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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 – June 18

98118: one of the most diverse zip codes in the country … and it’s right in our own backyard

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On any given day, the cacophony of different languages, sight of public art on streets and sidewalks, and wafting smell of cuisines as diverse as the local citizens fill the streets

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: 2010, Care Project, Census, Chinese, Columbia City, Earl Richardson, First Place School, Gerold Castro, Kawali Grill, Martin Luther King Jr., Neighborhood House, Neighborhood Matching Funds Program, Rainier Avenue South, Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Rainier Vista, SEED, Seattle, State Farm Insurance, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18

After turbulent past, Seike garden debuts on the big screen

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A new wrought iron fence and security camera at the Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden are being installed to protect it from vandalism. Many of its stone

Filed Under: Community News, Cultures Tagged With: 2010, Ben Seike, Burien Bark, Craig Ward, German American, Hal Seike, Herr Backyard Garden Center, Highline Botanical Garden Foundation, Highline Garden Tour, Highline Historical Society, Ken Slusher, Markus Burdine, Port of Seattle, Seike Japanese Garden, Shinichi Seike, Shinto Purification Ceremony, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18, Washington State College, Wendy Morgan

Cherry blossom pageant heralds a new kind of Japanese American girl

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Greater Seattle Japanese Community Queen coronation was definitely not the standard bikini and high heels pageant seen on TV. No, attending it was

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Alicia Watanabe, Christine Johnston, Japanese Americans, Kisara Nishimoto, Los Angeles, Monique Perkins, Northern California, Northwest Asian Weekly, Queen Committee, Rachel Fujimoto, Rain, Seattle Art Museum, Supreme Court Judge Stevens, TV, Terry Nakano, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18

Michael Park, the new face of Federal Way?

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In 1995, Washington state elected the first and only Chinese American governor in U.S. history. Sixteen years later

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Chinese American, Denise Yun, King County, Korean Americans, Linda Kochmar, Los Angeles, Michael Park, Northwest Asian Weekly, Public Safety Committee, Sarah Yee, Seattle Central Community College, United States, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18

APA civil rights groups file a federal lawsuit against Arizona’s new immigration law

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) and Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) in May jointly filed a federal lawsuit with other civil rights groups

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, AAJC, APALC, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Chinese, Julie Su, Ronald Lee, SB, South Asian, Ted Namba, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18, Wen Ho Lee

Singapore tops ‘most competitive nations’ list

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Singapore was ranked as the world’s most competitive economy by the Lausanne-based Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland,

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Hong Kong, Singapore, Switzerland, United States, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18, World Competiveness Yearbook

Kali Mints sold by a Washington company upsets Hindus

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, said that inappropriate use of Hindu deities or concept for commercial or other use is not acceptable

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Goddess Kali, Kali Mints, Rajan Zed, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18

Attention: Part-time job opportunity for English-Vietnamese bilinguals

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) is currently seeking a person who can speak both English and Vietnamese to assist its helpline calls regarding Medicare Part D.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Derek Wing, NAPCA, Seattle, Vietnamese, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18

Hawaii becomes first state in nation to ban shark fin possession

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONOLULU (AP) – The $48-a-plate shark fin has been a favorite dish to celebrate 80th birthdays and fete out-of-town VIPs since Vienna Hou’s Chinese restaurant opened 25 years ago.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, CITES, Carroll Cox, Clayton Hee, David Chui, Decent Chinese, Hong Kong, Johnson Choi, Legends Seafood Restaurant, Linda Lingle, Marie Levine, Native Hawaiian, Shark Research Institute, Vienna Hou, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18, culture

Filipino WWII vets sue over benefit eligibility

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three Filipino veterans of World War II are suing the U.S. government for allegedly making it too hard to prove that they are eligible for long-denied benefits.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Bataan Death March, District Court, Filipino, San Francisco, Veterans Affairs, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18, japan

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