• About
  • Events
  • Community Calendar
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Seattle Chinese Post

Northwest Asian Weekly

ad_wong.jpg (468×60)

  • Community
    • Names in the News
    • Local
    • Business
    • Pictorials
    • Obituaries
  • Nation
  • World
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Columns
    • On the Shelf
    • At the Movies
    • A-POP!
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • The Layup Drill
    • Travel
    • Wayne’s Worlds
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Commentary
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Astrology
  • Classifieds
  • Community Calendar
You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 – May 28

Hibukusha woman urges for nuclear disarmament

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tokie Mizuno said she was 5 years old when “Little Boy,” one of two atomic bombs used in warfare history, dropped.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Clark Sorensen, Donald Hellman, India, Korean Studies, Leonard Eiger, Little Boy, Marion Watana, NPT, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Seattle, Tokie Mizuno, United States, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28, japan

U.S. Commerce Secretary Locke leads trade mission to China

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SHANGHAI — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is leading an American trade mission to China, aiming to boost clean energy technology sales

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, AMSC, American Superconductor Corp, Anshan Steel, Asia, Beijing-based Sinovel, China, Chinese, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Commerce Secretary Locke, Michelle Applebaum Research, Pew Charitable Trusts, Pratt Whitney, Promoting American, Sinovel Wind, Steel Development Corp, Steel Market Intelligence, United Technologies Corp, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28, technology

Filipino former nurse seeks to do ‘extraordinary things’ in Olympia

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Stability is important to many people, especially in tough economic times. For Sofia Aragon and her family, nursing has always been a job that provided financial stability.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian American, Brendan Williams, District Olympia, Economic Development, Filipino American, James Tabafunda, King County, Rainier Park Medical Clinic, Seattle University, South Seattle, UPDATE, United States, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28, Washington State House, Washington State Legislature, Washington State Nurses Association

Bacho delves into the young adult genre — and pulls no punches

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Filipino American writer and teacher Peter Bacho, a longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, won the American Book Award for his first novel “Cebu.”

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, American Book Award, Andrew Hamlin, Ben Lucero, Bienvenido Santos, Central Area, Chris Mensalvas, Dark Blue Suit, Filipino American, Leaving Yesler, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Peter Bacho, Pinoy Filipino, Roman Catholicism, Seattle, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28, attention

Secretary Locke addresses concerns from AAPIs via the White House’s web chat

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The White House’s Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) Initiative held a live web chat with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on May 4

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, AAPI, Asian Americans, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Executive Director, Jocelyn Chui, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obama, Secretary Locke, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28, White House, language, social media

Minority student activists protest education cuts

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — I­f campus activism still brings to mind peace signs, a sea of white faces, and liberal strongholds like Berkeley, meet Jesse Cheng.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Alejandra Ocasio, Angus Johnston, Arthur Levine, Cal Grant, Costa Rican, IRVINE, Jesse Cheng, John Birch Society, Justine Calma, Manuel Gomez, New York, Ryan Davis, Santa Cruz, Sarah Bana, UC, Victor Sanchez, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28, Yet Davis, attention

Female lawyers and judges share the secrets to their success

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When the first woman received her license to practice law 120 years ago, society was in awe. Nowadays, when women become successful in the justice system, people acknowledge their contributions with rounds of applause.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Barbara Harris, China Harbor, Gloria Lung Wakayama, Jenny Durkan, Kellye Testy, King County District Court, Lawyer Moni Law, Lorraine Bannai, Lourdes Fuentes, Madeleine Albright, Mariane Spearman, Seattle University, Susan Amini, Theresa Pouley, Tulalip Tribal, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28, gary locke

NWAW reviews SIFF films: the good, the bad, and the plain ugly

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Each year during the Seattle International Film Festival, we send out a team of intrepid film reviewers who are ready and willing to spend hours and hours

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, At the Movies Tagged With: 2010, Admiral Theater, Everett Performing Arts Center, Harvard Exit, James Tabafunda, Jason Cruz, Kazakhstan Mongolian, Little Zhou, NWAW, Neptune Theater, Neptune Theatre, Pacific Place Cinema, SIFF, Seattle International Film Festival, Sri Lankan, Ulan Bator, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28, japan

Editorial: Oak Tin a community bridge for two centuries

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The oldest family association in Seattle’s Chinatown, Gee How Oak Tin, will be celebrating its 110th anniversary this Sunday at the House of Hong Restaurant.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, Although Oak Tin, Chin Chen, Chinatown Gate, Chinatown International District, East Coast, Editorial Oak Tin, Hong Restaurant, Los Angeles, Michael Chen, San Francisco, Seattle Chinese, Seattle Oak Tin, Taiwan, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28, West Coast, Woo Hu, Yik Tin Chin

May 2: Seattle Chinese Women’s Club brings renowned writer Lingyao Wu to Seattle

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At China Harbor restaurant in Seattle, the Seattle Chinese Women’s Club celebrated Mother’s Day by organizing a luncheon featuring a

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Lingyao Wu, Seattle Chinese Women, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

Subscribe to our e-news

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
© 2022 NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
412 MAYNARD AVE. S., SEATTLE, WA 98104
206-223-5559 | INFO@NWASIANWEEKLY.COM