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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 – January 2

Aug. 10: Hooters gives Chinese sports fans a thrill

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

During the Olympics, I met up with friends at a symbol of American indulgence — yes, we went to the Hooters in Beijing.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, American Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Caution Blondes Thinking, China, Chinese, Jason Liu, Michael Phelps, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 - January 2, Yao Ming

June 14: Seattle’s Chinatown raises $166,596 for quake victims

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

What inspired a wife to be pitted against her husband, a restaurateur to give up jewelry worth $24,000, 30 youths to go door

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, Assunta Ng, BBQ, Chef Ling, Chinatown, Chinese Festival, Golden City, International Lion Dance Team, Janie Lee, Kuo Yao Leung, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ocean City Restaurant, Sea Garden, Seattle Center, Tony Au, Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 - January 2, Winnie Ng

April 19: China loves Tibet?

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“China loves Tibet,” Zhang, a Chinese graduate student read aloud from the multitude of signs. He continued, “But the question is, does Tibet love China?”

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, Chinese, Dalai Lama, Iraq, Jane Mee Wong, Jill Corey, Muslim-dominated Xinjiang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Red Square, Seattle, UW, Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 - January 2, Western China, Xia Songtao, culture

April 12: South Asian domestic abuse victims finally open up

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On any given day, it would be impossible to pick someone who has dealt with domestic violence out of a crowd. People who face abuse

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, Caroline Li, Central District, Community Speaks, Natasha Merchant, Northwest Asian Weekly, One South Asian, Sabina Ansari, Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 - January 2

Feb. 23: BCC faculty says, ‘Racism happens for a profit’

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

With a combined 45 years of instruction at Bellevue Community College, three members of its faculty are “willing to take some risks,”

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, APIA, Akemi Matsumoto, Asian Pacific Islander American, BCC, Bellevue Community College, Executive Dean Ron Leatherborrow, James Tabafunda, Kim Pollock, Leslie Lum, Lucy Macneil, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Jean Floten, Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 - January 2

Jan. 16: Madame Ninh to open new university in Vietnam

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh was once the highest ranking female official in the Vietnamese government. Now retired from her official diplomatic roles

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, Eleanor Lee, European Union, Ivy League, Madame Ninh, Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh, Mike Lowry, Northwest Asian Weekly, Prime Minister, Seattle, Tri Vet, Tri Viet, UW, Vietnamese, Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 - January 2, West Coast

Top 10 Names in the News of 2008

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On May 18, 449 former University of Washington students were recognized for their courage and contributions to society.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, CEO, Chinatown Gate, Dearborn Street Development, ID, Jackson Place, James Beard Foundation America Classics Awards, Japanese Americans, Little Saigon, Maneki Restaurant, New York, Owner Jean Nakayama, Qwest Field, Seattle City Council, South King Street, Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 - January 2

The Celebrity Hall of Shame – Top 8 of 2008

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture officials stripped 18-year-old Miss Vietnam Thi Thuy Dung Tran of the right to represent Vietnam at the Miss World

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, Asia Television, Bai Ling, Chinese, Edison Chen, Eunis Yao, Gillian Chung, Jose Manuel Calderon, Kristy Morgan, Miaoke Lin, Peiyi Yang, Spain Olympic, Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen, Tila Tequila, Valentine Day, Vietnam, Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 - January 2

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