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Michelle Kwan — The Olympian sits down with NWAW in an exclusive interview to discuss just exactly why she’s in Seattle.

March 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

She is a two-time Olympic medalist, five-time world champion, and nine-time U.S. champion — and last Thursday, March 10, Michelle Kwan sat down in the Northwest Asian Weekly office for an exclusive interview to discuss her role within the Hillary Clinton campaign, her past travels as a U.S. envoy, her family, and whether fans will be able to see her on “Dancing with the Stars” any time soon.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Britney Spears, China, Chinese, Clay Pell, Demi Lovato, ECA, Hail Mary Pass, Hillary Clinton, His Mandarin, John Legend, Katy Perry, Michelle Kwan, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Russia, Simpsons Kwan, United States, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, japan

Angry Asian Man? — Phil Yu is more than that

December 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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

New members appointed to CAPAA

September 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced the reappointment of Lori Wada and made the following appointments to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA). Lori Wada immigrated to Washington from Seoul, South Korea when she was 18 years old. She has been a state government employee for over 25 years and has been an active […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, BA, Beijing, China, Commissioner Wada, International Community Health Services, Jay Inslee, Lori Wada, Martins University, NHPI, Native Hawaiian, New Mexico, Public Health, Puget Sound, Russia, South Korea, United States, Vol 34 No 40 | September 26 - October 2, World Women

Malaysia taken off US human trafficking blacklist

August 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers and rights groups on July 27 accused the State Department of politicizing its annual rankings of nations on their efforts to combat modern-day slavery, as key trading partner Malaysia was taken off a blacklist. Cuba was also given an upgrade, a week after the U.S. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Belarus, Cuba, Democratic Rep, Democratic Sen, International Monetary Fund, Libya, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Phil Robertson, President Barack Obama, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, State Department, State John Kerry, State Sarah Sewall, Thailand, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, World Bank

Holiday in socialist fairyland? North Korea woos tourists

June 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — If you’re still looking for somewhere exotic to go this summer and don’t mind a vacation that comes with a heavy dose of socialist propaganda and leader worship, North Korea says it’s just the place for you. Fresh off a drastic, half-year ban that closed […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Associated Press, China, Kim Jong-un, Kim Sang Hak, Kim Yong Il, North Koreans, PYONGYANG, Russia, South Koreans, Southeast Asia, State Department, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

McCain: Allow sale of defensive weapons to Vietnam

June 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — America needs to provide Vietnam with more defensive weapons, U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday as tensions in the Asia Pacific region heightened over China’s expanding land reclamation projects in the South China Sea. But U.S. efforts so far are focused on delivering some of the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Amnesty International, Asia Pacific, Associated Press, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying, Obama, Russia, South China Sea, Vietnam War, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

North Korea says it test-fires anti-ship cruise missile

February 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday that it has test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile, a move experts in Seoul viewed as an attempt to raise tensions ahead of joint military drills between the United States and South Korea.<!–more–> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on-site to observe […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, East Sea, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, North Korean, Rodong Sinmun, Russia, SEOUL, South Korea, United States, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, Yang Moo-jin, Yang Uk

4 large objects detected in AirAsia wreckage hunt

January 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tatan Syuflana Associated Press PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials said Saturday that they were confident wreckage

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Ali Kotarumalos, Associated Press, Geophysics Agency, Henry Bambang Soelistyo, Indonesian Geological Survey, Java Sea, Malaysia, Margie Mason, New York, Niniek Karmini, Ongko Gunawan, Russia, Singapore, Transport Ministry, United States, Vol 34 No 3 | January 10 - January 16

Defectors play big role in North Korean rumor mill

November 23, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Video secretly taken in North Korea shows public executions by firing squad. The country is said to begin a currency revaluation that turns disastrous. Leader Kim Jong Un is reported to have thrown South Korean leaflets containing rumors about his wife in his aides’ faces.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2012, 2014, Ahn Kyung-su, Associated Press, Choe Ryong Hae, Free North Korea Radio, Kim Heung Kwang, Leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity, North Koreans, Ri Sol Ju, Russia, Son Jung-hun, South Korean, TV, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28

VOICES FROM THE YOUTH: Cake analogies and human rights

September 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Katie Wong SYLP Equal rights can also be referred to as human rights (rights held by everyone without the restriction of the government.) Only nineteen out of the fifty states in the United States recognize same-sex marriage. Several states have tried to bar federal

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Africa, Asia, Canada, DOMA, HB, Kansas House Bill, LGBTQAPI, New York, Questioning Queer, Russia, SYLP, SYLP 2014, Supreme Court, United States, Vol 33 No 37 | September 6 - September 12, adoption

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