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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 – December 21

Linebacker Manti Te’o wins LOTT Trophy, loses Heisman

December 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o won the LOTT Trophy Friday, Dec. 7. The LOTT Trophy is given to the top defensive player in college football, taking into consideration both the player’s on-field performance and his character and work off the field.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Food Bank, Head Start, Manti Te, Notre Dame, Special Olympics, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund announces 2013 Justice in Action Awards

December 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) announced the 2013 Justice in Action Award recipients on Monday, Dec. 10. AALDEF will honor Congressman John Lewis, representative from Georgia; Jose Antonio Vargas, DREAM Act activist and journalist; and Simone Wu of Choice Hotels International. The awards will be presented at the organization’s Annual Lunar […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, AALDEF, Asian Americans, Congressman John Lewis, Georgia Jose Antonio Vargas, Jose Vargas, New York City, Simone Wu, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21, language

ACLF hosts Community Leaders Program graduation dinner

December 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Pacific Islander Community Leader held their 13th annual Community Leaders Program graduation dinner on Nov. 17, 2012 at South Seattle Community College. In addition to celebrating the graduates, the dinner also raised money for the program next year and honored Mai Nguyen, winner of the Kip Tokuda award.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, ACLF, Annia Mieko Yoshizumi, Community Leaders Program, Grant Wu, International District, Jennifer Duong, Julie Kim, Kathy Nguyen, Kip Tokuda, Kiwai Lai, Kyle Gotchy, Melissa Atalig, Noah Shen Jaffe, Philip Angelo Bruan, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21

Puget Sound Business Journal names largest minority-owned businesses

December 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Puget Sound Business Journal and the University of Washington Minority Business Awards released the list of largest minority-owned businesses on Friday, Dec. 7.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, LLC, Uwajimaya, Viet Wah Group, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21

Illegal immigration drops after decade of growth

December 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — New census data released Thursday, Dec. 6 affirms a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Brookings Institution, Census Bureau, Define American, Fewer Mexican, Foreign-born Asians, House Republicans, Jeffrey Passel, Latin Americans, Mark Mather, Mexico, National Asian American Survey, New York, Population Reference Bureau, President Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, Senate Democrats, United States, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21, WASHINGTON

Takei beams into Archie’s Riverdale

December 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matt Moore The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (AP) — Mr. Sulu in Riverdale? Oh my!

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Archie Comics Kevin Keller, Asian Americans, Dan Parent, George Takei, Jon Goldwater, PHILADELPHIA, Star Trek, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21

Myanmar apologizes for violence against monks

December 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s government apologized for a violent crackdown on Buddhist monks and other foes of a copper mine in northwest Myanmar, which was the biggest use of force against demonstrators since reformist President Thein Sein took office last year.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Aung San Suu Kyi, Chinese, Myanmar, Nobel Peace Prize, President Thein Sein, Religious Affairs Minister Thura Myint Maung, Shin Wirathu, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21, YANGON

Psy apologizes for anti-American rap

December 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris Talbott AP Music Writer South Korean rapper and Internet sensation PSY is apologizing to Americans for participating in anti-U.S. protests several years ago.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Alan Simpson, American Music Awards, Dear American, EX, Gangnam Style, Iraq, Medical Center, National Children, PSY, Park Jae-sang, President Barack Obama, South Korean, TNT, United States, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21, White House, language

Right hand ends Pacquiao’s night

December 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tim Dahlberg AP Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) — The idea of Manny Pacquiao being knocked out cold was shocking enough. The sight of him face down on the canvas, unresponsive even as bedlam broke out all around him, was positively frightening.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Bob Arum, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Marion Jones, Marlon Esperanza, Mitt Romney, New Bataan, Philippines, TV, Thailand, Timothy Bradley, Trainer Freddie Roach, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21

Living life after loss

December 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Isle of Dreams By Keizo Hino Dakley Archive Press, 2010 Shozo Sakai hasn’t seen much change in his life. He’s worked at the same construction firm for years, he has no ambitions of moving up the corporate ladder or pursuing a specific career, and  he has lived in the […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Chairman Mao, China, Communist Party, Dakley Archive Press, Kai Ying, Leapfrog Press, Liu Renfu, Mei Ling, Shozo Sakai, Three Gorges Dam, Tokyo Bay, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21, Yangtze River, Yoko Hayashi

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