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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 – December 20

Wendy Gonzalez is honored for her tech tenacity

December 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Wendy Koh Gonzalez was named on Connected World magazine’s “Women of M2M” list for 2013.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Connected World, Seattle, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20, Wendy Gonzalez, Wendy Koh Gonzalez, technology

NAAAP announces scholarships

December 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Nov. 1, the National Association of Asian American Professionals–Seattle chapter (NAAAP) held its annual Scholarship Gala at the Westin Bellevue, with all proceeds going towards the scholarship fund. This year’s theme was the Great Gatsby. The event featured speeches by several well-known and influential members of the Asian Pacific Islander community, including a keynote address by […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Anwell Wang, Asian Pacific Islander, Great Gatsby, Kirsten Garcia, Kollaboration, Michelle Pham, NAAAP, Truc Hang, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20, Westin Bellevue

Seattle volunteers bring typhoon aid to Philippines

December 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two Seattle residents are among those joining relief efforts in Tacloban in the Philippines, an area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, BALSA, Bayanihan Alay, Henry Luke, Philippines, Precious Butiu, Seattle, Typhoon Haiyan, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20

UW Bothell names Rusdi Kirana to its advisory board

December 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Rusdi Kirana, president director of Lion Group, the largest private air carrier in Indonesia, has been appointed to the advisory board for the University of Washington Bothell School of Business. The council provides strategic guidance, helps build external partnerships, and deepens the school’s relationship with the business community. Kirana is a native of Indonesia. He […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Indonesia, Lion Group, Rusdi Kirana, Sandeep Krishnamurthy, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20

Chinese garden gets boost

December 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle Chinese Garden Society raised more than $42,000 in its annual fundraising dinner, “Soaring Dragon Celebration,” at its location at South Seattle Community College on Nov. 9. The money will go toward the garden’s core operations expenses. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Chinese, Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith, SSCC, Soaring Dragon Celebration, South Seattle Community College, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20

Thai PM dissolves house of Parliament, calls elections

December 14, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pitman Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Dec. 9 she will dissolve the lower house of Parliament and call elections in an attempt to calm the country’s deepening political crisis.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Finance Ministry, Government House, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatras, Suthep Thaugsuban, Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20

Family of still-detained man hails vet’s release

December 14, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gene Johnson Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The Seattle-area family of an American citizen detained in North Korea for more than a year is cheering Pyongyang’s decision to release 85-year-old tourist Merrill Newman and wondering when their loved one will come home.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, National News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, China, Kenneth Bae, Korean War, Merrill Newman, Myunghee Bae, North Korea, Seattle, South Korea, United States, Vice President Biden, Vice President Joe Biden, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20

New startup lets users create own cloud-based schools

December 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly What do you get when one combines their passions of engineering and education?

Filed Under: Business, Briefs Tagged With: 2010, 2013, CFO, COO, Chinese, Education, Hong Kong, Innovator Award, Nick Scott, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ridvan Aliu, Seattle, Steven Yee, Though Yee, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20, language, technology

ID elects three to board positions

December 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly The job of preserving the look and feel of Chinatown falls to the International Special Review District.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Ben Grace, Carol Leong, Chinatown Historical Alley Project, Chinatown International District, Fifth Avenue, ISRD, International Special Review District, Maynard Ave, Northwest Asian Weekly, Publix Hotel, Rebecca Frestedt, Seattle Chinese Athletic Association, Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team, Sifu David, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20, hing hay park

“Space Battleship Yamato”

December 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “We’re oooooooooff in out-ter space/We’re leeaaving Moth-er Earth/To saaaaaaave the hum-an raaaace/Our Star Bla-zers!” This theme rang out, starting in 1979, in my friend Tom’s bedroom, my friend Sam’s den room, and through American televisions all over the country. “Star Blazers” was the first anime to be shown in […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2013, Andrew Hamlin, Captain Okita, Few Western, Grand Illusion Cinema, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Space Battleship Yamato, Star Blazers, Susumu Kodai, Takuya Kimura, University District, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20, technology

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