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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 – February 21

Bellevue celebrates New Year

February 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bellevue Collection held its third annual Lunar New Year celebration at Bellevue Square’s Center Court on Feb. 8 and Feb. 9. It was the first time the festival ran for two days, instead of just one. The celebration featured a variety of traditional and contemporary cultural demonstrations, including martial arts, music, dance, and visual arts. […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bellevue Collection, Bellevue Square, Center Court, Lunar New Year, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21

Leaders & executives honored

February 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Business magazine recognized the region’s top leaders and executives at the Executive Excellence Awards at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel on Jan. 23.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, CEO, CFO, Executive Excellence Awards, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Intellectual Ventures, Leonard Garfield, Lifetime Achievement Award, Martha Choe, Seattle Business, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21

OCA presents awards

February 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Greater Seattle Chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) hosted its annual Golden Circle awards banquet at the Joy Palace Restaurant in Seattle on Feb. 8. The dinner honored the outstanding contributions of three individuals and one organization in the local Asian Pacific American community. The event featured a variety of Lunar New […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Pacific American, Bettie Luke, Golden Circle Awards, ID, International District Emergency Center, Joy Palace Restaurant, Lunar New Year, Maiko Winkler-Chin, OCA, Ron Chew, Seattle, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, Wing Luke Joyce Pisnanont, Year of the Horse

Lee is Miss Chinese Chamber princess

February 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ka Man Lee, Miss Chinese Seattle 2013, was named Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce First Princess at the Miss Chinatown USA pageant in San Francisco on Feb. 8. It is the second highest award after Miss Chinatown USA. She will join the new Miss Chinatown USA (Karen Li of Houston) and the rest of Li’s […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Miss Chinese Seattle, San Francisco, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21

APA leaders, ABC discuss Jimmy Kimmel incident

February 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Rafu Shimpo Los Angeles Japanese Daily News In response to a skit aired on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Oct. 16, 2013, top executives of ABC met with representatives of Asian Pacific American organizations on Jan. 24.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, ABC, APAMC, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Asians Asian Americans, CFO, China, Daniel Mayeda East West Players, Guy Aoki, Hope Hartman, Israel, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Los Angeles Japanese Daily News, Nigeria, Paul Lee, Steve Milovich, Tom Hayashi, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, language

Sheriff baffled by killing of Chinese family

February 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Juan A. Lozano Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) – Sheriff’s officials have identified the married couple fatally shot last week, along with their two sons in their suburban Houston home.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, China, Chinese, Felipe Rivera, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia, Maoye Sun, Mei Xie, Office Sgt, Sharon Sloan, United States, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21

China, Taiwan hold highest-level talks since 1949 split

February 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press NANJING, China (AP) – China and Taiwan hailed a new chapter in their relations on Tuesday and said their ties would advance after they held their highest-level government talks since they split amid civil war in 1949. The two-hour discussions in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing marked a leap […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2014, Associated Press, Beijing, Chiang Kai-shek, China, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indonesia, Ma Xiaoguang, Mao Zedong, NANJING, President Hu Jintao, Taiwan, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, Wang Yu-chi, Zhang Zhijun, communication

White House increases outreach to limited English speakers

February 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last month, the White House Office of Public Engagement and White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) convened a daylong summit for federal agencies to discuss how to improve outreach to limited English proficient (LEP) communities.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Census, Chinese Americans, Executive Order, Google Hangouts, Gulf Coast, Kiran Ahuja, Korean, LEP, Limited English Proficiency, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, WHIAAPI, White House Initiative, language

Winter Olympics Report — Get an update on Asian athletes in Sochi

February 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly It’s the first week of the Olympics and here is a brief breakdown of a few Asian athletes at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Celski falls short of medal in first event J.R. Celski had the gold in his grasp, and then one move caused him to lose […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, Ayaka Toko, Bounty Commercials, Canadian Charels Hamelin, Gilmore Junio, Han Tianyu, Julie Chu, Noriaki Kasai, Olympics 2014, PLDT, President Vladimir Putin, Russia, Sochi Games, South Korean, Viktor Ahn, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, Winter Games, Winter Olympics

Youth invited to get creative

February 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Creative Children for Charity (3C) is taking nominations for a new art project, “40 Story’s.” The project is geared toward bringing youth together through art and creativity by highlighting 40 assets of leadership. Participants will meet three times, beginning Feb. 16, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Daniel Smith in Bellevue, where art materials […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Daniel Smith, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21

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