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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 36 NO 13 | MARCH 25 – MARCH 31

A new charter school option in Rainier Valley — Walter Chen at the helm

April 3, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Arlene Dennistoun NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY   Seattle’s first Green Dot Public School is set to open to sixth graders in Rainier Valley this fall, with Walter Chen at its helm as founding principal. “We believe in making sure every child, no matter what community or zip code they’re from, has access to really amazing […]

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Edward Chow, Jr. inurned at Arlington

March 27, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The late Edward Chow, Jr., the son of Seattle civic activist and Chinese community pioneer Ruby Chow, was inurned on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery on March 21, according to his family. Chow died at his home from pancreatic cancer on July 22, 2016. His career in public service began in the U.S. […]

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Din Tai Fung opened at first downtown Seattle location

March 27, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Pacific Place held a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 9 to celebrate the opening of its newest restaurant, Din Tai Fung. With only six restaurants in the United States, Din Tai Fung’s Pacific Place opening is the restaurant’s first downtown Seattle location. Founded in 1958 in Taiwan, Din Tai Fung is one of Taiwan’s […]

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Yang seeks to become the first Hmong woman judge in U.S.

March 27, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kashoua “Kristy” Yang, an attorney in Wisconsin, is currently campaigning to be a Milwaukee County circuit court judge ahead of the April 4 election. If elected, Yang would become the first female Hmong judge in the country and only the second judge of Hmong descent after Judge Paul Lo in Merced County, Calif. “I went […]

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Nelson Yong on NBC’s First Dates

March 27, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kirkland resident Nelson Young will be featured in an upcoming episode of First Dates on NBC. The series premiere is on April 7. Yong posted on social media, “You’ll basically get to see me on a real blind date!” The Chinese American digital brand strategist is a board member of the Seattle Chinatown Development Council […]

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35th anniversary planning committee meeting

March 27, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  The planning committee for the Northwest Asian Weekly’s 35th anniversary celebration met on March 10. Part of the celebration includes a gala dinner planned on Oct. 21 at China Harbor restaurant — and a campaign to raise $200,000 for two University of Washington scholarship endowments, for undergraduate students in the Communication and Education departments. […]

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Travel ban fight personal for Hawaii’s ‘scholarly gentleman’

March 25, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Growing up in Washington state, Douglas Chin says he was the stereotypical “smart Chinese kid that got straight As.” His parents taught him not to stick out too much and used to say “don’t poke the lion.” So when Chin, now the Hawaii attorney general, was […]

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Hate crime charge in hammer attack against woman

March 25, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press   LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Korean national is facing a hate crime charge after he approached a woman in a Los Angeles shopping center, asked her if she was Korean and then repeatedly struck her in the head with a hammer, police said. Jae Yang, 22, was charged with […]

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Dog deformed by Thai butcher is now thriving in NJ

March 25, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEWELL, N.J. (AP) — A dog rescued from the dinner table but left with half a face in Thailand has found a new home in New Jersey and is thriving. Karen Quigley and Michelle Weirich raised more than $11,000 through a fundraising website to adopt and care for the 2-year-old mixed breed dog, named Teresa. […]

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Craze for lobsters in China sends US exports soaring

March 25, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) — The expanding market for lobsters in China is continuing to grow, with the country setting a new record for the value of its imports of the crustaceans from the United States. American lobster was almost unheard of in most of China until 2010, when the value […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 13 | MARCH 25 - MARCH 31

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