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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 – January 10

Ground broken in ceremony at Cheryl Chow Court housing

January 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Dec. 20 on the site of what will become the Cheryl Chow Court at 2014 N.W. 57th St. in Ballard. The building, named for the former Seattle City Councilmember Cheryl Chow, will comprise 50 units of green, affordable homes for senior citizens, provided by the Low Income Housing Institute. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Cheryl Chow Court, GGLO, LIHI, Low Income Housing Institute, Seattle, Seattle City Councilmember Cheryl Chow, Sharon Lee, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10

Co-chairs of WASITRAC invited to the White House

January 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The co-chairs of Washington State–India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC), Debadutta Dash and Habib M. Habib, were invited to the White House policy briefing, followed by the White House holiday celebration on Dec. 20.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Affordable Care Act, Debadutta Dash, Habib M. Habib, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10, WASITRAC, White House

Misato Sandoval brings home the Judo gold from France

January 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Misato Sandoval, an 8th-grader at Gateway Middle School in Everett, competed in two major elite Judo tournaments last month in France.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, France, Harnes International, Misato Sandoval, Olympics, Tournament Lanester Judo, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10

Services held for Fred Cordova

January 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Fred Cordova, executive director of the national office of the Filipino American National Historical Society, died on Dec. 21, 2013. His funeral and mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Jan. 11 at Immaculate Conception Church, located at 820 18th Ave. in Seattle. He will be buried at the Calvary Cemetery, which […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Calvary Cemetery, Filipino American National Historical Society, Fred Cordova, Immaculate Conception Church, Seattle, University Village, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10

Gregerson has lots of support

January 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Mia Gregerson, the newly appointed state representative for the 33rd district, held a “meet-and-greet” with her supporters at the Nagomi Tea House on Dec. 18.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Mia Gregerson, Nagomi Tea House, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10

Pres. Obama will nominate Max Baucus China ambassador

January 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Obama announced his intent to nominate Senator Max Baucus as Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, replacing former Washington state Governor Gary Locke. “For more than two decades, Max Baucus has worked to deepen the relationship between the United States and China, said President Obama. The economic agreements he helped forge have created millions […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, China, Governor Gary Locke, President Obama, Public Works, Senator Baucus, Senator Max Baucus, Stanford University, United States, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10

Lawsuit filed over Oregon bus crash

January 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Associated Press PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A British Columbia lawyer representing 12 victims from the 2012 charter bus crash on Interstate 84 near Pendleton filed a lawsuit Monday at the Umatilla County Courthouse seeking $700 million. The East Oregonian reports the group is seeking a jury trial on accusations that operators of Mi Joo […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, British Columbia, Choonja Moon, Mi Joo Tour Travel, PENDLETON, Seokmin Moon, South Korea, Transportation Department, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10, Youmin Kim

Deportation is a bigger issue for Asians and Hispanics than a pathway to citizenship

January 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hope Yen Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – With immigration legislation stalled in Congress, Hispanics and Asian Americans say getting relief from deportations is more important for many of the 11 million immigrants here illegally than creating a pathway to U.S. citizenship, a new study finds.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, African Americans, Among Asian Americans, Associated Press, Donna Cassata, House Democrats, Latin America, Mark Hugo Lopez, Mexico, Obama Democratic, Pew Research Center, President Barack Obama, San Francisco, United States, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10, letter

Opponents to fight new U.S. military base on Okinawa

January 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Moritsugu Associated Press TOKYO (AP) – Threatening lawsuits and protests, opponents are gearing up to fight a decision by Okinawa’s governor that could pave the way for a new U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Associated Press, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, China, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Democratic Party, Emily Wang, Hirokazu Nakaima, Hiroshi Ashitomi, Japanese Defense Ministry, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Jun Okumura, Lolita Baldor, Marine Corps Futenma, United States, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10, Yuichi Higa, Yuriko Nagano

China: Abe not welcome after war shrine visit

January 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gillian Wong Associated Press BEIJING (AP) – China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday accused Japan’s prime minister of hypocrisy and said he would not be welcome in China after he visited a shrine honoring Japan’s war dead.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Asia, Associated Press, Beijing, China Abe, Chinese, Foreign Ministry, Hyung-jin Kim, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Junichiro Koizumi, Korean Central News Agency, North Korea, Qin Gang, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Tokyo, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10, Yasukuni Shrine, commentary

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