» October 2008 http://www.nwasianweekly.com Fri, 24 May 2013 17:17:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 No delay for Long Island man facing prison in slavery case http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/no-delay-for-long-island-man-facing-prison-in-slavery-case-2/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/no-delay-for-long-island-man-facing-prison-in-slavery-case-2/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:50:32 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/wp/?p=3611 CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has denied a wealthy Long Island man’s request to delay serving a 40-month prison sentence for virtually enslaving two Indonesian women.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/interpreter-has-dream-job-with-mariners/feed/ 2 Who are Asians voting for? http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/who-are-asians-voting-for/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/who-are-asians-voting-for/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:01:48 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/wp/?p=3659 Democrats versus Republicans is one of those age-old battles, like the Yankees versus the Red Sox or Jedi versus Sith. In the Pacific Northwest, the Dem vs. GOP clash looms ominously over the state, with finger-pointing and lawsuits marring the current gubernatorial race between incumbent Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire and GOP challenger Dino Rossi.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/maggie-q-good-hollywood-roles-rare-for-asians/feed/ 0 Director fights hatred with martial arts http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/director-fights-hatred-with-martial-arts/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/director-fights-hatred-with-martial-arts/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:57:48 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/wp/?p=3656 Diana Lee Inosanto describes herself as a multi-tasker. The Filipino American stuntwoman, martial arts instructor, actress and mother of two is also the writer and director of a new independent movie, “The Sensei.” Screened in packed theatres at numerous film festivals, “The Sensei” will be playing in the upcoming Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival on Oct. 24.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/director-fights-hatred-with-martial-arts/feed/ 0 Honoring a leader http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/honoring-a-leader/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/honoring-a-leader/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:56:20 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/wp/?p=3654 Notable individuals posed with Ogletree at the reception. From left: Gary Locke with law firm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Shomari Jones with Black Achievers Program, professor Charles Ogletree and president of Safeco Insurance Foundation Virginia Anderson.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/apis-coming-together/feed/ 0 Americans in Hong Kong vote for president http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/americans-in-hong-kong-vote-for-president/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/americans-in-hong-kong-vote-for-president/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:48:56 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/wp/?p=3644 HONG KONG (AP) — Americans living in this Asian financial capital are getting a head start in the U.S. presidential election.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/americans-in-hong-kong-vote-for-president/feed/ 0 Afghan journalism student sentenced to 20 years http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/afghan-journalism-student-sentenced-to-20-years/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/afghan-journalism-student-sentenced-to-20-years/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:46:40 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/wp/?p=3641 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan appeals court overturned a death sentence Tuesday, Oct. 21, for a journalism student accused of blasphemy for asking questions in class about women’s rights under Islam. But the judges still sentenced him to 20 years in prison.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/afghan-journalism-student-sentenced-to-20-years/feed/ 0 Pakistani film mogul kidnapped http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/pakistani-film-mogul-kidnapped/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/pakistani-film-mogul-kidnapped/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:45:44 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/wp/2008/10/pakistani-film-mogul-kidnapped/ KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Renowned filmmaker and distributor Satish Anand has been kidnapped in Pakistan’s largest city, police said Tuesday, Oct. 21.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/pakistani-film-mogul-kidnapped/feed/ 0 ‘Flowers’ not very good http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/flowers-not-very-good/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/flowers-not-very-good/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:42:18 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/wp/?p=3632 The Taiwanese lesbian drama “Drifting Flowers,” written and directed by Zero Chou, isn’t intended to be a horror movie — but it certainly could be.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/flowers-not-very-good/feed/ 1 Become a spice master at home http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/become-a-spice-master-at-home/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/become-a-spice-master-at-home/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:40:14 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/wp/?p=3630 Smell is one of life’s most evocative senses. A whiff of cologne takes me back to a dim-lit street where I walked hand-in-hand with my high school sweetheart; the assault of trassi (Indonesian shrimp paste) on my nostrils recalls the days in my mother’s kitchen as she pounded this pungent paste with chilies and garlic in her weathered stone mortar.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/become-a-spice-master-at-home/feed/ 0 Pioneers share words of wisdom http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/pioneers-share-words-of-wisdom/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/pioneers-share-words-of-wisdom/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:36:38 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/wp/?p=3623 Peruse the shelves a scant 30 years ago and books by Asian Americans would be few and far between. However, times have changed thanks to key individuals who have etched the trails for API writers today.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/northwest-asian-weeklys-endorsements/feed/ 0 Alaska’s minorities feel ignored by Palin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/alaska%e2%80%99s-minorities-feel-ignored-by-palin/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/10/alaska%e2%80%99s-minorities-feel-ignored-by-palin/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:05:07 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/wp/?p=3612 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s Black leaders say they are not surprised to see Gov. Sarah Palin at the center of the controversy over injecting the race issue into the presidential campaign.

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