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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 – May 25

Coalition calls for designation of Wing Luke Museum as historical site

May 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On May 8, Congressmember Jim McDermott, with a coalition of eight members of Congress, sent a request to U.S. National Park Service (NPS) to designate the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (The Wing) as a historical site. In a letter signed by McDermott, Sen. Maria Cantwell, Sen. Patty Murray, and others, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Beth Takekawa, Jim McDermott, Maria Cantwell, NPS, Patty Murray, The Wing, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, Wing Luke Museum, letter

Consortium led by UW Tacoma professor Belinda Yun-Ying Louie receives $2 million grant

May 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A consortium of educators from King and Pierce County led by Dr. Belinda Yun-Ying Louie, professor of education at the University of Washington (UW) Tacoma, received a $2 million, 5-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition. The grant will fund a new project called Communities of Practice for Teaching […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Education, Pierce County, Tacoma Public Schools, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, language

ICHS nationally recognized as Patient-Centered Medical Home

May 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

International Community Health Services received national recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), issued by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The NCQA issued the recognition after an extensive review of the International District and Holly Park clinics.  The recognition credits medical facilities that combine access, teamwork, and technology to deliver quality care and […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Holly Park, ICHS, International Community Health Services, International District, National Committee, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, technology

ACRS Southeast Asian Young Men’s Group wins top prize at 2012 Spring Youth Forum

May 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A group of six students from Franklin High School, part of the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Southeast Asian Young Men’s Group took home the top prize at the 2012 Spring Youth Forum, a summit organized by the Department of Social and Health Services and the Washington Attorney General’s Office. Forty-two student-teams presented programs […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Franklin High School, Spring Youth Forum, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, Washington Attorney General, turkey

Buddhist monk accused of killing religious leader in Grand Bay temple

May 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Associated Press GRAND BAY, Ala. (AP) — A Buddhist monk who recently put himself into self-imposed isolation was accused of fatally bludgeoning the religious leader of a Grand Bay temple. Vern Phdsamay, 32, was arrested on May 11 and charged with killing 45-year-old Chaiwat Moleechate, said Sgt. Paul Burch of the Mobile County Sheriff’s […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Grand Bay, Laos, Sasikant Noreross, Thailand, Vern Phdsamay, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, Wat Buddharaksa Temple

Heart Mountain center receives museum award

May 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Associated Press Staff CODY, Wyo. (AP) — The Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in Park County has been recognized with an award from the American Association of Museums.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, CODY, Heart Mountain, Pearl Harbor, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, West Coast

University of Hawaii award degrees to veterans

May 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Associated Press Staff HONOLULU (AP) — The University of Hawaii says it plans to award honorary degrees to Japanese-American U.S. Army ROTC cadets who formed a civilian battalion and were killed in action during World War II.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Hawaii Territorial Guard, Pearl Harbor, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25

Myanmar reforms leave political prisoners behind

May 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pitman The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — In a remote prison in northwest Myanmar, Aye Aung wakes up each day as he has for nearly 14 years — alone in a dark cell on a wooden plank, a prisoner of conscience all but forgotten by the world.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Although Myanmar, Amnesty International, Aung San Suu Kyi, Aye Aung, Catherine Ashton, David Mathieson, European Union, Home Ministry, Human Rights Watch, Political Prisoners, President Thein Sein, San Myint, Thant Zaw, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, Win Mra, YANGON

Obama’s comments on gay marriage meet resistance in other countries

May 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Leon Drouin-Keith The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and dragged them through the streets. In Egypt, laws prohibiting “shameless public acts” have been used to imprison gay men.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Azwan Ismail, China, Dovan Bogning, France, Gladys Okai, Goya Candelaria, Ibrahim Ali, Le Popli, Malaysia, Mohamed Gueye, President Barack Obama, Pro Gay, Senegal, Shady Azer, South Africa, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, Xiong Jing

Community members install memorial at Chinese Massacre Cove

May 18, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This year marks the fifth year of the annual two-day Chinese Remembering conference held in Lewiston, Idaho. Each conference relates the history of the Chinese in Idaho and the Northwest, with the second day of the conference dedicated to visiting sites in Hells Canyon that were occupied by the Chinese.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2012, Bainbridge Island, Bettie Luke, Chief Joseph, Chinese Massacre Cove Site, Chinese Remembering Conference, Chuimei Ho, Deep Creek, Dug Bar, Forest Service, Garlinghouse Memorials, Hells Canyon, Nez Perce War, Seattle, Snake River, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25

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