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South Korea deports American over positive N. Korea comments

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Korean-American woman accused of praising rival North Korea in a recent lecture was deported from South Korea on Saturday, in the latest in a series of cases that critics say infringe on the country’s freedom of speech.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Culture Ministry, Farhan Haq, Kim Du-yeol, Kim Jong-un, National Security Law, North Korean-style, North Koreans, President Park Geun-hye, SEOUL, Shin Eun-mi, South Korean, State Department, United Nations, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

Threatening e-mail sent to Sony employees

December 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI said Friday it is investigating threatening e-mails sent to some employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was hit by a cyber attack last week that disrupted its computer system and spewed confidential information onto the Internet.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2014, GOP, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, Removing Sony Pictures, Social Security, Sony Pictures Entertainment, South Korean, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

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

NKorean escapes kidnap attempt in Paris

November 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elaine Ganley Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A North Korean student with family ties to the regime in his country escaped a kidnapping bid in Paris, where he was studying, and is now in hiding, a French source with knowledge of the case said Saturday.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Associated Press, Estonia, France, Jang Song Thaek, Kim Jong-un, North Korean, Paris, South Korean, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5

Kerry says no apology to North Korea to free Americans

November 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday urged North Korea to release two detained Americans to build goodwill with the United States, but ruled out providing a U.S. apology to Pyongyang to win their freedom.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Associated Press, Jeffrey Fowle, Kenneth Bae, Korean American, Korean Peninsula, Matthew Miller, North Korean, South Korean, State John Kerry, United States, Vol 33 No 45 | November 1 - November 7

A-pop! Choi dominates — Fukunaga wins an Emmy; K-pop tragedy

September 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Nobody wants to admit it, but summer is over. With the yellow school buses rolling in, it’s a sure sign that fall is right around the corner. But who said you still can’t savor the remnants of August? Let’s take a second to remember end-of-summer highlights with some of […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2014, Although Ladies Code, Anthony Bourdain, Asian Americans, CBS, CNN, Cary Fukunaga, Daniel Dae Kim, Good Doctor, HBO, Hawaii Five-0, Los Angeles, Northwest Asian Weekly, Roy Choi, South Korean, True Detective, Vol 33 No 38 | September 13 - September 19, culture

South Korea astronaut has landed in W. Washington

August 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kari Plog The News Tribune TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Puyallup isn’t out of this world, but Soyeon Yi will take it. Sitting in a cafe off East Main Avenue, Yi looks like an average 36-year-old resident. But she doesn’t have an average career. She is an international icon after becoming the first South Korean […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2008, American Idol, East Main Avenue, International Space Station, Ko San, Russia, Seattle, South Korean, Soyeon Yi, TACOMA, TV, attention, technology

Lakewood Asian Film Festival aims to entertain, educate, and engage — An interview with festival organizer Phil Raschke

August 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The second annual Lakewood Asian Film Festival, free to all, takes place August 1st through August 3rd at the Lakewood Playhouse, located at 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd. in Lakewood. Festival organizer Phil Raschke answered some questions over e-mail.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Best Cinematography, Chang Hee Suk Drum Group, Clint Eastwood, Critics Choice Best Film, Heart Mountain Relocation Camp, Kahaani India, Lakewood Arts Commission, Lakewood Playhouse, Martin Luther King, NWAW, Okinawa Taiko Performers, Olympic National Park, Pepperdine University, Phil Raschke, San Juan Islands, South Korean, Vol 33 No 32 | August 2 - August 8

Orphaned as a child, attorney seeks to serve as judge

July 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Marcus Naylor was born into a South Korean orphanage and was without a family until he was 9 years old. Taken from his native country, he was adopted by a family in the United States that did not speak Korean. He spoke no English at the time. Naylor’s adopted […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2014, Jason Cruz, Jennifer Cruz, Justice Mary Yu, King County District Court Judge, Marcus Naylor, Neighborhood Legal Clinic, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Defenders Division, Seattle University, South Korean, Trinity Lutheran, United States, Vol 33 No 30 | July 19 - July 25, adoption, language

The Layup Drill — Summer heats up with a lot of big news this month

July 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. It’s a packed edition with a no-hitter, golf prodigies, and we start with our favorite NBA player Jeremy Lin.

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, Belgium, Chinese American, France, Germany, Ivory Coast, Jeremy Lin, Michelle Wie, NBC, New York, Russia, South Korean, United States, Vol 33 No 30 | July 19 - July 25, World Cups, japan, jersey

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