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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 – December 26

Reverend Jackson addresses STEM summit

December 22, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Gov. Jay Inslee and Reverend Jesse Jackson  joined more than 320 business and education leaders

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Jay Inslee, Reverend Jackson, Reverend Jesse Jackson, STEM, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26, technology

First Indian community roundtable

December 22, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Governor of Washington State Jay Inslee had a meeting with community and business representatives from Washington state Indian community in a Indian Diaspora forum on Dec 11th at The Westin Bellevue WA. It was Governor’s Inslee’s first round table with the local Indian Diaspora after being elected as Governor. Various topics were discussed including ideas […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, First Indian, Indian Diaspora, Seattle, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26, WASITRAC, Washington State Jay Inslee, language

Supporting survivors of domestic violence

December 22, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Dec. 10, the Co-Directors of API Chaya, Molly Harper Haines & Sarah Rizvi (front left and center) hold a check for $15,000 awarded by the Diversity Partner Grant Committee of the Washington Women’s Foundation in support of their work with survivors of domestic violence.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Alice Ito, Asian Pacific Islander, Molly Harper Haines Sarah Rizvi, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26, Washington Women

Kin On celebrates a community of dedicated volunteers

December 22, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Kin On held its Annual Volunteers Appreciation Dinner at Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant on December 9, 2014. Over 200 volunteers and guests attended. Christine and Omar Lee for generously sponsored the dinner.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Benton Ong, Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant, Kin On, Larry Luke, Omar Lee, Raymond Leong, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26

Murthy appointed U.S. Surgeon General

December 22, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Dr. Vivek Murthy as the next U.S. Surgeon General. President Barack Obama nominated Dr. Murthy more than a year ago. As a physician, Dr. Murthy expressed a desire for the nation to implement solutions to reduce gun injuries and deaths, a stance in line with many medical associations as […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, President Barack Obama, Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26

Thailand princess relinquishes her title

December 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  BANGKOK (AP) — The wife of Thailand’s crown prince has relinquished her royal title, culminating a downfall that means she is no longer in line to become the Southeast Asian country’s next queen.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, Princess Srirasm, Royal Gazette, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26

China to punish tourists in Thai air rage assault

December 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities vowed to severely punish Chinese travelers who threw hot water and noodles on a Thai flight attendant and threatened to blow up the plane after they became enraged over sitting arrangements.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Angry Chinese, CCTV, China, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26

US Marine charged in Filipino transgender slaying

December 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine government prosecutors charged a U.S. Marine with murder Monday in the killing of a Filipino, saying the suspect acknowledged attacking the victim after he found out she was a transgender woman.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Asia, Associated Press, Filipino, Harry Roque, Jennifer Laude, Joseph Scott Pemberton, MANILA, Marine Lance Corporal Jairn Michael Rose, Marine Pfc, Philippines, Prosecutor Emilie, South China Sea, Subic Naval, United States, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26

Rise and fall of China’s Zhou Yongkang

December 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities announced early Saturday that they have arrested Zhou

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Communist Party, Li Chuncheng, Liaohe Petroleum Exploration Bureau, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26, Zhou Yisheng, Zhou Yongkang

Japan’s ruling party heads for election landslide

December 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Moritsugu Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s ruling coalition was headed for a resounding victory in lower house elections Sunday, firming up Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s hold on power as he prepares to push forward on several politically difficult fronts.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, Associated Press, Buddhist-backed Komei, Elaine Kurtenbach, Emily Wang, Finance Minister Taro Aso, Fukushima Dai-ichi, Hiroshi Yamada, Internal Affairs Ministry, Liberal Democratic Party, Liberal Democrats, Mari Yamaguchi, NHK, Tokyo, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26, Yoshiko Takahashi, japan

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