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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 – July 24

Possible Presidential Medal of Freedom to honor Endo

July 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The California State Senate voted 38-0 to pass SJR 12, a Joint Resolution supporting nominating Mitsuye Endo for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The resolution will now go to the California State Assembly where it has been co-sponsored by nine State Assembly Members. A vote is expected in August. Endo was one of four plaintiffs […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, California State Assembly, California State Senate, Japanese Americans, Joint Resolution, Mitsuye Endo, Photo Lorie Shelley, Presidential Medal, SJR, State Assembly Members, Supreme Court, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

Kamphausen appointed director of NBR’s Washington, D.C. office

July 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) announced that Roy Kamphausen has been named Senior Vice President for Research and Director of the Washington, D.C.,office. Kamphausen’s NBR publications include the last eight volumes from the annual China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Conference. His analysis appears regularly in major international media, including Foreign Policy, Financial Times, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Beijing, China Foreign Area Officer, Financial Times, Foreign Policy, NBR, National Public Radio, New York Times, Roy Kamphausen, Senior Vice President, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

Candlelight vigil held for Benito Enriquez in the ID

July 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There was a candlelight vigil for Benito Enriquez, July 10 at Fifth Avenue South and South Weller St.in Seattle’s International District. Enriquez  was savagely beaten to death on June 27th in the approximate area. According to Frank Irigon, community activist, “His death highlights the public safety needs of the Chinatown International District neighborhood.” (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Benito Enriquez, Chinatown International District, Fifth Avenue South, Frank Irigon, ID, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

Imada inducted into Minority Business Hall of Fame

July 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bill Imada has been inducted into the Minority Business Hall of Fame, located at the University of Washington Foster School of Business. Imada founded IW Group, in 1990, a minority-owned and operated full service communications firm that focuses especially on growing Asian American and other multicultural markets in the United States. His dedication to the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Asian Pacific Islander American, Bill Imada, United States, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

Dance This!

July 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Moore Theater in Seattle showcased Seattle area youth with DANCE THIS, hosted by the Seattle Theater Group (STG) July 10-11. STG brought the DANCE THIS 17th production with an intersection of different styles, performed by students. Performances included numbers from Harlem Renaissance, Afro-Brazilian, Chinese, Indian, Tongan, Samoan, Breaking, and Hip Hop. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Chinese, Hip Hop, Melody Institute, Seattle, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

As habitats vanish, migratory birds flock to N. Korea shores

July 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — To the untrained eye, it’s just a lot of birds on an otherwise deserted stretch of muddy, flat coastline. But for ornithologists, North Korea’s west coast is a little piece of paradise each spring — and both the birds and a dedicated group of birdwatchers travel a […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, AP, Associated Press, Australia, Calidris Tenuirostris, China, David Melville, Keith Woodley, Mount Paektu, Nature Conservation Union, New Zealand, North Korean, Pak Ung, South Asia, South Korea, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

Pacquiao seeks mercy for Filipino on death row

July 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Oliver Teves Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao prayed with a Filipino woman on death row in Indonesia and promised to appeal for clemency in the latest bid from her country to save her. Pacquiao and his wife, Jinkee, spent about an hour with Mary Jane Veloso early Friday at […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, Associated Press, Dwi Prasetyo Santoso, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather, Human Rights, Indonesia, MANILA, Malaysia, Manny Pacquiao, Mary Jane Veloso, Philippine Congress, President Joko Widodo, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24, Zaenal Arifin

Ex-doc in Vegas hepatitis C spread sentenced

July 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge had scathing words for a once-prominent Las Vegas doctor he sentenced to almost six years and ordered to repay $2.2 million to insurance firms and the government in a fraud case arising from the largest medical office hepatitis C outbreak in Nevada history. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Dipak Kantilal Desai, India, Tonya Rushing, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

Does the Chinese stock market affect you?

July 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Sweet AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The extreme volatility in China’s stock market is ongoing and about half of the 2,800 companies listed in the country’s mainline index have suspended trading of their shares. Markets bounced back strongly Thursday after the Shanghai composite lost another 5.9 percent the previous day, meaning […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Cameron Brandt, China, Chinese, EY, Europe, Hang Seng, Hong Kong, Kelvin Chan, MSCI, New York, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

Chinese counterfeiter finds a comfortable life in California

July 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Erika Kinetz and Elliot Spagat Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — The Chinese woman has a history of selling counterfeit luxury goods. She has been sued in the U.S. by eight luxury brands. She owes Chanel Inc. $6.9 million for selling products online under its name. None of it has stopped Xu Ting, a 45-year-old […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, BOC, Beijing, Bruce Foucart, Chanel Inc, Chen Peng, China, Chinese, Christopher Bentley, Dan Kowalski, Dan Plane, Fu Ting, Geoffrey Potter, Kathrin Schurrer, London, National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, New York, Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego State University, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24, Xu Lijun, Xu Ting

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