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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 – December 24

12 meaningful gifts that DON’T carry a hefty price tag

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When looking for holiday presents, there are certain criteria that many of us consider. We want the gift to be a perfect representation of our affection for the receiver.

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2010, Assunta Ng, Business Administration, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, DIY, Frances Youn, Going Asian, Goodwill, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Olympia News Bureau, PSBC, Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Stacy Nguyen, UW, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24

Medical refugees find themselves shut out from the care they need

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Serah Alexander lives under the crushing weight of medical bills. The mother of three was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer that has spread to her bones.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Health Tagged With: 2010, Alinginae Atoll, Bikini Atoll, Free Compact, Health Point, Heidi Winston, Marshall Islands, Miochi Kabua, NCI, Neal Palafox, Nenar Kabua, Pacific Islanders, Philippines, Rogerick Atoll, Ronfelap Atoll, Serah Alexander, South Pacific Islands, UW, United States, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24

Tattooed APIs torn between culture and individuality

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For Asian Americans, getting a tattoo has traditionally been considered taboo. In mainstream culture, tattoos often have negative connotations,

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Audrey Kawasaki, BC, Chinese American Tim Bortvedt, Jesus Christ, Kathryna Ta Asan, Laos, Marine Corps, Michelle Yamzon, Sonh Phetsomphou, Taiwan, Though Phetsomphou, Unlike Bortvedt, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24, culture, japan

China anti-Nobel campaign is winning it no friends

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — China’s campaign to vilify this year’s recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and sabotage the award ceremony showed signs of backfiring

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Amnesty International, Beijing, CNN, China, Chinese Embassy, Confucius Peace Prize, Internet-savvy Chinese, Li Heping, Liu Xiaobo, NRK, Nobel Peace Prize, Salil Shetty, Serbia, Taiwanese Vice President Lien Chan, Tan Changliu, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24

Filipinos sue U.S. hospital over English-only rule

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of Filipino hospital workers in California claim they were the only ethnic group targeted by a rule requiring them to only speak English

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Anna Park, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Delano Regional Medical Center, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Filipino, Julie Su, San Joaquin Valley, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24

Judge tentatively refuses to dismiss Toyota suits

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge who said he’s inclined to let personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Celeste Migliore, Mark Robinson, Orange County, San Diego, Toyota Motor Corp, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24, attention

Private school finds answers in Singapore method

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Educators at a small private Christian school in Olde Town Augusta are seeing results with a math curriculum imported from halfway around the world.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, CSRA, Elijah Jones, Hall County, Heritage Academy, Iowa Test, Jessica Mack, Linda Tucciarone, Olde Town Augusta, Riley Keuroglian, Singapore, Southeast Asia, United States, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24, culture

Why are Filipinos better represented in theater than other API groups?

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It was through singing the song “Alright, Okay, You Win” in high school that roused the performing bug in Filipino American actress Heather Apellanes.

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2010, API, Anything Goes, Asian Americans, Avenue Theatre, Ben Gonio, Carlos Bulosan, Filipino Americans, Fine Arts, Gonio Apellanes, Heather Apellanes, Los Angeles, Philippines, Seattle, Though Apellanes, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24, culture

NWAW’s December must-reads

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Buddha’s Orphans” is a love story between Raja, an orphan boy whose mother drowned herself when he was a baby, and Nilu, a girl born into privilege.

Filed Under: Reviews, On the Shelf Tagged With: 2010, Beijing University, Bokey Ba, China, Chinese Canadian, Chinese Cultural Revolution, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Jan Wong, Mei Wang, NWAW, Nepal, Northwest Asian Weekly, Samantha Pak, Simon Schuster, United States, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24, Yin Luoyi

Editorial: Don’t hate us for saying, ‘Merry Christmas!’

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lately, we’ve noticed something that is rather disconcerting. When we’re out and about, walking down the streets of Seattle to buy groceries or run errands

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, Editorial Don, Independence Day, OK, Seattle, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24

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