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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 – May 15

Nakajima to open Capitol Hill restaurant

May 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Chef Shota Nakajima has acquired the former Bistrot Le Zinc restaurant space at 1449 E Pine Street in Seattle and in June will open Naka, offering a contemporary menu inspired by Japanese kaiseki.   Growing up in a Japanese family on the Eastside of Seattle, Shota’s point of view is influenced by his mother’s homemade […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, 2015, Bistrot Le Zinc, Capitol Hill, Chef Shota Nakajima, Kappo Kitchen, Michelin Star Chef, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Sushi Kappo Tamura, Tsuji Culinary Arts School, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, World Washoku Challenge, Yasuhiko Sakamoto, culture, japan

Nakano appointed Executive Director of EDI

May 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A reception was held to honor Marci Nakano as Executive Development Institute’s (EDI) new Executive Director, April 21. Over 100 were in attendance at the Four Seas restaurant. EDI is the only Pacific Northwest non-profit organization that focuses on leadership training for multiethnic professionals. Nakano transitioned to Executive Director on March 1, 2015. EDI’s current […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Alan Sugiyama, EDI, Executive Development Institute, Executive Director Emeritus, Four Seas, Jason Wong, Leadership Discovery, Marci Nakano, Pacific Northwest, Sandra Toro, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15

Poem commemorates US war and Vietnam anniversary

May 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

April 30th marked the 40th anniversary of the end of the U.S. war in Vietnam, when American forces abandoned the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, leaving millions of people in peril. Ngô Văn Diệm reflected on the chaos and terror of April 30th, 1975 for those who were left behind in his poem, “Saigon Dying.” […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Ivy Ngo, Saigon Dying, South Vietnamese, US, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15

“Rebirth of the World”

May 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Chiho Aoshima, “Rebirth of the World” is featured at the Seattle Asian Art Museum from May 2—October 4. The opening reception was May 1. Aoshima is a Japanese pop artist and member of Takashi Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki Collective. Aoshima graduated from Department of Economics, Hosei University, Tokyo. The exhibition features large-scale dreamscapes printed on plexiglass, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, CEO, Mimi Gardner Gates, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Takashi Murakami, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, Xiaojin Wu

Bengali new year

May 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Bangladeshi Community of Greater Seattle came together last weekend on Saturday, May 2nd in Bellevue to celebrate Bengali New Year in style. There were numerous Bangladeshi food and crafts stores, and concert performances. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Bengali New Year, Greater Seattle, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15

Thai police dig up 26 bodies at suspected trafficking camp

May 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sumeth Parnpetch Associated Press PADANG BESAR, Thailand (AP) — Thai police trekked into the mountains and dug up 26 bodies from dozens of shallow graves at an abandoned jungle camp that’s been linked to human trafficking networks, which activists say are “out of control” in the Southeast Asian country. A lone survivor, now hospitalized […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, AP, Arakan Project, Associated Press, Brad Adams, Chris Lewa, Human Rights Watch, Jarumporn Suramanee, Laos, Last June, Myanmar, Padang Besar, Police Gen, Rohingya Muslims, Sansern Kaewkamnerd, Thailand, United States, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, Weerasant Tharnpiem

Festivals, large gatherings canceled in Beijing

May 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jack Chang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Springtime in Beijing usually brings out bustling crowds for rock concerts, food festivals and other outdoor revelry amid the smog and catkins. But this year, police in the Chinese capital have been canceling everything from an Earth Day event to a heavy metal concert, stoking worries that […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Archie Hamilton, Associated Press, Backstreet Boys, Beijing, China, Chinese, Earth Day, Eva Mei, Gaymazing Poker Race, Great Leap Brewing, John Shen, LGBT, Lucia Wang, Ministry Culture, Shi Shusi, Spring Festival, Strawberry Music Festival, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15

N. Korea arrests S. Korean studying in US

May 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday it has arrested a South Korean student of New York University for illegally entering the country from China last month. Won Moon Joo, who North Korea says has permanent residency in the U.S. and lives in New Jersey, was arrested on April 22 after crossing the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Associated Press, China, Chinese, John Beckman, Kenneth Bae, Korean Central News Agency, NYU, New Jersey, New York University, North Korean, South Koreans, US, Unification Ministry, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, Won Moon Joo

Police in southern China raid office of car-hailing app Uber

May 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Police in southern China raided the office of U.S. car-hailing app Uber after the Chinese government in January banned drivers of private cars from offering such services through apps. A statement by the Guangzhou Municipal Transport Commission said police suspected Uber was operating an illegal taxi service without a proper business registration. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, China, Chinese, Guangzhou Municipal Transport Commission, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15

Damaged by deadly quake, fate of Nepal heritage unsure

May 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pitman Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Perched on a hilltop, the blue-rimmed eyes of Kathmandu’s gold-spired Swayambhunath stupa have long stared silently across this sprawling city nestled in the Himalayan foothills. But since Nepal was shattered by a mammoth earthquake a week ago, those eyes have gazed upon a nation in mourning […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Amrit Sharma, Associated Press, Basantapur Durbar Square, Empire State, Gaddi Durbar, KATHMANDU, King Pratap Malla, Lama Zoba, Laxmi Rimal, Nepal, Nipuna Shrestha, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, Supendra Buddhacharya, UNESCO, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, Washington Monument

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