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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 38 NO 35 | AUGUST 24 – AUGUST 30

Michelle Cheng joins Frye Art Museum

August 26, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Frye Art Museum announced on Aug. 14 its appointment of Michelle Cheng to the newly created role of Director of Education and Community Partnerships. Prior to joining the Frye, Cheng worked on an award-winning education team at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum as the manager of Integration-Level Education Programs. “The Frye offers such a […]

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Sunisa Lee sets sights on 2020 Olympics

August 26, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sixteen-year-old Sunisa Lee, of St. Paul, Minn. took second place at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Aug. 11, outscoring and outperforming a handful of world medalists. Lee first tried the sport at age 6. A family friend knew a coach at Midwest Gymnastics Center and suggested she enroll. Lee has been at the club ever […]

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South Asian Spelling Bee winner

August 26, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Navneeth Murali of Edison, N.J., was the national winner of the 2019 South Asian Spelling (SAS) Bee held Aug. 13 in New Jersey. Murali, 13, spelled flype as flipe, yet was declared a winner. Flipe and flype are variant spellings according to Merriam-Webster’s Third Unabridged Dictionary. Flipe means to strip off by or as if […]

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Paper Tigers filming

August 26, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

We got a glimpse of filming on Aug. 16 in Seattle’s Chinatown, of the independent movie, “Paper Tigers.” Last year, The Paper Tigers’ team ran a Kickstarter campaign that raised $124,000 to finance the movie. Writer and director Bao Tran, and producers Al’n Duong and Daniel Gildark, have ties to Seattle, along with other members […]

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Report: Levi’s, Wrangler, Lee seamstresses harassed, abused

August 25, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press Women sewing blue jeans for Levi’s, Wrangler, Lee, and The Children’s Place faced sexual harassment and gender-based violence and some were coerced into having sex with supervisors to keep their jobs in African factories, labor rights groups say. In response to the revelations, the brands have agreed to bring in […]

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John Lee is a LA City Councilman-elect

August 25, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOS ANGELES—For the first time ever, the Los Angeles City Council will likely have two Asian Americans serving at the same time. Longtime council aide John Lee was recognized by the city council on Aug. 14 as the Councilman-elect for northwestern San Fernando Valley’s 12th District seat following a special election against Loraine Lundquist. “This […]

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Rep. Ted Lieu emerges as congressional Trump critic

August 25, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By AVERY YANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Last month, one of the most confrontational congressional voices against President Donald Trump and his immigration policies directly questioned a top Border Patrol officer about why a 3-year-old girl was detained and separated from her grandmother when they tried to cross the border into Texas. “Do you […]

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Police keep low profile at huge, peaceful Hong Kong protest

August 24, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Hong Kong streets were turned into rivers of umbrellas on Aug. 18 as hundreds of thousands of people marched through heavy rain down a major road in the Chinese territory, where massive pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity.

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Cathay Pacific CEO resigns after Beijing pressure

August 24, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The CEO of Cathay Pacific Airways, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent companies, resigned on Aug. 16 following pressure by Beijing on the carrier over participation by some of its employees in anti-government protests.

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Indonesian firm cancels Chinese loan for its Trump project

August 24, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By FADLAN SYAM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s son and his Indonesian business partner said on Aug. 13 that a theme park that also features a Trump hotel and condos will no longer have Chinese financing. In a move that alarmed Trump critics, MNC Land, the Indonesian […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 35 | AUGUST 24 - AUGUST 30

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