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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 – April 29

Beacon Hill: a cultural melting pot made of neighbors

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When residents on Beacon Hill were asked to name their favorite aspect of the neighborhood, diversity was always on top of the list.

Filed Under: Features, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2011, Beacon Avenue South, Boeing Hill, Chinese, El Centro De La Raza, Frederick Koepf, International District, Jefferson Park Ladies Improvement Club, Luis Rodriguez, National Register, North Beacon Hill, Reynaldo Schneck, Seattle Supermarket Inc, South Beacon Hill, Thach Nguyen, Thach Real Estate Group, Vietnamese, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, Waylon Dungan, parking

Beacon Hill district: Emerald City’s unofficial center for green thumbs

April 21, 2011 By James Tabafunda

Some Asian Americans view gardening as an enjoyable hobby. For others, growing food is simply a matter of survival. Asian farmers — in China

Filed Under: Features, Business Tagged With: 2011, Beacon Food Forest, Beacon Hill Forest, Bob Redmond, Briar Bates, Christina Olson, Emerald City, Filipino American, Glenn Herlihy, Indonesia, Jackie Kramer, James Tabafunda, Jefferson Park Food Forest, Julie Haack, Seattle Supermarket Inc, Thach Real Estate Group, Vietnam, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, WA

Should I stay or should I go? — Despite fears surrounding Japan’s nuclear situation, many expats stay put

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

With the nuclear situation unclear in Japan, expats are urged to evacuate affected areas.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Although Blakeney, Emily Miller, Fukushima Daiichi, Harvard University, Jean Wong, John Blakeney, Leza Lowitz, Nancy Singleton Hachisu, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paul Blustein, Real Intech, State Department, TEPCO, Tokyo, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, Wataru Yamanaka, japan

SPS superintendent cleans house, HR head a casualty

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last Friday, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Interim Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield issued a letter to SPS employees explaining that human resources

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Ann Chan, Chicago Public Schools, HR, Harvard University, Interim Chief Financial Officer Robert Boesche, Last Friday, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, SPS, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle School Board, Seattle School District, Susan Enfield, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, letter

Japanese nationals impacted by recent disaster may be eligible for immigration benefits

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In light of the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds Japanese nationals

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, Border Protection, Green Cards, LPR, National Customer Service Center, USCIS, United States, Visa Waiver Program, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29

Chinatown-ID Clean Streets Committee looking for members

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) will be hosting a meeting of the Chinatown-ID Clean Streets Committee

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, Bush Hotel, CIDBIA, Clean Streets Plan, Julia Nelson, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29

Ex-Rep. Cao says he’ll seek AG job

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao, the Vietnamese American Republican who won, then lost a mostly Black, mostly Democratic

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, AG, Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, BP, Joseph Cao, New Orleans, Vietnamese American Republican, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29

White House calls on more youth to become teachers

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders issued a call to action encouraging Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, AAPI, Asian Americans, Commissioner Aina, Commissioner Sefa Aina, Pacific Islanders, President Obama, TEACH, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, White House

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes U.S. envoy nomination

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi says she hopes that a new U.S. special envoy to Myanmar will be able to help

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Asia, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Derek Mitchell, Myanmar, National League, New Year, North Korea, President Barack Obama, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, YANGON

Ride of a life: Adventurers risk limbs to drive rickshaws in India

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KOCHI, India (AP) — Traditional drums rolled as hundreds of spectators bid farewell and good luck Sunday to scores of flimsy autorickshaws starting

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, India, International Rescue Corps, Jenny Lucas, KOCHI, London, Rickshaw Run, Thomas Morgan, Uganda, United States, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29

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