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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 – May 17

Susan Amini appointed King County Judge

May 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Susan Amini to King County Superior Court, position 20, on May 2.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Iranian American, Jay Inslee, King County District Pro Tem, King County Superior Court, Middle Eastern, Scott Johnson, Superior Court Judge, Susan Amini, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17

Stephanie Bowman appointed Port of Seattle commissioner

May 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Stephanie Bowman was appointed a commissioner of the Port of Seattle on May 3, joining current commissioners Tom Albro, Bill Bryant, John Creighton, and Courtney Gregoire. She fills the seat vacated by former commissioner Rob Holland.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Bill Bryant, Commissioner Courtney Gregoire, Commissioner John Creighton, Commissioner Stephanie Bowman, Commissioner Tom Albro, King County Assessor Lloyd Hara, Port of Seattle, Rob Holland, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17

SCIDpda hosts annual ID Spring Roll

May 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle Chinatown–International District Public Development Authority hosted their annual ID Spring Roll fundraising event on April 25, raising funds for their programs, including senior services and affordable housing, and honoring community leaders.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Bob Hale, Chinatown Gate, Eastern Hotel, Far East Building, Honorees Robert Kovalenko, International District Tuck Eng, Kovalenko Hale Architects, Nora Chan, Northern Pacific Hotel, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17

Ron Chow receives appreciation from US Army

May 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ron Chow, co-founder and CEO of the Seattle Pacific Trading Company, received an appreciation from the U.S. Army on April 23 for his work to help pass Senate Bill 5114. Gov. Inslee signed the bill into law on April 22.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, CEO, Jay Inslee, Job Corps, Peace Corps, Ron Chow, SB, Seattle Pacific Trading Company, Senate Bill, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17

Jury convicts 2 aides of APA NYC mayoral hopeful

May 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tom Hays The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An undercover FBI investigation that imperiled a politician’s bid to become New York City’s first Asian American mayor resulted on May 2 in convictions of a former campaign worker and a fundraiser in a case that may have raised more questions than it answered.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Asian American, Associated Press Writer Larry Neumeister, Attorney Preet Bharara, City Comptroller John Liu, FBI, Gerald Lefcourt, Irwin Rochman, Jia Jenny Hou, Justin Anderson, New York City, Richard Kong, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17, Xing Oliver Wu Pan

1st Chinese automaker in US to open factories

May 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By John Rogers The Associated Press LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — The first Chinese-owned vehicle manufacturer in the United States unveiled ambitious plans May 2 to eventually build as many as 1,000 plug-in electric buses a year at a refurbished RV manufacturing plant in a wind-swept, sage-dotted corner of the Mojave Desert.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Although China, BYD, Chinese, City Council, Hong Kong, LANCASTER, Los Angeles, Michael Robinet, North American, RV, Rex Parris, Stella Li, US, United States, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17, Warren Buffett, technology

Burmese refugees flock to Iowa town

May 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (AP) — The first Chin Burmese student arrived at Wilma Sime Roundy Elementary School three years ago.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2013, Biak Thang, Chin Burmese, Columbus Junction, Cristina Ortiz, Days Inn, Gary Mickelson, Iowa Chin Baptist Church, Iowa City, Malaysia, Mallory Smith, Mark Grey, Mayor Dan Wilson, Myanmar, Ngun Za Bik, Rick Rustad, Shane Rosenberg, Students Nawn, Tial Nawn, Tyson Foods, Tyson Fresh Meats, United States, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17, Wilma Sime Roundy Elementary School, language

China tightens food safety laws

May 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s top court has issued guidelines calling for harsher punishment for making and selling unsafe food products in the latest response to tainted food scandals that have angered the public.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, 2013, Beijing, China, Chinese, Li Fangping, Pei Xianding, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17

US calls for NKorea amnesty for sentenced American

May 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington and Sam Kim The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The United States called May 3 for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean American sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for “hostile acts” against the state.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, China, Democratic People, Euna Lee, Jay Carney, Jimmy Carter, Kim Jong-un, Laura Ling, North Korean, Patrick Cronin, Patrick Ventrell, Russia, Swedish Embassy, United States, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17, WASHINGTON, White House

Three tales of two countries

May 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly The Man Who Dammed the Yangtze By Alex Kuo Haven Books, 2011 In the Chinese city of Changchun, there lives a woman named Ge. In the city of Oshkosh, Wis., there lives a Chinese-American man named G.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Although Korobi, Although Nao, Canada, China, Haven Books, Korobi Roy, Nao Yasutani, New York, Simon Schuster, Three Gorges Dam, Tokyo, United States Grand Coulee Dam, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17, World Trade Center, japan

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