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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 – July 9

A non-stop flight from Seattle to Beijing? Delta has it covered

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Delta Airlines has added two new flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) to Beijing and Osaka this summer.

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: 2010, Beijing, Canada, Chinese, Delta, Delta Airlines, Delta Northwest, Hainan Airlines, Hong Kong Guangzhou, Ninette Cheng, Northwest Airlines, Seattle, Stacy Nguyen, Trebor Banstetter, United States Really, Until Delta, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9, William Stafford

School board official under fire for writing racial e-mail

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly The Marysville School District is one of many districts in the nation tackling an issue that is considered to be among the most important and current civil rights issues. Academic achievement gaps and the disparities in academic performance between low-income and minority students and their white counterparts has been […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, AGOAC, American Indian, Board Director Michael Kundu, Board President Sherri Crenshaw, Chris Gregoire, Chris Nation, Darci Becker, District Goals, Janice Greene, John Philippe Rushton, Kinuko Noborikawa, Kyle Kinoshita, Lillian Ortiz-Self, Michael Kundu, NAACP, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9, poverty

Secretary Locke takes time of out his busy schedule to address new set of pesky rumors

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke is a very busy man. He’s in charge of the U.S. Census Bureau, the Economic Development Administration, the National Oceanic

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Assunta Ng, Beijing, CEO, Census Bureau, Chinese, Commerce Gary Locke, Economic Development Administration, Minority Business Development Agency, Mona Locke, Northwest Asian Weekly, Port of Seattle, Secretary Locke, Stacy Nguyen, TV, Tay Yoshitani, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9, World Expo, gary locke

Attention: Scammers posing as health inspectors are calling restaurants

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Restaurants in Washington state have been targets of a scam, which apparently involves a series of phone calls. The first caller tells the restaurant that it will receive an

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Attention Scammers, Attorney General, Federal Trade Commission, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9

Attention: Japanese students need host families around Auburn area

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Needed are caring families for 20 15- and 16-year-old students from Tokyo. Learn about Japan and the Japanese culture while your Japanese guest learns about living with an American family.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Attention Japanese, Elmira Utz, Puget Sound, Tokyo, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9

Attention: $250 rebate checks are sent to some API seniors on Medicare

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Starting June 10, some Medicare enrollees, including Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) seniors, will receive the first $250 rebate checks from the government.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, API, Affordable Care Act, Asian American, Korean, President Barack Obama, Starting June, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9

State GOP takes no action over SC senator’s slur

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans ended their meeting last Saturday without disciplining or dismissing a state legislator

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, COLUMBIA, GOP, India, Jake Knotts, Joel Sawyer, Katrina Shealy, Lexington County, Mark Sanford, Middle Eastern, Nikki Haley, SC, Saturday Night Live-type, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9

Obama’s brother-in-law to head Smithsonian program

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama’s brother-in-law, Konrad Ng, will serve as acting director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program this summer.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Asian American, Creative Media, Konrad Ng, Obama, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9

Former NBA coach Hill hired in Japan

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Apache of Japan’s professional basketball league has hired former NBA coach Bob Hill.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Bob Hill, China, Conor Neu, Indiana Pacers, NBA, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, Tokyo Apache, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9, japan

China’s young college grads toil in ‘ant tribes’

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TANGJIALING, China (AP) — Liu Jun sleeps in a room so small that he shares a bed with two other men. It’s all the scrawny computer engineering graduate can afford

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Beijing University, China, Chinese, International Business, Lian Si, Liu Neng, Ma Bing, Ning Guochao, Northeast Petroleum University, Ren Yanguang, Shang Meirong, South America, Southeast Asia, TANGJIALING, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9, poverty

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