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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 – January 15

Mayor McGinn starts the year with big announcements

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“It’s very important to us to hear from everyone in Seattle about what they think is important,” Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn said late last year, referring to how his campaign was run differently than how others are normally run — in a good way — and how he hopes to continue this grassroots spirit in his administration.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Candace Inagi, Diane Sugimura, Great City, Green Legacy Coalition, Greenwood Community Council, Legislative District, Mike McGinn, Neighborhood House, Peggy Lynch, Pete Holmes, Richard Conlin, Sierra Club National Board, Stella Chao, Stokes Lawrence, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Vulcan Inc, Williams College

Muslim Hindu punk rock bands defy and emphasize tradition

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WAYLAND, Massachusetts (AP) — Artwork from India’s Punjab state decorates the Ray family home. A Johann Sebastian Bach statue sits on a piano. But in the basement — cluttered with wires, old concert fliers, and drawings — 25-year-old Arjun Ray is fighting distortion from his electric guitar.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Alan Waters, Arab American, Imam Talal Eid, India, Marwan Kamel, Michael Muhammad Knight, Muslim Hindu, New England, New York-raised, Omar Majeed, Pakistani Canadian, Sena Hussain, Shahjehan Khan, South Asian, Traditional Muslims, United States, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, WAYLAND

Filipino Wrecking Machine destroys the competition: Mark Munoz wins second fight in UFC via TKO

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Instead, Munoz, nicknamed the Filipino Wrecking Machine, won his second UFC match by making Jensen crumble under a rain of Munoz’s punches two and a half minutes into the first round.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Antonio Minotauro Noguiera, Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera, Filipino American Brandon Vera, Filipino Wrecking Machine, Freddie Roach, Jason Lambert, King Mo Muhammed Lawal, Las Vegas, Mark Hamill, Oklahoma State University, Orange County, Ryan Jensen, TKO, Team Black House, UFC, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15

For some, parenthood is not derived from genetics

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Saturday, on the Far North Side, a group of parents who did just that held a reunion. While the little girls they waited three years to adopt from China snacked and fidgeted, four families who spent two weeks together in Chinese hotels during the adoption process in June gathered at Mimi’s Cafe on Polaris Parkway. Like all proud parents, they compared notes, took pictures, and shared stories.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Africa, Asia, Associated Press, China, Chinese Children Adoption International, Dix Firestone, Far North Side, Greene County, Joshua Zhong, Laura Chappell Miyazaki, Mary Beth Firestone, Paul St, Russia, South Korea, Toni St, United States, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, reunion

Angry minority finds a voice on Chinese campus

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Every Friday afternoon, students pack a college classroom in Beijing to catch a glimpse of the sharply dressed professor punching the air as he speaks with surprising candor about the travails of his ethnic group, the Uighurs.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Beijing, Central Nationalities University, China, Chinese Communist Party, East Turkistan, Every Friday, Han Chinese, Harvard University, Huang Zhangjin, Ilham Tohti, Muslim Uighurs, Rian Thum, Soviet Union, Uighur Online, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Wang Lixiong, Yet Tohti, culture

Japan’s PM wants equal ties with U.S.

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister said Monday, Jan. 4, he will press for more equal ties with Washington this year, the 50th anniversary of a joint security treaty that grants many special privileges to U.S. troops stationed in the country.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Guam, Liberal Democrats, New Year, PM, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Tokyo, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, japan

Committee of 100 to build exhibit, “The Chinese in America” at the USA Pavilion

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Committee of 100 (C-100), in partnership with the USA Pavilion, will build an exhibit entitled, “The Chinese in America — We are Family” at the USA Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Chinese Americans, United States, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, World Expo, technology

Seattle-based study-abroad program shuts down

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-based study-abroad program has suddenly shut down and stranded more than a dozen students in Beijing. The company’s headquarters in Seattle is closed, its phones are disconnected, and its website says the company has filed for bankruptcy.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Beijing, Seattle, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15

Q&A with Carolyn Kuan, an esteemed Seattle Symphony conductor

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Born in Taiwan, Carolyn Kuan is not only Seattle Symphony’s first woman assistant conductor, she is also the first Asian American to hold the position. On Jan. 22 Kuan is slated to conduct the symphony for Celebrate Asia!, an event which will feature violinist Chuanyun Li and instrumentalist Li Bo, who plays the Mongolian morin khuur.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Asian American, Baltimore Symphony, Carolyn Kuan, Celebrate Asia!, Chinese New Year Concert, Chuanyun Li, Der Rosenkavalier, Li Bo, Magnus Festival, Marin Alsop, Natasha Jacob, Peabody Conservatory, Seattle Symphony, Smith College, Snow White, Taiwan, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15

Wayne’s worlds: A tale of two restaurants

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Oh, I know a few things. I know that wearing shorts on our weekly date night is a huge no-no. I know that reading a magazine during dinner is genuinely frowned upon. And if you’ve ever wondered, playing a tennis match on our anniversary is absolutely inexcusable.

Filed Under: Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2010, Chinese, Korean, Maybe Maya, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Wayne Chan

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