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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 – January 1

Chinatown-ID task force convenes

December 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The International District task force initial meeting was held last week with approximately 20 members in attendance. It was a forum to air emotions affecting the community and also focused on accountability and results regarding public safety. It is the City’s  “smallest” task force (with the least amount of members of any other of the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim, Mayor Murray, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1

ICHS named a ‘success story’ by the state

December 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

International Community Health Services (ICHS) received two major honors recently. For a second year in a row, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has named ICHS a “National Quality Leader.” This year, ICHS is the only community health center in Washington state to receive the honor. ICHS was also recognized as a “success […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Human Services, ICHS, National Quality Leader, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1, Washington Health Alliance

USJC members visit Tohoku region

December 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

From November 11 to 12, fourteen U.S. Japan Council (USJC) members traveled to the Tohoku region. The trip was led and organized by three USJC TOMODACHI Emerging Leader Program (ELP) 2014 Alumni. The members experienced the local culture and people, seeing firsthand the progress that has been made in the recovery effort since the Great […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, ELP, Great East Japan Earthquake, USJC, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1, culture

George Leing new rep for RNC

December 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

George Leing is Colorado’s new representative to the Republican National Committee. Leing lost his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Jared Polis in 2014. Leing will fill the remainder of Mike Kopp’s term, which expires after this year’s convention. Leing, a lawyer who works in finance and energy, is the former chairman of the Boulder County […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, 2016, Boulder County Republicans, Chinese, GOP, George Leing, Georgetown University, Jared Polis, Mike Kopp, New York City, New York University, RNC, Republican National Committee, United States, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1, Yale University

China’s counterfeiters aided by Western firms’ weak response

December 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Erika Kinetz Associated Press WENZHOU, China (AP) — Alex Theil lost his innocence the day an envelope landed on his desk. It was filled with money from a counterfeiter of Toyota auto parts he’d busted, mistakenly delivered to him by a lawyer hired to help with the raid. Theil was running the office of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, ABB, AP, Associated Press, Beat Weibel, Beijing, Border Protection, Chinese, Fu Ting, GM, General Motors, Harvest Moon, Liushi China Electronic City, New Jersey, New York Newark, Stephen Long, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1, WENZHOU

Leading Thai seafood boss: Shrimp probe ‘wake-up call’

December 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Robin McDowell and Martha Mendoza Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The president of one of the world’s biggest seafood exporters expressed frustration and promised change Tuesday after saying an Associated Press investigation that linked slave-peeled shrimp to his company should be a “wake-up call” to the industry. Thiraphong Chansiri said Thai Union will spend […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, AP, Associated Press, Bangkok Post, Best Aquaculture Practices, Big Australian, Buddy Galetti, Chris York, Gavin Gibbons, Global Aquaculture Alliance, Leading Thai, National Fisheries Institute, New York Kristen Gelineau, Olive Garden, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Red Lobster, Samut Sakhon, Southwind Foods, Susan Coppedge, Thai Union, Thailand, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1

Washington state sues firm, alleges tech support scam

December 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gene Johnson Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state sued one of the world’s largest independent tech support companies Wednesday, saying it routinely scams customers into buying software and services they don’t need. Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the lawsuit against the U.S. operations of iYogi, an India-based company which boasts of 3 million […]

Filed Under: Business, World News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Argo Marketing Group, Asia, Associated Press, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Brad Smith, Computer Spyware Statute, Consumer Protection Act, HP, India, Jason Levesque, King County Superior Court, Maine Gov, New York, Vishal Dhar, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1

Former refugee thanks governor who welcomed him in 1975

December 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Melissa Santos The News Tribune TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Vuong Nguyen has spent the past 40 years feeling indebted to former Washington Gov. Dan Evans. This year, the former Vietnamese refugee finally found a way to express his thanks: by giving the former Republican governor a bonsai tree landscape. Nguyen was one of the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, California Gov, Camp Pendleton, China, Dan Evans, Jay Inslee, Jerry Brown, Native Americans, Pacific Bonsai Museum, TACOMA, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1, Vuong Nguyen, Washington Gov

Iwakuma happily back in Seattle after failed Dodgers deal

December 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tim Booth AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Throughout Hisashi Iwakuma’s free agency, the Seattle Mariners remained in contact, and the team moved swiftly when the pitcher unexpectedly became available again. How quick? Less than 48 hours after finding out Iwakuma was back on the market, the Mariners completed a deal with the Japanese-born […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, GM, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jeff Kingston, Jerry Dipoto, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1, japan

Si Phu held on $2M bail in murder of 14-year-old niece

December 25, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly King County District Court Judge Arthur Chapman found probable cause Wednesday to hold 24-year-old Si Phu on investigation of first-degree murder of 14-year-old Christy Nguyen Phu.  Judge Chapman order bail be set at $2 million. On the afternoon of Sunday, December 6th, Si Phu allegedly burst into Christy’s room […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Air Jordan, Chief Sealth International High School, Christy Phu, Jason Cruz, Judge Chapman, King County District Court Judge Arthur Chapman, King County Prosecutor, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Police, Si Phu, Snohomish County, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1

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