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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 38 NO 25 | JUNE 15 – JUNE 21

Lang Lang marries

June 17, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Superstar Chinese pianist Lang Lang has married his girlfriend, 24-year-old German/Korean pianist Gina Alice Redlinger. The 36-year-old musician, who will perform at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall on Oct. 9, announced the wedding on his official Weibo account on June 2. He and his bride tied the knot in a private ceremony at the Palace of Versailles, […]

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Goodwill Ambassador Shiro Kashiba

June 17, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle hosted a special reception on May 20 to celebrate the appointment of legendary sushi chef Shiro Kashiba as the “Goodwill Ambassador to Spread Japanese Cuisine.” Kashiba is known for spreading the “Edo-mae” style sushi in the United States. He worked as a chef at Maneki, located in the International […]

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Ng, Phang promoted at Architectural Werks

June 17, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Architectural Werks, Inc. (AWI) announced the promotion of Franklin Ng and Jennifer Phang on May 30. “The promotion of Franklin and Jennifer is obviously in recognition of their talents and the demonstrated value they bring to the firm and our clients’ projects,” President Jeff Clark said. Combined, Phang and Ng have more than four decades […]

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Dinner for Chinese seniors

June 17, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

More than 1,100 seniors attended a series of three free dinners from May 28-30. The dinners were held at the House of Hong. Harry Chan of Taitung Restaurant donated $6,000 so that each dinner guest would receive a red envelope containing $5. $37,310 was raised and that money was donated to three organizations—AiPACE, CISC, and […]

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Strategic Partnership Program graduates

June 17, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Clark Construction Group and Lease Crutcher Lewis celebrated the achievement of 10 local small business leaders, the newest graduates of its Strategic Partnership Program (SPP), at a ceremony and luncheon on May 31 at Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac. The SPP is an intensive, eight-month MBA-style course targeted to local small-business enterprises including minority-, women-, and […]

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Will she flip? Deputies urge woman to say she was trafficked

June 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By TERRY SPENCER and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press STUART, Fla. (AP) — The Chinese masseuse shrinks into her chair as the Florida sheriff’s detective tells her deputies installed hidden cameras in her spa’s ceiling. He knows she and other women had sex with men for money. But you can save yourself, Martin County Detective Mike […]

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Japanese exchange student speaks about mushroom cloud logo

June 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By ANNETTE CARY Tri-City Herald RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Nonoka Koga was a little shocked when she arrived as an international exchange student at Richland High, home of the Bombers. There on the gym floor was a big green “R’’ over a mushroom cloud from an atomic bomb. The school logo seemed to be everywhere, […]

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Daughter of ‘tiger mom’ Chua picked as Kavanaugh law clerk

June 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WASHINGTON (AP) — The daughter of Yale Law School professor and “tiger mom’’ Amy Chua, who praised Justice Brett Kavanaugh as a mentor to women after his nomination to the Supreme Court, is going to work for Kavanaugh this summer. Yale Law graduate Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld will serve as a law clerk to Kavanaugh for a […]

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Filipina American woman & husband, die of mysterious illness

June 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nick Perry ASSOCIATED PRESS WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Authorities in Fiji said on June 4 that a young Texas couple vacationing in the South Pacific country died from an unidentified illness. Michelle Canalog Paul and her husband, David Paul of Fort Worth, Texas, arrived in Fiji on May 22 for a vacation. They […]

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Facebook stops Huawei from pre-installing apps on phones

June 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Facebook said it has stopped letting its apps come pre-installed on smartphones sold by Huawei in order to comply with U.S. restrictions, a move that deals a fresh blow to the Chinese tech giant. The social network said it has suspended providing software for Huawei to […]

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