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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 – August 21

Guam Food Tours: Open for business

August 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jojo Santo Tomas Pacific Daily News HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — After her seemingly innocuous questions eight months ago, I knew that Leslie Travis was up to something. I never realized she was letting me peep on the genesis of the Guam Food Tours. It was on my birthday last year, November 28, while I […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 2015, Asan Overlook, Asia, Chamorro Village, Conrad Berg, Fiesta Plate Tour, GFT, Go Eat, Guam Food Tours, HAGATNA, Leslie Jojo Happy, Leslie Travis, Pacific Daily News, Regis Reyes, Team Guam, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, culture, social media

Singapore turns 50, celebrates success amid challenges

August 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Annabelle Liang Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore threw a big party Aug. 9 for its 50th anniversary of independence and unrivaled economic success in a region struggling with poverty and political instability, even as the city-state began feeling the pinch of a midlife crisis. As fighter jets screamed through the sky and nationalist […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, 2015, Action Party, Associated Press, Bridget Welsh, Chinese, Gilbert Goh, Lee Kuan Yew, National Taiwan University, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Reporters Without Borders, Robbing Singaporeans, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, William Nathan, World Press Freedom Index, language, poverty

A-pop! Sizzling! — Emmy nominations, scoop on new castings, and Aziz Ansari’s new role

August 14, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly We may be halfway through the summer, but things are still sizzling, especially for our friends in Hollywood! Read on to find out the latest and greatest news for Asians and Asian Americans in the media. Emmy nomination showdown for two Fil-Ams The Emmy nominations are out and two […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, Academy Award, Alan Yang, Asian Americans, Aziz Ansari, Darren Criss, Elodie Yung, FX, Hollywood Read, Korean American, Let It Go, Marvel Comics, NBC, Next Top Model, Robert Lopez, TV, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, WNPA2016

Assassins, voices in your head, imperfection… – Sci-fi selections for late-summer reading

August 14, 2015 By Samantha Pak

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly The Lives of Tao By Wesley Chu Angry Robot, 2013 When Roen Tan finds himself being mugged after a late night at work, he goes into a panic, not knowing what to do. But then, a voice inside his head instructs him how to handle the mugger. Worried he […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2013, 2014, 2015, Amazon Digital Services, Angry Robot, Ethan Jones, Northwest Asian Weekly, Samantha Pak, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21

A 23-year-old journey for magical rice

August 14, 2015 By Wayne Chan

By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly We just came back from a three-week vacation in Italy! You know what I was looking forward to the most? Chinese food. Ok, settle down. Don’t let your calzone collapse—we had pizza and pasta up the wazoo. The last time I was in Italy was 1991. My wife Maya […]

Filed Under: Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2015, Chinese, Honda Accord, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Rome, Tony Bennett, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, Wayne Chan, Whole Foods, commentary, italy

Inslee leads trade mission to Korea and Japan

August 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Aug.7 that he’s leaving at the end of the month for a 9-day trade mission to Korea and Japan. Inslee will be joined by directors of the state agriculture and commerce departments, as well as 60 leaders from the business, education, economic development and local government […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Jay Inslee, Mitsubishi Regional Jet, South Korea, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, japan, technology

Student quartet hits big league with Beatles tribute performance

August 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Musicians from Skyline High School in Sammamish will be joining professional actors on stage. Chinese American student Jenny Yang will perform as the quartet’s first violinist for “In My Life – A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles” at the Kirkland Performance Center on October 20. Skyline High seniors Yang, Lauren Christian, Imran McGrath and […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra, Chinese American, Eleanor Rigby, Elyse Kelsey, George Martin, Hello Goodbye, Hey Jude, Jenny Yang, Kirkland Performance Center, Lauren Christian, Skyline High Orchestra, Skyline High School, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21

Mike Fong is Murray’s new chief of staff — Highest-ranking Chinese American in mayoral staff

August 14, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Mike Fong has been appointed as Mayor Ed Murray’s Chief of Staff, who will plan and oversee the daily operations of the mayor’s office. Fong is the first Asian American chief of staff in the City’s history. Born in Spokane, Fong, 38, was Deputy Director of Mayor Ed Murray’s […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Asian American, Assunta Ng, Central Staff, Chris Gregorich, Communications Director, Core Executive Team, Highest-ranking Chinese American, Mayor Ed Murray, Mayor Murray, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle City Council, Seattle Parks Department, Seattle Parks District, Seattle Preschool Program, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21

Mitsubishi Aircraft to partner with Seattle company

August 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — Mitsubishi Aircraft is expanding its aviation footprint in Washington state. The Japanese company announced this month that it has partnered with Seattle-based AeroTEC, to create an engineering hub in Seattle. The hub will have 50 Japanese engineers working with 100 American counterparts, company officials said. “Our aim is to make the best […]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Boeing Company, Hiromichi Morimoto, Jay Inslee, MRJ, Mitsubishi Aircraft, Moses Lake, Seattle, United States, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21

COMMENTARY: RE: Seeking resolution for a sad chapter in Seattle’s history — Chinese Exclusion Act case files

August 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Trish Hackett Nicola For Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle National Archives volunteers started a blog on the Chinese Exclusion Act case files housed at the facility in Seattle, WA. The blog is located at http://chineseexclusionfiles.com/. The purpose is to showcase the variety of information found in the Chinese Exclusion Act case files and to give […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, AK, Chinese Exclusion Act, Port Townsend, San Francisco, Seattle Chinese, Seattle National Archives, Trish Hackett Nicola, United States Seattle, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, WA, blog

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