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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 – June 13

Festival brings South Asian films to Chinatown/ID

June 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The Tasveer South Asian International Documentary Festival takes place on June 28 and June 29, sponsored by the local Tasveer organization. All films will be shown at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle’s International District/Chinatown.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2014, Amit Virami, Chris Evans, Ed Harris, Ewan Bremner, Goddess Bhagwati, John Hurt, Joon-ho Bong, Menstrual Man, Nepal, Seattle, South Asian, South India, Tamil Film Industry, Tilda Swinton, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, Wing Luke Museum

Maryknoll sister Fallon to receive peacemaker award

June 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Maryknoll Sister Jean Fallon, a Seattle native who has worked many decades for justice and peace throughout the world, will receive the Sister Christine Mulready Peacemaker Award from Pax Christi Metro New York at its Peacemaker Awards Reception on June 1, at St. Joseph’s Greenwich Village Church in New York.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Christian Peacemaker Teams, Maryknoll Sister Jean Fallon, New York, Palestine, Pax Christi Maryknoll, Seattle, Tokyo, United States, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, World Awareness, japan

Cancer Network helps Chinese

June 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Washington State Chinese Cancer Network Association held its 10th anniversary fundraising dinner at Seattle Seaview Restaurant on May 31. About 300 people attended the event, including cancer patients, their family members, and supporters. The network provides support and assistance for cancer patients and survivors, and their families, in the Chinese community. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Carol Shinn, Chinese, Debbie Chou, Kathy Yang, Lisa Lam, Seattle Seaview Restaurant, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, WSCCNA, Yen Ching, Yuling Lin

Hatchery named for Chew

June 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center and the Puget Sound Restoration Fund hosted a ceremony for the opening of the new shellfish restoration hatchery at the Manchester Laboratory in Port Orchard on May 22. The event included a dedication ceremony honoring Kenneth K. Chew, professor emeritus at the University of Washington and shellfish expert, whom the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Pacific Northwest, Port Orchard, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13

CISC hosts Friendship Dinner

June 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Chinese Information and Service Center held its 42nd Anniversary Friendship Dinner & Auction on May 31 at Westin Bellevue, where 290 attendees were entertained by lion dancers and participated in live and silent auctions. Nearly $120,000 was raised to fund various programs that help Chinese and other Asian immigrants in the community. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Alaric Bien, Anniversary Friendship Dinner Auction, CISC, Chinese, Dorothy Wong, Janet Ung, Linda Louie, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, Westin Bellevue

Spring rolls in at Wing Luke

June 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Celebrating Community Partners” was the theme of the sixth annual Spring Roll auction and celebration at the Wing Luke Museum on May 30. Since the event, $63,000 has been raised for Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority’s community development programs. More is expected as attendees submit matching fund requests to their employers. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bob Hale, Celebrating Community Partners, Spring Roll, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, Wing Luke Museum

China planning for an extra 2 million babies per year

June 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press BEIJING (AP) – China is preparing for 2 million extra babies each year as a result of a loosening of its “one child per family” birth limits that will allow more couples to have two children, Chinese health officials said on May 29.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Beijing, China, Chinese, Communist Party, UNICEF, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, Wang Guoqing, Zhang Shikun

25 years on, protests at Tiananmen barely known to China youth

June 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) – Born in 1989, Steve Wang sometimes wonders what happened in his hometown of Beijing that year. But his curiosity about pro-democracy protests and the crackdown on them passes quickly.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Beijing, Chen Haoyun, China, England, Fu King-wa, Hong Kong University, Lu Qiuxuan, Peking University, Steve Wang, Tiananmen Exiles, Videojournalist Helene Franchineau, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, Wang Jiaying, Young Chinese, Zhang Yu, Zhu Shanlu

Mourning, tight security on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

June 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gillian Wong Associated Press BEIJING (AP) – Yin Min held the ashes of her son and wept, she said, as she marked 25 years since he was killed in the crackdown by Chinese tanks and troops on protests at Tiananmen Square. Outside, guards kept a close eye on her home while police blanketed central […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese University, Christopher Bodeen, Foreign Ministry, Hong Kong, Kelvin Chan, Rany Cao, Teng Biao, Tiananmen Square, Victoria Park, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, Ye Weihang, Zhang Xianling, social media

Shinseki had support of many vet groups until end

June 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – He’s one of them — a disabled veteran who lost part of his right foot to a mine in Vietnam, a soldier who riled his superiors in the Bush years by telling Congress the United States needed more troops in Iraq than the administration wanted. That bond is why […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Afghanistan, Agent Orange, Although Shinseki, Eric Shinseki, Hawaii-born Shinseki, Homer Townsend, Iraq, Japanese American, Paul Wolfowitz, President Barack Obama, Sloan Gibson, United States, VA, Veterans Affairs Department, Vietnam War, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13

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