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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 – March 25

The Layup Drill: Snowboarder, Mariner, Sounder … and Yao!

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition we take a look at a snowboarding Phenom, a new Mariner, the Sounders lose a key player and Yao Ming moves closer to Hall of Fame.

Filed Under: Columns, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Beijing, Big Boy, China, Chinese Team, Former Houston Rockets, Jason Cruz, MVP, Major League Soccer, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obafemi Martins, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, South Korean First Baseman, Spain, Summer Olympics, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Wall Street Journal, Winter Olympics, Yao Ming, japan

King Ed of the Hill: Comic ready to record first Seattle album

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“I’m not a white male comedian.” Ed Hill knows himself. Hill, a Taiwanese Canadian, travels all over the world making people laugh. The CanAsian is embarking on a new venture as he simultaneously plans on recording his second comedy album later this month at the Columbia Center Theater in Seattle.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: Almost Live, Ed Hill, Gotham Comedy Live, Jason Cruz, King Ed, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, Simon Fraser University, Taiwanese Canadian, United States, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Weirdo Whisperer

Michelle Kwan fundraises for Hillary Clinton in Seattle

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Retired figure skater Michelle Kwan was on the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton in Seattle. On March 10, she attended fundraisers for the Democratic candidate. One was hosted by Mimi Gan and Everett Billingslea in their Seattle home, alongside former governor and U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke, Virginia Anderson, and Martha Choe. The event was attended […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Ambassador Gary Locke, Everett Billingslea, Hillary Clinton, Martha Choe, Michelle Kwan, Mimi Gan, Obama, Seattle, Virginia Anderson, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25

Taylor Hoang wins national Faces of Diversity Award

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Washington Restaurant Association (WRA) announced that one of its members, Taylor Hoang, has won the 2015 National Restaurant Association Education Foundation’s Faces of Diversity Award. The award honors diverse members of the industry who have achieved success and who embody the American Dream. Hoang started a mortgage brokerage firm specializing in securing loans for […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: American Dream, Lavender Jade Catering, National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, Taylor Hoang, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25

First steps in normalizing relations with Cuba

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Cuban Embassy First Secretary Miguel Fraga spent five days in Seattle in March; one of his stops was a reception at the Nagomi Tea House, sponsored by the Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee and the U.S. Women and Cuba Collaboration. Fraga’s message to the people of Seattle: Cuba is eager for a win-win relationship with the U.S.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Cuba Collaboration, Cuban Embassy First Secretary Miguel Fraga, Nagomi Tea House, Seattle Cuba Friendship Committee, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25

Japanese American leaders visit Tokyo and Kobe

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell, and Darren T. Nakata, an attorney from Portland, Oregon, joined eight other Japanese American leaders from March 5 to 12 in a visit to Japan. The Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) program, in its 16th year, is an opportunity for Japanese American leaders from across the U.S. to engage […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Bruce Hollywood, Darren Nakata, Eric Hiraga, Eric Nakajima, Japanese American Leadership Delegation, Kiyo Matsumoto, Mark Yokoyama, Monte Del Mar Noda Mesa, Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell, Stan Masamitsu, Tasha Yorozu, Tokyo, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25

Doug Baldwin engaged

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Doug Baldwin now has a new title: engaged. The Seattle Seahawks wide receiver proposed to his longtime girlfriend on March 3, and it didn’t come without its buildup.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Chinese, Doug Baldwin, Filipino, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25

“Sword of Destiny” a shrunken version of the original classic

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

After more than a decade, the fantastical world of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” makes its belated return in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny.”

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Reviews, At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: Academy Awards, Ang Lee, China, Chinese Americans, Costa Ricans, Crouching Tiger, Eric Card, Hades Dai, Harry Shum Jr., Hidden Dragon, Li Mu Bai, New Zealand, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Wie Fang, Yuen Wo Ping, language

Japan protests alleged rape case by U.S. sailor on Okinawa

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An American sailor’s arrest in an alleged rape on Okinawa was “extremely regrettable,” Japan’s top government spokesman said March 14 about a case that renewed ill feelings on the southern island that sees the U.S. military presence there as a heavy and unfair burden. Chief Cabinet Secretary […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Associated Press, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Justin Castellanos, Kyodo News, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa Gov, Takeshi Onaga, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, japan

Seattle Young Lions seek new members

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Young Lions are seeking new members. Children (ages 3 and up) and adults are encouraged to join this nonprofit organization.Membership is free. Additionally, Seattle Young Lions does not charge fees for performances, but does accept donations. This team is an expansion club. The original Young Lions Club began in New York City in 1973. […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: New York City, Seattle Young Lions, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Young Lions Club

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