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Yes, Pope Francis, we will walk in others’ shoes

October 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Evelyn P. Yenson Northwest Asian Weekly We all are pilgrims, and that is why we were going to Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. When the Holy Father stated that he is the son of immigrants, I felt the same gratitude to be an American as the third-generation South African Chinese […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, Argentina, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, City Hall, Colombia, DEA, El Salvador, Evelyn Yenson, Holy Father, Linda Moran, MS, Mexico, Nicaragua, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pope Francis, SEPTA, Secret Service, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation, State Patrol, TSA, USA, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16

From bean to brew — “Caffeinated” maps the journey

July 24, 2015 By Tiffany Ran

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly For many, the potential harbored in a single sip of coffee means conquering that morning meeting, finishing work reports, and having that pick-me-up when it seems the work day would never end. Yet “Caffeinated,” a documentary that debuts this week, will cause many to rethink their regular cup of […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Ana Maria Narbae, Bay Area, Espresso Vivace, Ethiopia, Geoff Watts, Guatemala, Indonesia, Intelligentsia Coffe, Latin America, Nicaragua, Peter Giuliano, Time Warner, Varsity Theater July, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31, Yet Caffeinated, attention, culture

Asian Weekly garners three Better Newspaper Awards

October 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Northwest Asian Weekly was the recipient of three 2013 Better Newspaper Awards at the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association’s 126th annual convention held Oct. 4 in Olympia. Reporter Jason Cruz won first place in the Best News Story–Long category for his story, “Family asks for help to free Tacoma resident imprisoned in Nicaragua,” about prison […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Best News Story Long, Best News Story Short, Best Website, Better Newspaper Awards, Han Bui, Jason Cruz, Latin America, Little Saigon, Nicaragua, Northwest Asian Weekly, Reporter Jason Cruz, Stacy Nguyen, Vol 32 No 43 | October 19 - October 25, Washington Newspaper Publishers Association, Yesler Terrace

Jason Puracal freed from Nicaraguan prison: University of Washington alum wrongly jailed for two years returns to family in Tacoma

October 4, 2012 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “I stand before you a free man,” Jason Puracal said at a press conference held on Friday, Sept. 21 at the University of Washington School of Law.<!–more–> Puracal, an East-Indian American, was held in a Nicaraguan prison for two years on false drug charges. Thanks to the work of […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Business Administration, Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks Monday Night Football, Janis Puracal, Jason Cruz, Jason Puracal, La Modela, Los Angeles, Nicaragua, Peace Corps, President Ortega, Puyallup Fair, Vol 31 No 41 | October 6 - October 12, letter

Family asks for help to free Tacoma resident imprisoned in Nicaragua

April 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “It’s hell on earth.”

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2012, California Innocence Project, David House Agency, Eric Volz, Foss High School, Gringo Nightmare, HGTV, International House Hunters, Janis Puracal, Jared Genser, Jason Puracal, La Modela, Nicaragua, Northwest Asian Weekly, Re Max, Vol 31 No 18 | April 28 - May 4, language

More illegal immigrants from India crossing border

July 23, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Will Weissert and Christopher Sherman The Associated Press LOS FRESNOS, Texas (AP) — Police wearing berets and bulletproof vests broke down the door of a Guatemala City apartment in February, hunting for illegal drugs. Instead, they found a different kind of illicit shipment: 27 immigrants from India packed into two locked rooms.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Border Patrol, El Salvador, Enrique Degenhart, Guatemala City, Honduras, Immigration Judge Keith Hunsucker, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Los Fresnos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Port Isabel, Pramod Kumar, Rio Grande Valley Sector, Rosendo Hinojosa, Ruben Alvarado, Salimbhai Mansiya, United States, Vol 30 No 30 | July 23 - July 29

June 16: NAPCA adds two new board members

June 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

David Cohen and Pablo Wong are two new board members of the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA).

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Advisory Commission, Asian Americans, Chinese, Fidelity National Financial, Los Angeles, NAPCA, Nicaragua, Pacific Islanders, San Francisco Bay, Vol 29 No 26 | June 26 - July 2

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