Archive | July 2009

Blog: AAJA celebrates 25 years

Blog: AAJA celebrates 25 years

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) held its lunar new year party and also celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Tea Palace Restaurant last Saturday.

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 28 No 30 | 7/18 - 7/24, Vol 29 No 5 | 1/30-2/50 Comments

Letter: Cao is not someone to be celebrated as he is supporting harmful health care plan

To the Editor:

Maybe one of these days, rather than celebrating “Asian Americanism,” we could maybe, just maybe, not need to point out achievement based on racism. Would you be offended if we had a Northwest White Weekly? Be honest and think about it.

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Posted in Letters to the Editor, Vol 28 No 30 | 7/18 - 7/24, Vol 29 No 2 | 1/9-1/150 Comments

Hara gets sworn in

Hara gets sworn in

Lloyd Hara was sworn in as King County Assessor by Judge Harry J. McCarthy at King County Superior Court on Nov. 24 in front of family, friends, and supporters.

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Posted in Vol 28 No 30 | 7/18 - 7/240 Comments

Asian American Pioneer in Music

Asian American Pioneer in Music

“Music (ethnic, jazz or classical) soothes our soul. In this turbulent time, we can reduce our anxiety by listening to awardees’ outstanding achievement and wonderful music.” Yoshi Minegishi (community volunteer)

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Posted in Vol 28 No 30 | 7/18 - 7/240 Comments

Adopted Chinese teenagers give back to their country of birth

The Northwest chapter of Families with Children from China (NW-FCC) will be having their very first teen service China trip. From July 17 to Aug. 2, 11 teenagers along with nine adults will be visiting orphanages close to Beijing, Inner Mongolia, and Xian.

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Posted in Briefs, Community News, News, Vol 28 No 31 | 7/25 - 7/310 Comments

Learning Seed foundation scholarship announces this year’s recipients

On June 15, the community foundation of South Puget Sound announced the recipients of the Learning Seed Foundation scholarship.

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Posted in Briefs, Community News, News, Vol 28 No 31 | 7/25 - 7/310 Comments

California Democrat claims U.S. House seat

California Democrat claims U.S. House seat

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrat Judy Chu has easily claimed a vacant U.S. House seat in a Los Angeles-area district, reinforcing the Democratic majority on Capitol Hill.

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Posted in National News, News, Vol 28 No 31 | 7/25 - 7/310 Comments

India’s top court takes up gay sex law dispute

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Monday, July 20, refused to temporarily suspend a lower court ruling that made gay sex legal among consenting adults, an attorney said.

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Posted in News, Vol 28 No 31 | 7/25 - 7/31, World News1 Comment

Why do children become bilingual so easily?

WASHINGTON — The best time to learn a foreign language is between birth and the age of 7. Missed that window?

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Posted in Community News, Education, National News, News, Vol 28 No 31 | 7/25 - 7/310 Comments

Historians track Chinese history in Idaho

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A black ponytail in a 1920s mason jar, empty graves in an Idaho forest cemetery, a massacre in an isolated river canyon — they’re all links in the little-told story of the Chinese in Idaho, who came by the thousands but then drastically left at the turn of the century.

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Posted in National News, News, Vol 28 No 31 | 7/25 - 7/314 Comments

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