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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 – October 21

Oct. 7: Northwest Asian Weekly earns 7 WNPA awards

October 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Northwest Asian Weekly (NWAW)’s staff member and reporters garnered seven awards from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA) Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were presented in Everett at the WNPA’s 124th annual convention. Winners from NWAW:

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, American Dream, Best Feature Page Design, Best Front Page Design, Best News Story Long, Best Sports Feature, Han Bui, ID, Jason Cruz, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Tiffany Ran, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, WNPA

Sept. 15: Wing selected for $100,000 through ArtPlace

October 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (The Wing) received a grant of $100,000 from ArtPlace, an initiative of 11 of America’s top foundations working in conjunction with the National Endowment for the Arts and seven federal agencies. The Wing is the only institution awarded in Washington state. Other awarded projects are […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Beth Takekawa, New York, North Carolina, The Wing, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21

Sept. 23: 51 people naturalized as U.S. citizens in first-ever ceremony at Bellevue City Hall

October 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Fifty-one local immigrants became U.S. citizens during the first-ever naturalization ceremony at Bellevue City Hall. The ceremony was organized by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Seattle Field Office in partnership with the City of Bellevue and the nonprofit Bellevue Downtown Association. Debadutta Dash delivered the keynote remarks, talking about his experience as a naturalized […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Bellevue City Hall, Bellevue Downtown Association, Debadutta Dash, Immigration Services Seattle Field Office, King County, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee

Sept. 18: NW Budo Association awards local organizations

October 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Edmonds-based nonprofit Pacific Northwest Budo Association (PNBA) announced its 2011 Grant Award recipients for promoting Japanese cultural and martial arts in the Pacific Northwest.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, LLC, Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21

Sept. 23: Local Korean Americans welcomes President Lee Myung-bak

October 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

About 300 community leaders gathered at the Seattle Westin to welcome President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Yun Ok while the president visited Seattle last month.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Jun Gul Oh, Kenny Lee, Kim Yun Ok, Northwest Korean American Unification Association, President Lee Myung-bak, Seattle Washington State Korean Association, Seattle Westin, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21

Japanese American World War II vets to receive gold medal

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to honor Japanese American soldiers of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), as well as veterans of the Military Intelligence Service, will take place on Nov. 2. All three units are being recognized for dedicated service during World War II.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Europe, Infantry Battalion, Japanese Americans, MIS, Military Intelligence Service, Presidential Unit Citations, Purple Hearts, RCT, Silver Stars, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21

California governor Brown signs ban on shark fin trade

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Judy Lin The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday, Oct. 7, that he signed a bill banning the sale, trade, and possession of shark fins to protect the world’s dwindling shark population.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, 2013, Asia, Bo Derek, California Legislature, China, Guam, Humane Society International, Jennifer Fearing, Jerry Brown, NBA, SACRAMENTO, United States, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, Yao Ming

Booming Asian art market showing signs of stalling

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kelvin Chan The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — An uneven set of results from Sotheby’s autumn Hong Kong sales that wrapped up Thursday indicates that the surging Asian art market is pausing for breath amid rocky times for financial assets such as stocks.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, Andrew James, Booming Asian, China, Chinese, HK, Hang Seng Index, Hong Kong, Jehan Chu, London, New York, United States, Vermillion Art Collections, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, Zhang Xiaogang

U.S. farmers have high hopes for breaking into China’s rice market

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nomaan Merchant The Associated Press ALICIA, Ark. (AP) — After years of effort, U.S. farmers believe they are close to getting permission to sell rice in China, a potentially huge boost for an industry that has seen prices stagnate recently.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, ALICIA, Andy Hewes, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese, Follow Nomaan Merchant, Greg Yielding, Rice Producers Association, Thailand, United States, Vietnam, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, Yu Xiaoli

U.S. envoy regrets saying men go to Philippines for sex

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines has apologized for his recent statement that 40 percent of male tourists visit the country for sex, a government spokesman said Saturday, Oct. 8. Ambassador Harry Thomas sent a cell phone text message to Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, who was on a visit […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Ambassador Harry Thomas, De Lima, Filipino, Justice Department, Justice Secretary Leila, MANILA, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert, Philippines, United States, Vietnam, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21

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