United States – Page 31

Asian art on display at the Frye

March 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Frye Art Museum in Seattle is currently exhibiting “Isamu Noguchi and Qu Baishi: Beijing 1930” and “Mark Tobey and Teng Baiye: Seattle/Shanghai.”The show by Noguchi and Baishi is an […]

H-1B visas bring international students one step closer to the American Dream

March 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Celine Djohan Northwest Asian Weekly In hopes of landing a permanent position at a local technology manufacturing company, one of William Takdir Jaya’s many responsibilities is to commute to […]

“The Wind Rises”

March 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Master animator and director Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and the man who introduced anime features in America, has declared that “The Wind […]

COMMENTARY: China’s awkward banana slip

March 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Liu Special For Northwest Asian Weekly A few days ago in Beijing, as Gary Locke wrapped up his tenure as United States Ambassador to China, he was lambasted […]

One woman’s journey from Vietnam to US

March 20, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Polly Keary The Monroe Monitor She wanted her son to know.

Audrey Chen

March 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Audrey Chen, a 17-year-old senior at Interlake High School in Redmond, recently became a national finalist for the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Senior Strings Competition. To qualify for the […]

Four deportation detainees remain on hunger strike

March 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – A hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center entered a fifth day on March 10, with four detainees still protesting their treatment and […]

Caucasian woman sells Chinese pancakes on Seattle streets

March 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Anastasia Searfoss sells Chinese pancakes called Jianbing — which people can get from street vendors in China — early in the morning on the streets in Seattle. Searfoss taught English […]

Inslee signs bill expanding college aid to students without legal status

March 8, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. – Gov. Jay Inslee signed a measure on Feb. 26 that expands state college financial aid to students who don’t have legal status in the […]

Confused Japanese tourists trigger highway pursuit

March 8, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Brady McCombs Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – The first night in the United States for a family of Japanese tourists ended with the parents being pulled from […]