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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 – November 20

Fashionistas defy the Taliban with first ever fashion week

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with her shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Ayesha Tahir Masood, Ayesha Tammy Haq, CEO, KARACHI, Nadia Hussain, New York, Pakistan Fashion Week, Tabassum Mughal, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, attention, culture

People of color on Constantine’s transition team

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

People of color on Constantine’s transition team: Hyeok Kim, Lorena Gonzalez, Shaunta Hyde, Ruthann Kurose, Nate Miles, Estela Ortega, DeSean Quinn, and Sumeer Singla

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Estela Ortega, Hyeok Kim, Nate Miles, Ruthann Kurose, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

Mayor Strickland has ‘big plans’ for Tacoma

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A tight political race that drags on for weeks is nothing new for Washingtonians.

Many thought this would be the story with the Tacoma mayoral race. On Nov. 4, Marilyn Strickland led in votes over opponent Jim Merritt by a narrow margin of 50.16 percent to 49.58 percent.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Boys Girls Clubs Regional Center, Business Administration, Education Committee, Fort Lewis, Human Services, Jim Merritt, Korean, Marilyn Strickland, Mayor Strickland, Northwest Asian Weekly, Public Safety, Stacy Nguyen, Tacoma City Council, Theatre District Association, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

Volunteers band together to help typhoon victims

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Providing a light of hope in the Philippines ­­ — where floods, poverty, and despair combine to cause tremendous human suffering — is no easy task.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Cambodia, Christine Umayam, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Filipino, Laos, Maureen Francisco, Mother Nature, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, South China Sea, Tropical Storm Ketsana, Typhoon Parma, United Nations World Food Program Executive Director Josette Sheeran, Vietnam, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, poverty

U.S. and Indian cultures clash over piercing

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For 12-year-old Suzannah Pabla, piercing her nose was a way to connect with her roots in India. To Suzannah’s school, it was a dress-code violation worthy of a suspension. To other Indians, the incident was emblematic of how it can still be difficult for the American melting pot to absorb certain aspects of their cultural and religious traditions.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Amardeep Singh, India, New York, OK, Salt Lake City, Sandhya Nankani, Schandra Singh, Shirley Pabla, Thanksgiving, United States, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, attention, culture

Diversity at the Top

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lloyd Hara was born in Seattle, and he is proud of this fact. He is also a proud sansei — a third generation Japanese American.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Army Reserves, Asian Americans, Asian Community, Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials, Diversity at the Top, Fort Lewis, King County Assessor, Liz Anderson, Lloyd Hara, National League, North Seattle Community College Foundation, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Pacific Islanders, Roosevelt High School, Seattle International District Rotary, Top Contributor, View Ridge Wedgwood, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

Gov. Gregoire encourages people to donate toward Asia–Pacific disaster relief

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Chris Gregoire is reminding Washingtonians to remember those suffering from recent earthquakes in the Asia Pacific region, and she is encouraging all Washingtonians to help support relief efforts that are still underway.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Asia Pacific, Chris Gregoire, Emergency Response Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Red Cross, Samoa Health Mission, Ty Tufono, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, World Vision, attention

Gregoire and Locke kick off census

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Nov. 5, Gov. Chris Gregoire joined Regional Census Director Ralph Lee and elected leaders to help launch the 2010 U.S. Census. Information gathered by the census helps determine how more than $400 billion of federal funding each year is spent on projects and services.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Chris Gregoire, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Ellen Abellera, Regional Census Director Ralph Lee, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

Qian Xuesen, father of China’s space technology program

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Qian Xuesen, a rocket scientist known as the father of China’s space technology program, died on Oct. 31 in Beijing, the official Xinhua News Agency said. He was 98 years old.

Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: 2009, Beijing, China, Chinese, Europe, German V-2, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Nazi Germany, Qian Xuesen, Tsien Hsue-shen, United States, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, Xinhua News Agency, Yang Liwei, technology

Whites become minority on NYC council

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) —A historic win for a Black woman on Staten Island and a Chinese American woman in Chinatown have helped to make election history — for the first time, people of color will hold the majority of seats on the New York City Council.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Asian American, Census, Chinatown, Chinese American, Council Speaker, Councilmember Charles Barron, Debi Rose, Hunter College, John Liu, Margaret Chin, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, NYC, New York City Council, Staten Island, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

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