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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 – August 23

NY candidate ‘disappointed’ over denial of funds

August 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Campaign Finance Board on Aug. 5 denied public matching funds for Comptroller John Liu, dealing a severe financial blow to the Democrat’s campaign to become New York City’s first Asian-American mayor.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Anthony Weiner, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Comptroller John Liu, Jack Zhang, Martin Connor, Maureen Pyne, New York City, Public Advocate Bill, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23

Caesars Entertainment selling Macau property

August 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Ritter The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. informed regulators on Aug. 9 that it is selling its property in Macau to an Asian developer for $438 million.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, Atlantic City, Caesars Entertainment Corp, Caesars Golf, Chinese, Exchange Commission, Gary Thompson, Hong Kong, Las Vegas Sands Corp, Macau, Pearl Dynasty Investments Ltd, SEC, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, Wynn Resorts Ltd

Developer f ights landmark status for WWII camp

August 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A developer has taken action against the historic-landmark designation for a one acre plot of oak trees at a former World War II-era internment camp in the San Fernando Valley, according to a lawsuit filed the week of Aug. 5.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, City Council, Councilman Richard Alarcon, Cultural Heritage Commission, Developer Snowball West Investments, Disney Studio, Felipe Fuentes, Fred Gaines, Japanese Americans, Lloyd Hitt, Pearl Harbor, San Fernando Valley, Tuna Canyon Detention Station, Verdugo Hills Golf Course, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, WWII

In India rape trial, even fast-track justice plods

August 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Muneeza Naqvi The Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The government promised swift justice after the gang rape of a young university student on a moving bus in India’s capital late last year sparked nationwide outrage.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, India, Law Commission, Law Ministry, Mukesh Singh, New Delhi, Rebecca John, Singapore, United States, Vibhor Anand, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23

California couple charged in Qatar for daughter’s death

August 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A married couple from Los Angeles have been jailed in the Middle East on a charge of murder with intent and are being accused of starving their 8-year-old daughter to death, according to a coalition of groups that are working on the case from the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Alex Simpson, California Innocence Project, David House Agency, Eric Volz, Grace Huang, Innocence Network, Innocence Projects, Janice Ophoven, Los Angeles, Matthew Huang, Middle East, Nathaniel Tek, Qatar, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, World Cup, culture

25 years after unrest, Myanmar begins to cope

August 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yadana Htun and Tim Sullican The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Twenty-five years later, you can still see the fear in the eyes of the doctors — two young men carrying a schoolgirl, her blouse drenched in blood, through streets where soldiers were brutally crushing pro-democracy protests.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Argentina, Asia, Aung San Suu Kyi, Cambodia, China, Dirty War, Great Leap Forward Mao Zedong, Merchant Road, Myanmar, Ne Win, New Delhi, Pol Pot, Saw Lwin, Steve Lehman, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, Win Zaw

Seattle Central Community College to offer free class in policing

August 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The office of the Mayor and Seattle Central Community College announced a new partnership between the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and Seattle Central Community College to offer a free five-credit course entitled “Introduction to Community Policing.” The course will cover basic policing skills with an emphasis on collaborating with the community, as well as help […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Assistant Police Chief Nick Metz, SPD, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle Community Colleges District, Seattle Police Department, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23

Scholarship deadline approaching at SSCC

August 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Fund (AAIASF) recently announced that they will be awarding $2,500 scholarships to students from 10 schools across the country, including South Seattle Community College, which will receive 15 scholarships. All of the schools are Asian American Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPSI) serving institutions. The deadline to apply is Oct. […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Census, Pacific Islander, SSCC, South Seattle Community College, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23

Donald Hellmann — 2013 Visionary Award Recipient

August 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This October, the Northwest Asian Weekly presents the Visionary Awards Gala, an event honoring visionaries in the APA community. By Imana Gunawan Northwest Asian Weekly Donald Hellmann was a fresh-faced graduate from Princeton University when he was drafted and sent to Korea in the mid 1950s. When returned to the United States a few years […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, China Harbor Restaurant, East Asia, Global Asia Institute, International Studies, Jackson School, Korea, Northwest Asian Weekly, Resat Kasaba, Russia, UW, United States, Visionary Award Recipient, Visionary Awards Gala, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, attention, culture, japan

Marrying two worlds — Interracial couples on love and wedding planning

August 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly In 2012, one out of 10 marriages in the United States were between couples of two different races, according to the U.S.

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Aaron Wightman, Asian Americans, Baton Death March, Census, Filipino American, Jen Nguyen, Ninette Cheng, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, Reformed Judaism, United States, Vietnam Health Clinic, Vietnamese American, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, culture, language

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