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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 – April 10

Around the world with best friends, twins, and con-artists — Books that will make you appreciate the journey

May 22, 2015 By Samantha Pak

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly The extraordinary journey of the fakir who got trapped in an Ikea wardrobe By Romain Puertolas Alfred A. Knopf New York, 2015 When Ajatashatru (Aja) Oghash arrives in Paris, the first and only thing on his mind is to get to an Ikea. All the Indian fakir — or […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2015, Booktrope Editions, Chinese, Delilah Deli Pelham, Double Blind, England, Europe, Hong Kong, Korean, Lee Low Books, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paris, Samantha Pak, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Whether Juna, technology

Ravishing!

April 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The “Ravishing Women” team— a non-profit group that supports women and has various events throughout the year that lead up to the judging of Miss India Washington in May, was invited to do a grand finale fashion show of the Wedding Passport event hosted by Redmond Town Center and Marriott late February. It was very […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Aparajita Panda, Daisy Ray, India North America, Miss India Washington, Miss Junior Teen Washington, Redmond Town Center, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Wedding Passport

Polintan elected

April 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Rick Polintan was elected on January 20, 2015 as Chair of the 11th Legislative District Democrats. Marvin Rosete was elected Vice-Chair. Robert Kangas was elected State Committeeman. All three are Asian Americans. The 11th is made up of very diverse communities. His goal is for those diverse communities to be engaged politically. Polintan retired as a union […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Americans, Legislative District Democrats, Marvin Rosete, Rick Polintan, Robert Kangas, SEIU, State Committeeman, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

“Grace Notes” Gala raised over $800k

April 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Komen  raised over $800k for their annual “Grace Notes” Gala/auction and was attended by 320 people in early March at the Fairmont Hotel. Yuen Lui has provided portraits for all the guests pro-Bono for over 10 years. A BBQ with Fred Brown raised $90k at the live auction and “raise the paddle” exceeded $250k. Mona […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Fred Brown, Grace Notes Gala, Mona Locke, Seattle, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Yuen Lui

Yoshitomi receives surprise award

April 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Karen Yoshitomi was the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) PNW Regional Office Director (National Staff) for over 22 years. Her office was in the ID. Last year, Karen resigned to be Executive Director for the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington. The Seattle JACL used the Banquet as an occasion to give Karen a […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Community Center, Community Service Award, Executive Director, ID, Karen Yoshitomi, Ngoc Dinh, Sarah Baker, Tim Otani, Union Bank, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

Demolition begins on Louisa Building

April 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  On April 1, the Woo family started with a cleansing ceremony for the victims who died in the Wah Mee Club. Firecrackers were set off to symbolize a new era of rebuilding, repairs, and improvements for the Louisa Building. Afterwards, demolition of the western wall began. Demolition and cleanup is expected to take 20 […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Louisa Building, Pet Shop, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Wah Mee Club

Tokyo ward 1st in Japan to recognize same sex marriage

April 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press TOKYO (AP)  — Fumino Sugiyama will finally be able to marry his girlfriend of four years. He couldn’t before, because same sex marriages weren’t recognized in Japan, and he is legally a woman. With a landmark vote Tuesday by the assembly of Tokyo’s Shibuya ward, the district famous as a […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, LGBT, Mari Sato, Mayor Toshitake Kuwahara, Tokyo Rainbow Pride, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, culture, japan

Technology to look inside Fukushima reactors faces challenge

April 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama AP Business Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The cutting-edge technology was billed as a way to decipher where exactly the morass of nuclear fuel might sit at the bottom of reactors in the Japanese power plant that went into multiple meltdowns four years ago. But what went wrong, even in a simple […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Adrian Hillier, David Ireland, Follow Yuri Kageyama, Fukushima Dai-ichi, Fukushima Daiichi, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Tadashi Yotsuyanagi, Tokyo Electric Power Co, Toshiba Corp, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Westinghouse Electric Co, YOKOHAMA, japan, technology

About 4,000 fishermen stranded on Indonesian islands

April 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Margie Mason and Robin McDowell Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) —The number of foreign fishermen stranded on several remote eastern Indonesian islands has spiraled to 4,000, including some revealed in an Associated Press investigation to have been enslaved. Many are migrant workers abandoned by their boat captains after the government passed a moratorium on […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, AP, Associated Press, Bangkok Post, Burma, Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, IOM, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Myanmar, Ngwe Thein, Phil Robertson, Steve Hamilton, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thailand, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

A mercurial junta leader known for sharp tongue — Banana peel, birthday plans, and multiple personalities

April 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pitman and Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Ear tugs. A flying banana peel. Sarcastic remarks about getting smacked, or punched — or even executed. Such is life for the press corps covering Thailand’s notoriously testy military ruler. Since leading a putsch that ousted Thailand’s elected government last May, general-turned-prime minister Prayuth […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Bangkok Post, Brunei, EXECUTION, Khon Kaen, Koh Tao, MAYBE, Manop Thip-osod, Prayuth Chan-ocha, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Supreme Court, Thai Journalists Association, Thailand, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, attention, censorship

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