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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 – July 16

BLOG: June 29th, 2010 Geneva: Seeking a new way to think -Broader frame is needed

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On the morning of June 29th, UN-ESA (Economics & Social affairs) has released its annual report: “World Economic and Social Survey2010 (WESS).”

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2010, Africa, Asia, China, GDP, GNI, Geneva Seeking, ODA, Pacific Lutheran University, Retooling Global Development, Rob Vos, Switzerland, UNESA, United Nations, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16, Xin Huang, attention

23 reasons why the ID rocks

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

People always ask us, ‘Why should we come down to the International District?’ ” Well, we’ve compiled 23 reasons why.

Filed Under: Business, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Pacific American Experience, BBQ, Consider Shanghai Garden, InterIm, International Community Health Services, International District, Jared Chang, Legacy House, Nikkei Manor, Raymond Chan, Though Seattle, Tsue Chong, Uwajimaya, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16, Zhu Fengshan, culture

Will school board member step down due to controversial e-mail?

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

He became the northwest director of Sea Shepard, an international marine wildlife conservation organization, where his opposition to aboriginal whaling and arguments against the Makah tribe whale hunt led to criticisms that his comments were racist.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Calista Phair, Don Hatch, Effective July, Everett Herald, Gregor Jackson, Kevin Laverty, Marysville School District Board, Marysville Tulalip, Mel Sheldon, Michael Kundu, Sea Shepard, Superintendent Larry Nyland, Tulalip Tribes, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16, Washington State School Director, letter, whaling

Obama’s immigration reform will benefit the APA community, says local groups

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Pacific American (APA) community will benefit from the comprehensive immigration reform address given by President Barack Obama last week, APA advocacy groups have said.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Pacific Americans, Bettie Luke, Called Hate Free Zone, Chinese Americans, Diane Narasaki, Jocelyn Chui, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Pramila Jayapal, President Barack Obama, President Obama, South Asians, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16

Goodbye to Al, but not the CCA

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Alan “Al” Sugiyama has had the same job for 30 years. As executive director of the Center for Career Alternatives (CCA)

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Alan Al Sugiyama, Alan Sugiyama, Asian Americans, Asian Family Affair, CCA, Goodwill, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peter Tsai, Rainier Avenue South, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle School Board, Snohomish County, Vivian Luu, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16, Workforce Development Council, YMCA

Cancer screenings are a hard sell for Korean Americans

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bbali, Bbali. It means quickly. You will hear it shouted in many places by Korean Americans, particularly in restaurants, because they are often busy and have no time to wait.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Bo Hee Kim, California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Haera Han, Human Services, Kathy Kim, Korean Americans, San Jose, Southern California, Valley Medical Center, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16

Chinese court sentences American geologist to eight years for spying

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — An American geologist held and tortured by China’s state security agents was sentenced to eight years in prison on July 5 for gathering data on the Chinese oil industry

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Australian Stern Hu, Beijing Licheng Zhongyou Oil Technology Development Co, China Jon Huntsman, China National Petroleum Corporation, Chinese, David Rowley, During Xue, Ed Mattix, IHS, Intermediate People, John Kamm, Li Yongbo, Nan Kang, Rio Tinto, State Department, Though Xue, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16, Xue Feng

Filipino American Diana Toledo enters race for King County Council, seeks reforms

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

She developed a passion for helping people early in her life. Because her mother, Alice Coker-Toledo, operated a neighborhood food bank in Seattle in the late 70s

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Diana Toledo, International District, James Tabafunda, Jeannie Chow, King County Council, Lauriston Robello Toledo, Nathan Hale High School, Normandy Park, North Highline, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pioneer Square, United States, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16, West Beacon Hill, West Hill, West Seattle

“Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl,” a monster movie already bad before it became racist

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The first three minutes of “Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl” contain more blood than you will see in any other movie this year.

Filed Under: Reviews, At the Movies Tagged With: 2010, Andrew Hamlin, Black American, Frankenstein Girl, Ganguro Club, Grand Illusion Cinema, Midori Sayaka Kametani, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Takashi Shimizu, United States, University District, Vampire Girl, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16, attention

Editorial: Suit against Arizona law is cause for concern

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On July 6, the Justice Department filed suit against Arizona’s SB 1070, a controversial law scheduled to go into effect on July 29.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Editorial Suit, Founding Fathers, Justice Department, Kris Kobach, Peter Spiro, President Barack Obama, Quinnipiac University, SB, Temple Law, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16, Wall Street Journal, White House, attention

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