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Top 11 Asian achievements of 2015

January 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last year was a banner year for Asian and Asian Americans, who pushed forth advancements in technology, science, art, academia, and politics. One even went to space.

Here are our top 10 events of note:

11. Two spelling bee champs tie

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Asian Americans, Chinatown, Gokul Venkatachalam, Japanese American Citizens League, Jennifer Lee, Kennedy Center Honors, Kjell Lindgren, Lei Liang, Lunar New Year, Min Zhou, Minoru Yasui, Naval Ravikant, Pacific Rim, Presidential Medal, Seiji Ozawa, Tu Youyou Chinese, Vanya Shivashankar, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, technology

Casting a spell — ESPN makes the National Spelling Bee a high-stakes sport

June 4, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “Nunatak.” Any guess as to what the word means? More importantly, how do you spell it? For 14-year-old Gokul Venkatachalam of Chesterfield, Missouri it meant either sharing the glory of being the champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee with 13-year -old Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas or the […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, ESPN, Indian Americans, Jason Cruz, NBA, NHL, Northwest Asian Weekly, Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion, South Asia, Vanya Shivashankar, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

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