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Local homicide suspect captured in Northern California

April 10, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Authorities in Northern California have arrested 30-year-old Song Wang, a Seattle-area man accused of killing a woman and then setting fire to her Bellevue apartment. He will be returned to Bellevue where he will be charged with first degree murder and first degree arson. It is believed that the […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Avalon Meydenbauer Apartments, Bellevue Police Chief Stephen Mylett, Jason Cruz, King County, Louis Vuitton, Northern California, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oregon Saturday, Unruean Aboulafia, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17

China ends ban on West Coast geoducks

May 30, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press SEATTLE – China has lifted a five-month-long ban on live shellfish from U.S. West Coast waters.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asia, China, Derek Kilmer, Hong Kong, Northern California, Puget Sound, Vietnam, West Coast

U.S. asks Chinese to limit shellfish ban to Seattle, Alaska

February 22, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) – U.S. officials have asked China to limit its shellfish ban to two localized areas, rather than a wider swath of the U.S. West Coast.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, China, Chinese, Northern California, PSP, Puget Sound, Seattle, Timothy Hansen, United States, Vol 33 No 9 | February 22 - February 28, West Coast, letter

‘I’m sorry boss, I hit the jackpot” — Second winner of $648 million lottery comes forward

January 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Dearen Associated Press San Francisco (AP) – California’s $324 million Mega Millions jackpot winner Steve Tran had a 3 a.m. epiphany earlier this week that spurred him from sleep and had him fumbling through a pile of lottery tickets on top of his dresser.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Georgia, Gift Shop, Ira Curry, Mega Millions, Northern California, Quick Pick, San Jose, Steve Tran, Thuy Nguyen, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 3 | January 11 - January 17

China bans NW shellfish imports

December 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) – China has suspended imports of shellfish from the U.S. West Coast, cutting off one of the biggest export markets for Northwest companies and prompting fears of a months-long shutdown.

Filed Under: National News, Food Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Bill Dewey, China, Chinese, George Hill, KUOW, Lunar New Year, NOAA, NW, Northern California, Puget Sound, Suquamish Tribe, Taylor Shellfish, Vol 32 No 52 | December 21 - December 27, West Coast

Courts will treat international passengers differently in lawsuits

July 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Paul Elias The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When the courts have to figure compensation for people aboard Asiana Airlines Flight 214, the potential payouts will probably be vastly different for Americans and passengers from other countries, even if they were seated side by side as the jetliner crash-landed.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Asiana Airlines Flight, Benjamin Allen, Brian Havel, Federal Aviation Administration, Financial Supervisory Service, Florida Everglades, Frank Pitre, International Aviation Law Institute, Korean Air Lines, Mike Danko, Northern California, San Francisco, South Koreans, Suh Chang-suk, Suh Dong Hee, United States, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26, Ye Mengyuan

Japanese diplomat sentenced in violence case

March 30, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Rafu Shimpo Staff New America Media REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Yoshiaki Nagaya, 33, vice consul at the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco, has been sentenced to one year in jail for domestic abuse.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Deputy Consul General Nobuhiro Watanabe, Deputy District Attorney Tricia Povah, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe, Garrick Lew, Japanese Consulate, Judge Parsons, New America Media, Northern California, San Bruno, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Tokyo, Vol 32 No 14 | March 30 - April 5, Yoshiaki Nagaya, Yuka Nagaya

Little Saigon gets first Vietnamese American mayor

November 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — The first Vietnamese-American mayor of Westminster will earn just $900 a month, and the authority he holds in this Southern California city is limited. But as the incoming leader of a city in the heart of Little Saigon — the largest Vietnamese district outside Vietnam — Tri Ta’s […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Australia, Europe, Little Saigon, Los Angeles Times, Madison Nguyen, New York, Northern California, Orange County, Radio Free Asia, San Jose, Southern California, Two Vietnamese Americans, Van Tran, Vietnam Tri Ta, Vol 31 No 47 | November 17 - November 23, WESTMINSTER

Editorial: Getting involved in politics should not be limited by state borders

July 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A controversy is stirring in Oregon as United States Congressman David Wu is receiving criticism for out of state donations for his reelection campaign. Wu, a Democrat, is the first Taiwanese American to be elected to the United States House of Representatives. As he heads into a tough season of campaigning to retain his seat […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, Brad Avakian, David Wu, Editorial Getting, Howard Li, New York, Northern California, Republican Governor Nikki Haley, Seattle, South Carolina, Taiwanese American, Vol 30 No 30 | July 23 - July 29

Anime convention goers on their passion — and the stigma attached to it

October 14, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Sailor Moon” was a Japanese animated show (anime) that debuted in the early 90s. It dealt with a team of magical young girls who saved the universe from evil. It proved to be amazingly popular.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Aki Con, Andrew Hamlin, Danielle Pelham, Hilton Bellevue, Jon Ravenscroft, Mira Utz, Nicole Pelham, Northern California, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sailor Moon, Seattle, Vol 29 No 42 | October 16 - October 22

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