» Vol 28 No 2 | 1/3-1/9 http://www.nwasianweekly.com Mon, 20 May 2013 10:59:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Somalia’s president to quit after 4 years in power http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/somalia%e2%80%99s-president-to-quit-after-4-years-in-power/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/somalia%e2%80%99s-president-to-quit-after-4-years-in-power/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:28:39 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11700 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s president said on Monday, Dec. 29, that he is resigning as the head of his country’s

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/somalia%e2%80%99s-president-to-quit-after-4-years-in-power/feed/ 0 Puget Sound Blood Center needs your help – Blood supply drops 20 percent due to weather http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/puget-sound-blood-center-needs-your-help-blood-supply-drops-20-percent-due-to-weather/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/puget-sound-blood-center-needs-your-help-blood-supply-drops-20-percent-due-to-weather/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:28:16 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11703 In the wake of snowy weather, Western Washington’s blood supply has lost 20 percent of its inventory — 1,000 units of blood.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/puget-sound-blood-center-needs-your-help-blood-supply-drops-20-percent-due-to-weather/feed/ 0 Novel about ‘intentional loser’ good for laughs but little else http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/novel-about-%e2%80%98intentional-loser%e2%80%99-good-for-laughs-but-little-else/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/novel-about-%e2%80%98intentional-loser%e2%80%99-good-for-laughs-but-little-else/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:26:58 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11689 In Yoo’s second novel, “Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before,” he writes, “It’s like a rule that love stories have to end badly, and ours

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/novel-about-%e2%80%98intentional-loser%e2%80%99-good-for-laughs-but-little-else/feed/ 0 WB shrouds ‘Dark Knight’ from Chinese audiences http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/wb-shrouds-dark-knight-from-chinese-audiences/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/wb-shrouds-dark-knight-from-chinese-audiences/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:21:37 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11707 Warner Bros. decided not to release the film in China — or even submit it for censors’ approval — because of “prerelease conditions"

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/wb-shrouds-dark-knight-from-chinese-audiences/feed/ 0 No clear winner in Kashmir election, officials say http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/no-clear-winner-in-kashmir-election-officials-say/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/no-clear-winner-in-kashmir-election-officials-say/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:18:43 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11687 SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Kashmir’s first election since a wave of deadly protests against Indian rule swept through the disputed region has resulted

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/no-clear-winner-in-kashmir-election-officials-say/feed/ 0 ‘Gran Torino’ falls short on depiction of Hmong http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/%e2%80%98gran-torino%e2%80%99-falls-short-on-depiction-of-hmong/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/%e2%80%98gran-torino%e2%80%99-falls-short-on-depiction-of-hmong/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:10:34 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11696 The Internet Movie Database, with listings for roughly 755,000 films and TV shows, lists only four movies featuring the Hmong language.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/%e2%80%98gran-torino%e2%80%99-falls-short-on-depiction-of-hmong/feed/ 0 Vietnamese teacher stands alone against corruption http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/vietnamese-teacher-stands-alone-against-corruption/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/vietnamese-teacher-stands-alone-against-corruption/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:08:38 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11736 HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The thugs came after dark, as Viet Khoa Do and his family were getting ready for bed.

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/vietnamese-teacher-stands-alone-against-corruption/feed/ 0 Japanese welcome a new year with Hatsumoude http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/japanese-welcome-a-new-year-with-hatsumoude/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/japanese-welcome-a-new-year-with-hatsumoude/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:07:51 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11738 Watching the fireworks at the Space Needle is not the only way to celebrate the new year. A temple in Redmond, known as

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/japanese-welcome-a-new-year-with-hatsumoude/feed/ 0 Bangladeshis vote for first time in 7 years http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/bangladeshis-vote-for-first-time-in-7-years/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/bangladeshis-vote-for-first-time-in-7-years/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:04:26 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11740 DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Security forces lined the streets Monday, Dec. 29, as Bangladesh voted in its first election

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/bangladeshis-vote-for-first-time-in-7-years/feed/ 0 Aug. 8: The Summer Games open, Michael Phelps makes history http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/aug-8-the-summer-games-open-michael-phelps-makes-history/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/aug-8-the-summer-games-open-michael-phelps-makes-history/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:42:59 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11713 The Games opened in Beijing with 14,000 performers and 91,000 spectators in the Bird’s Nest Stadium. Dancing, music,

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/sept-1-thai-protests-turn-violent-government-declares-state-of-emergency/feed/ 0 Nov. 26: Terrorists attack Mumbai http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/nov-26-terrorists-attack-mumbai/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/nov-26-terrorists-attack-mumbai/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:42:23 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11709 More than 170 people were killed and about 300 were wounded in a series of attacks on several of Mumbai’s landmarks

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/nov-26-terrorists-attack-mumbai/feed/ 0 May 18: North Korea hints at transparency — then takes it away http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/may-18-north-korea-hints-at-transparency-%e2%80%94-then-takes-it-away/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/may-18-north-korea-hints-at-transparency-%e2%80%94-then-takes-it-away/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:40:54 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11717 North Korea gave U.S. officials about 18,000 pages of documents detailing its efforts in 1990, 2003, and 2005

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/may-18-north-korea-hints-at-transparency-%e2%80%94-then-takes-it-away/feed/ 0 July 16: Milk scandal in China makes world headlines http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/july-16-milk-scandal-in-china-makes-world-headlines/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/july-16-milk-scandal-in-china-makes-world-headlines/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:40:49 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11715 The scandal broke after 16 infants in Gansu Province, who had been fed on milk powder produced by Sanlu Group, were diagnosed

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/july-16-milk-scandal-in-china-makes-world-headlines/feed/ 0 April 10: Nepal holds a historic election http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/april-10-nepal-holds-a-historic-election/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/april-10-nepal-holds-a-historic-election/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:38:58 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11721 Millions of voters turned out to elect a 601-seat constituent assembly that would write a new constitution. Maoist rebels, who

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/april-10-nepal-holds-a-historic-election/feed/ 0 May 12: Earthquake kills thousands in China http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/may-12-earthquake-kills-thousands-in-china/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/may-12-earthquake-kills-thousands-in-china/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:38:04 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11719 As many as 68,000 people were killed and thousands injured when an estimated 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Sichuan, Gansu,

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/may-12-earthquake-kills-thousands-in-china/feed/ 0 Top 12 API athletes to look out for in 2009 http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/top-12-api-athletes-to-look-out-for-in-2009/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/top-12-api-athletes-to-look-out-for-in-2009/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:10:41 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11726 The city lost its basketball team as the Seattle SuperSonics left for Oklahoma City. The University of Washington football team didn’t win

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/top-12-api-athletes-to-look-out-for-in-2009/feed/ 0 VABAW’s annual banquet http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/vabaw%e2%80%99s-annual-banquet/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/vabaw%e2%80%99s-annual-banquet/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:10:27 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11728 The Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington’s annual banquet was held on Oct. 28 at the Triple Door. The theme for

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/vabaw%e2%80%99s-annual-banquet/feed/ 0 A community election http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/a-community-election/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/a-community-election/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:10:25 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11731 An election for the International Special Review District Board was held on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Two positions were up for

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/a-community-election/feed/ 0 Scientist posthumously honored http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/scientist-posthumously-honored/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008/12/scientist-posthumously-honored/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:10:02 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=11733 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) honored the late Dr. Bell M. Shimada, a Nisei Japanese American

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