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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 – July 26

Two ID buildings receive 4Culture restoration grants

July 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 4Culture Board recently awarded $258,006 to support the rehabilitation of 19 local landmarks around King County through the new Landmarks Capital program, including two landmarks in the International District: The Hip Sing Building and the Panama Hotel.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Hip Sing Building, Japanese Architect, King County, Landmarks Capital, Panama Hotel, Sabro Ozasa, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26

Arun Rath to host NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered

July 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Indian-American Journalist Arun Rath will become the new host of the NPR newsmagazine Weekend All Things Considered beginning in late September, when the Saturday and Sunday edition moves its broadcast to the West Coast. Rath has had a distinguished career in public media as a reporter, producer, and editor, most recently as a senior reporter […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Arun Rath, NPR, PBS, Peabody Award, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26, WNYC, West Coast, culture

Daphne Kwok joins AARP as Vice President

July 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AARP has appointed Daphne Kwok as the new Vice President, Multicultural Markets and Engagement effective July 8. Daphne will lead AARP’s outreach efforts toward Asian Americans. “Daphne brings with her an extensive history of community activism and leadership in the Asian American and Pacific Islander American communities,” said Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, AARP’s Executive Vice President, Multicultural […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, AARP, APIDC, Advisory Commission, Angel Island Immigration Station, Asian Americans, Daphne Kwok, East Asian, Executive Vice President, Lorraine Cort, President Barack Obama, President Obama, San Francisco, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26, Wesleyan University

Civil rights group asks feds to investigate Kentucky school district

July 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press RUSSELL, Ky. (AP) — A civil rights organization has asked a pair of federal agencies to investigate the Russell Independent Schools in eastern Kentucky over allegations that a 14-year-old Asian-American student has been repeatedly harassed.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, AALDEF, Civil Rights, Education, Milena Clarke, RMS, Russell Independent Schools, Russian Orthodox, Terry Clarke, Thomas Mariadason, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26

Courts will treat international passengers differently in lawsuits

July 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Paul Elias The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When the courts have to figure compensation for people aboard Asiana Airlines Flight 214, the potential payouts will probably be vastly different for Americans and passengers from other countries, even if they were seated side by side as the jetliner crash-landed.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Asiana Airlines Flight, Benjamin Allen, Brian Havel, Federal Aviation Administration, Financial Supervisory Service, Florida Everglades, Frank Pitre, International Aviation Law Institute, Korean Air Lines, Mike Danko, Northern California, San Francisco, South Koreans, Suh Chang-suk, Suh Dong Hee, United States, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26, Ye Mengyuan

Racially insensitive remarks heat up ‘Big Brother’

July 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By David Bauder AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Racially insensitive language hurt some cast members’ reputations in the CBS game “Big Brother,” but it may not have been bad for television ratings.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, ABC, Big Brother, Blue Bloods Friday, CBS, CW, Howard Overby, July Fireworks Thursday, July Fourth, NBC, NCIS, News Corp, Rizzoli Isles, TNT, USA, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26, Warner Bros

Accused of rape, China general’s son plays victim

July 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gillian Wong The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Lawyers of a well-known Chinese general’s son accused of taking part in a gang rape are waging a rare, Western-style war of words against his critics in a reflection of the growing perception that public opinion counts.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Chen Shu, China, Chinese Internet, Flora Ji, Legal Daily, Li Shuangjiang, Li Tianyi, Tian Canjun, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26, Wang Ran, Xi Jinping, Zhan Jiang, blog, commentary

Cambodian opposition leader pardoned ahead of vote

July 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sophen Cheang The Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen engineered a pardon for his most prominent rival July 12, clearing the way for the self-exiled politician to return home and campaign in this month’s general election.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Cambodia National Rescue Party, Cambodian People, Chea Vannath, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, Hun Sen, Khmer Rouge, King Norodom Sihamoni, Phay Siphan, Though Sam Rainsy, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26, Yim Sovann, letter

Myanmar signs trust-building pact with rebels

July 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s government has signed an agreement with a major ethnic rebel group to build mutual trust in an effort to defuse recent tensions between the armies from the two sides, state-run media reported July 13.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Burmese Communist Party, Myanmar, Thailand, UWSA, United States, United Wa State Army, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26, YANGON

Seattle directs contractors to advertise in ethnic media

July 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Asha DuMonthier New America Media Seattle may be the first in the nation to require its contractors to include ethnic media in their community outreach plans, city officials say. The move boosts the visibility of ethnic media, but some of those news outlets say it is unclear if it will result in more ad […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Census, El Mundo, Julie Pham, Martha Montoya, Muhamod Yussuf, New America Media, Northwest Vietnamese News, Robert Cruickshank, Seattle, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26

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