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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

Kristi Yamaguchi named to Asian Hall of Fame

December 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kristi Yamaguchi is an Olympic athlete, philanthropist, author, artist, businesswoman, wife, and mother. She is recognized as an awardee for the 2016 Asian Hall of Fame by the Robert Chin Foundation. Her Japanese heritage stems from both her mother’s and father’s side, with her mother’s parents being among those sent to internment camps during World […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympics Champion, Rudy Galindo, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Winter Olympics

Angry Asian Man? — Phil Yu is more than that

December 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Phil Yu isn’t an Angry Asian Man. In fact, he’s far from it. Yu is the founder behind the blog Angry Asian Man—one of the most popular sources online for news, pop culture, media, social issues, and Yu’s own commentary and spin about the Asian American experience. The blog’s […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Abercrombie Fitch, Angry Asian Man, Asian Americans, Bruce Lee, Los Angeles, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwestern University, Phil Yu, Russia, Seattle, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Wing Luke Museum, Winter Olympics, blog, commentary, culture

Lori Matsukawa lauded at NW Emmys

June 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly Generations of Pacific Northwesterners have grown up with the familiar smile of Lori Matsukawa, who has been informing and enlightening the public for 36 years, 31 of those at KING 5 television.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, Annual Northwest Regional Emmy Awards, Asian American Journalists Association, Asian American Silver Circle, China, Cleven Ticeson, Community Center, KCTS, KING, KOMO, KONG, Lifetime Achievement Award, Lori Matsukawa, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle, Redmond Reporter, Seattle Chapter, Seattle Times, Steve Pool, Vol 33 No 25 | June 14 - June 20, Winter Olympics

2014 Olympics wrap-up — Final report from Sochi

February 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to the third and final Winter Olympics report from Sochi, Russia. We wrap up the final events that occurred during the week, including a disputed upset in one of the marquee events of the Winter Olympics. Controversy surrounds silver for South Korea’s Kim Yu-na 17-year-old Russian figure skater […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, Adelina Sotnikova, Canada, Evan Bates, Felicia Zhang Zhang, Ice Dance Figure Skating, Jason Cruz, Julie Chu, Kim Yu-na, Madison Chock Chock, Nathan Bartholomew, Olympics 2014, Russia, Smile Japan, South Koreans, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7, Winter Olympics, social media

BLOG: Winter Olympics not for Asian nations

February 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Did you see there were few Asian countries participating in the Sochi Olympics? Well, most Asian countries are located in the tropics. They’d rather go for Summer Olympics — tropical sports. There were only 89 countries in the 2014 Winter Olympics, which was considered a record high, as opposed to over 200 […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, 2014, China, Former Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi, President Obama, Publisher's Blog, Russian President Putin, Sochi Olympics, South Korea, Summer Olympics, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7, Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics Report — Part 2

February 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to the second week of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. We take a look at the medals won by Asian countries and U.S. Asian Pacific Islander athletes. Notably, the young and old are doing well. Japan wins figure skating gold 19-year-old Yuzuru Hanyu scored an upset in […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010 China Girls Mathematical Olympiad, 2014, Canada, Canadian Patrick Chan, Filipino, Flying Tomato, Iouri Podladtchikov, Michael Christian Martinez, Noriaki Kasai, Philippines, Russia, Sochi Games, South Korean, Switzerland, Unlike Chan, Viktor Ahn, Vol 33 No 9 | February 22 - February 28, Winter Olympics, japan

Winter Olympics Report — Get an update on Asian athletes in Sochi

February 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly It’s the first week of the Olympics and here is a brief breakdown of a few Asian athletes at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Celski falls short of medal in first event J.R. Celski had the gold in his grasp, and then one move caused him to lose […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, Ayaka Toko, Bounty Commercials, Canadian Charels Hamelin, Gilmore Junio, Han Tianyu, Julie Chu, Noriaki Kasai, Olympics 2014, PLDT, President Vladimir Putin, Russia, Sochi Games, South Korean, Viktor Ahn, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, Winter Games, Winter Olympics

The Layup Drill — Yes, we are still basking in the glow of our Super Bowl champions

February 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill – Championship Edition. This month, we take a look at our Super Bowl champions! We also look at one of the best snowboarders not going to the Winter Olympics.

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, Denver Broncos, Fourth Avenue, Google Baldwin, John Robinson, Mammoth Mountain, Pete Carroll, Rocky Seto, Seattle Seahawks, Snowboarding Junior Team, South Korean, Super Bowl Champions T-shirts, Super Bowl Championship, Switzerland, USC, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, Winter Games, Winter Olympics

APIs head to Sochi

January 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The Winter Olympics begin on Friday, Feb. 7, in Sochi, Russia. Asian American athletes will be well represented, and here is a list of APIs to look for in the coming weeks.  

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, 2011, 2014, Apolo Anton Ohno, Asian American, Evan Bates, Felicia Zhang, Hawaiian Chinese, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Jen Lee Photo Credit Tim Hipps, Junior Championships, Nathan Bartholomay, Olympics 2014, Paralympic Sled Hockey Team, Patty Kazmaier Award, United States Army, Vancouver Olympics, Vol 33 No 6 | February 1 - February 7, Winter Olympics

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