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BLOG: Mistaken identities

March 29, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng McDermott and McDermott Why did Congressman Jim McDermott, 76, of the 7th District, and King County Councilmember Joe McDermott,

No bail for man who leaked US secrets to China

March 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) — A federal judge denied bail Monday, March 25 to a civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to a […]

CISC holds 2013 Singing and Dancing Cultural Event

March 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Chinese Information and Service Center held their annual Singing and Dancing Cultural Event on Saturday, March 9, at Ocean City restaurant, raising money to cover operation costs. Over 120 […]

Koreas’ rhetoric no match for surreal calm at DMZ

March 23, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Foster Klug The Associated Press IMJINGAK, South Korea (AP) — Busloads of tourists still show up to gawk at the world’s most heavily fortified border, even as governments on both sides […]

New China premier pledges strong ties with US

March 23, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — China’s government is committed to strong relations with the United States and sees a rosy outlook for trade and investment between […]

The Layup Drill — March Madness

March 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we take a look at Dennis Rodman, Ichiro and the alligator, bad neighbors, and […]

Dis/orient/ed Comedy — Five Asian comedians visit Seattle in sold-out show

March 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Random, hilarious, and relatable, five funny Asian women took Seattle by storm at the Renton Civic Theater last Saturday, March 16.

EDITORIAL: Family reunification is the right thing to do

March 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, sources near the U.S. Senate’s Gang of Eight, an informal bipartisan group working on immigration reform made up of Senators Marco Rubio (R–Fla.), John McCain (R–Ariz.), Lindsey Graham […]

Kelly Aramaki named Washington State Elementary Principal of the Year

March 18, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Beacon Hill International School Principal Kelly Aramaki was named this year’s Washington State Elementary School Principal of the Year by a panel of principals representing the Elementary School Principals Association […]

China foreign minister rejects hacking accusations

March 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister on Saturday, March 9 rejected accusations that the country’s military was behind massive hacking attacks on the United […]