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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 – January 31

Du contestant for Miss Chinese International

January 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 2014 Miss Chinese International Pageant will be held in Hong Kong on Jan. 26. Sixteen delegates from around the world will compete for the crown, including Seattle’s Tiffany Du, who won the title of “Miss Chinese Seattle Second Princess” in last year’s 2013 Scholarship for Women Pageant (also known as the Miss Chinese Seattle […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Hong Kong, Miss Chinese International Pageant, Seattle, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31

Mayor’s advisory committee to address income inequality

January 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Calling it a “disparity strikes at the very core of who we are as a democratic society,” Mayor Ed Murray last month committed to addressing Seattle’s growing income divide.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Citizen University, City Council, Eric Liu, Income Inequality Advisory Committee, Kshama Sawant, Mayor Ed Murray, Pam Banks, Primela Jayapal, Seattle, Urban League, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31

CWU hosts Korean students

January 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., recently welcomed a group of 14 students from South Korea as part of a new program with Chung-Ang University in Seoul. The students spend the first year of college in their home country and then finish the last three years in the United States.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, CWU, Central Washington University, International Studies, Korean, Mike Launius, South Korea, United States, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31

Jill Mangaliman named Got Green executive director

January 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Got Green has announced that Jill Mangaliman will be its new executive director. Former executive director Michael Woo will remain as the organization continues to lead efforts to see Seattle’s Local Hire Ordinance through implementation.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, GotGreen, Jill Mangaliman, Local Hire Ordinance, Michael Woo, Seattle, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31, poverty

Wong is new president of SMA

January 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle Management Association (SMA) has named Sandra Wong as its new president. Wong has been with the City of Seattle for 33 years, and currently works as an employment manager. She also served as the American Society’s Training and Development’s Puget Sound Chapter Employee Learning Week director for the past term. SMA, a non-profit […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, American Society, Puget Sound Chapter Employee Learning Week, SMA, Sandra Wong, Seattle, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31

Kenneth Bae appeals to U.S. for N. Korea release

January 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) – An American missionary who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year appeared before reporters Monday and appealed to the U.S. government to do its best to secure his release.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Associated Press, Bill Clinton, CNN, China, Dennis Rodman, Hyung-jin Kim, Jimmy Carter, Kenneth Bae, Kim Jin Moo, Kim Jong-un, North Korean, South Korea, Terri Chung, United States, Vice President Joe Biden, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31

Japan’s last WWII straggler dies at 91

January 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press TOKYO (AP) – Hiroo Onoda, the last Japanese imperial soldier to emerge from hiding in a jungle in the Philippines and surrender, 29 years after the end of World War II, has died. He was 91. Onoda died Jan. 16 at a Tokyo hospital after a brief stay there. Chief […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Brazil, Imperial Army, Mari Yamaguchi, Norio Suzuki, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines, Shoichi Yokoi, Tokyo, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31, WWII, Yoshihide Suga, Yoshimi Taniguchi, japan

Vikesh Kapoor’s folk music is ‘dealing with the now’

January 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly For folk singer and songwriter Vikesh Kapoor, he is a musician first and a social observer second. A first-generation Indian American, Kapoor draws on observations and reactions to the world around him for inspiration. Born and raised in rural Pennsylvania, his first taste of the larger world came when […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, Although Kapoor, American Dream, Bob Dylan, Delta, Howard Zinn, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Folklife, Seattle, Vikesh Kapoor, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31, Willy Robbins, Winter Fireside Party

Hundreds celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly The Mt. Zion Baptist Church was nearly overflowing Friday, Jan. 17, when hundreds gathered for the <!–more–>40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration, presented by Seattle Community Colleges. Celebrants included school children, a contingency from the Seattle Police Department, Mayor Ed Murray, council members, and other dignitaries. The […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Aaron Williams, Albert Shen, Carmen Gayton, Community Celebration, Greater Works Chorale, John Stanford International School, Lift Ev, Martin Luther King Jr., Michele Norris, Morehouse College, Quiet Asians, Race Cards, Seattle Community Colleges Chancellor Jill Wakefield, Seattle Police Department, Sue Misao, Tom Mallone, Tonya Mosley, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31, Zion Baptist Church

The Layup Drill — Welcome 2014

January 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this offering, we take a look at the antics of Dennis Rodman, the incredible story of a local gymnast, and getting ready for the Winter Olympics. Baldwin helps Hawks to Super Bowl The Seattle Seahawks are going to the Super […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2010, 2013, 2014, China, Dennis Rodman, Denver Broncos Feb, Figure Skating, India, Jeremy Lin, Kei Nishikori, Macau, North Korea, Philippines, Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl It, United States, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31, Winter Olympics, japan

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