 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jacqueline Nguyen knows adversity.

She, her siblings, and their parents fled Vietnam, and the 10-year-old Nguyen spent her first days in the United States in 1975 in a refugee tent city at Camp Pendleton in California.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, 2016, Arizona Supreme Court, Arthur Hellman, Asian American, Associated Press, Camp Pendleton, Circuit Court, Jacqueline Nguyen, Judge Carlos Bea, Justice Antonin Scalia, Los Angeles, President Barack Obama, United States, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

Japanese curry is the answer! (to retirement)

March 3, 2016 By Assunta Ng

When former Port of Seattle CEO Tay Yoshitani called me about his new restaurant, my first reaction was, “Why?” Then, “What’s the name? Where?”

Filed Under: Food, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2016, Assunta Ng, Expeditors International, Hurry Curry, India, Iron Chef, Japan America Society, Los Angeles, One Chinese, One Japanese American, Port Blakely, Port of Seattle, Seattle Foundation, Several Asians, South Lake Union, Tokyo Curry, Uwajimaya, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, attention

In U.S., Asian night markets bring taste of the old and new

January 23, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christine Armario Associated Press WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Beneath the giant red sign illuminating the Asian Garden Mall in Southern California, slabs of jumbo, white squid are seared on a smoky grill. Nearby, children pluck fried potato slices off a stick and couples dance to Vietnamese ballads. It reminds Audrey Dinh of the stories of night […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2016, Anthony Bourdain, April Bloomfield, Asian Americans, Asian Garden Mall, Audrey Dinh, Ben Thanh, China, Fuchsia Dunlop, Ho Chi Minh City Saigon, Jonny Hwang, Los Angeles, New York City, Night Market, Taiwanese American, Vietnamese, Vol 35 No 4 | January 23 - January 29

Top reads in 2015

December 31, 2015 By Samantha Pak

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly From murder mysteries and adventures as far as outer space, to superheroines in the making and meaningful relationships, this past year, I delved into a number of literary worlds. Here is a list of my top 10 reads from 2015 (in no particular order). Winter By Marissa Meyer Feiwel […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2014, 2015, 2016, Asian Americans, Delilah Deli Pelham, Double Blind, Ellie Rush, Ethan Jones, Feiwel Friends, Jersey City, John Hobson, Kamala Khan, Lao Communist Party, Lara Jean Covey, Lee Low Books, Los Angeles, Lunar Chronicle, Muslim American, Siri Paiboun, Song Yuhua, Thomas Greene, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8

Angry Asian Man? — Phil Yu is more than that

December 10, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Phil Yu isn’t an Angry Asian Man. In fact, he’s far from it. Yu is the founder behind the blog Angry Asian Man—one of the most popular sources online for news, pop culture, media, social issues, and Yu’s own commentary and spin about the Asian American experience. The blog’s […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Abercrombie Fitch, Angry Asian Man, Asian Americans, Bruce Lee, Los Angeles, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwestern University, Phil Yu, Russia, Seattle, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Wing Luke Museum, Winter Olympics, blog, commentary, culture

Autistic teen chef turns food aversion into cooking passion

November 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christine Armario Associated Press IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — When Chase Bailey was diagnosed with autism at age 2, his mother feared he’d never enjoy a typical childhood. Indeed, he hasn’t. Between appearances with celebrities and hosting his own cooking show, Bailey’s life feels anything but typical. During the past two years, the 13-year-old has […]

Filed Under: National News, Food Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Autism Speaks, Chase Bailey, Cooking Channel, Eat St, Food Network, Fuschia Sumner, IRVINE, Los Angeles, Mary Bailey, Nick Shipp, Roy Choi, Santa Monica, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, attention

Mystery persists following murder of family in N.Y.

November 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michael Hill Associated Press GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (AP) — A couple originally from China and their two elementary school-age boys were found fatally stabbed and bludgeoned in their modest suburban home just over a year ago. Investigators since then have run into language barriers, cultural differences and the logistical challenge of a quadruple murder case […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Canada, Chinatown, Chinese, Eddie Chiu, FBI, GUILDERLAND, Hai Yan Li, Jin Chen, Lin Sing Association, Los Angeles, New York City, Senior Investigator John Camp, United States, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, language

No sitting on sidelines — Retired Korean American attorney and civil rights activist demonstrates political consciousness

November 6, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly For Mel Kang, the path to becoming a civil rights activist in the 1960s and later, a community volunteer for several local organizations, has been one marked by a determination to be a part of the solution to injustice in the world. A third-generation Korean American, he and other […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Goodman, Ekman Bohrer, James Chaney, Los Angeles, Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Mel Kang, Michael Schwerner, NLRB, President John Kennedy, Retired Korean American, Robert Kennedy, Schwerin Campbell Barnard, Seattle Mayor Paul Schell, UFW, United Farm Workers, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, William Bradford Huie

Lucky Peach cooks up easy side of Asian food

October 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michele Kayal Associated Press Disney princesses reimagined as hot dogs and drunken rants by name-brand chefs are de rigueur for quarterly food magazine Lucky Peach. But a new cookbook from the journal’s editors leaves most of that on the table, favoring instead a just-campy-enough approach to Asian home cooking. Launched in 2011 by New […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 2011, 2015, AP, Associated Press, Chinatown, Chinese, Clarkson Potter, David Chang, Easy Asian Recipes, Los Angeles, Lucky Peach, New York, Peter Meehan It, Roy Choi, Sichuan Pork Ragu, Vol 34 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, culture

AES open house

October 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The American Ethnic Studies (AES) department at the University of Washington celebrated its 30th anniversary Oct. 12 with an open house. AES houses African American Studies, Asian American Studies and Chicano Studies. Students  can major in the three specific areas or be a generalist (comparative American Ethnic Studies).  The department was created by the communities […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, AES, Asian American Studies, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vol 34 No 43 | October 17 - October 23

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