Archive | May 2009

Column: Before voting for King County executive, consider a past racial discrimination lawsuit

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By Mark Lee
Northwest Asian Weekly

NWAW columnist Mark Lee

NWAW columnist Mark Lee

Editor’s note: This is the launch of a new monthly Northwest Asian Weekly opinion column by Mark Lee. Each month, Lee will raise topical questions and discuss issues that may be relevant to our readers. Note that, in writing for the NWAW, Lee is not representing the viewpoints of any organization. His columns comprise his own personal opinions.
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Posted in Column: You Talkin' to Me?, Opinion, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29Comments (1)

Editorial: You voiced your concerns and the bus route stayed!

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Earlier this year, Metro Transit proposed cutting back bus service in Southeast Seattle, perhaps eliminating the bus route 42, the only route that goes from downtown through the ID, and to Rainier Beach.

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Posted in Editorials, Opinion, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29Comments (2)

­Northwest Asian Weekly at SIFF!

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Film reviews of the good, the great, and the ones you absolutely can’t miss

“Daytime Drinking,” South Korea
Reviewed by James Tabafunda

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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29Comments (0)

The White House, people, and all that jazz!

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By Assunta Ng
Northwest Asian Weekly

Photos taken by George Liu.
The interior of the Library of Congress is full of architectural marvels. Photo by George Liu.

The interior of the Library of Congress is full of architectural marvels.

Can ordinary folks see the White House?

Yes, and it doesn’t even cost you a penny.

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Posted in Lifestyle, Travel, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29Comments (4)

Singapore’s gay community holds first-ever rally

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SINGAPORE (AP) — The gay community in tightly controlled Singapore held its first-ever rally on Saturday, May 16, taking advantage of looser laws on public gatherings to call for equality.

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Posted in News, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29, World NewsComments (0)

Yet-to-open sex park demolished in China

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By Christopher Bodeen
The Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — This investment turned out to be as risky as it was risque.

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Posted in News, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29, World NewsComments (0)

Officials: Philippines has 1.1M illegal firearms

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By Jim Gomez
The Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines needs tougher laws to deal with the more than 1 million illegal firearms in the country, some of which may have been smuggled in from Afghanistan for use by Muslim guerrillas, officials said Monday, May 18.

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Posted in News, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29, World NewsComments (1)

Malaysian Indians stuck with dictionary’s ethnic slur

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — An ethnic Malaysian Indian group has lost a legal bid to remove a word considered offensive from a government-published dictionary, a lawyer said on Friday, May 15.

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Posted in News, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29, World NewsComments (0)

Sri Lanka says civil war over, rebel leader killed

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By Ravi Nessman
The Associated Press

Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran

Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Following three bloody decades of civil war, Sri Lanka faces the daunting task of trying to reconcile and rebuild after its troops routed the last Tamil Tiger separatist rebels on Monday, May 18, and killed their feared leader.

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Posted in News, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29, World NewsComments (0)

Miracle baby stuns the world again

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By Kids Without Borders
For Northwest Asian Weekly

Thien Nhan Phung, known as the miracle baby, plays at his preschool in Hanoi.

Thien Nhan Phung, known as the miracle baby, plays at his preschool in Hanoi. Photo provided by Son Michael Pham/Kids Without Borders.

Dubbed the miracle baby, Vietnamese toddler Thien Nhan Phung, who was abandoned at birth and brutally mauled by wild animals, has once again lived up to his name. It was believed that Phung’s testicles had been severed in the attack.

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Posted in Community News, News, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29, World NewsComments (0)

Taiwan president to visit Seattle, no controversy expected

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By Assunta Ng
Northwest Asian Weekly

President Ying-jeou Ma

President Ying-jeou Ma

Taiwan President Ying-jeou  Ma plans to visit Central America on May 26. On June 2, he will stop by Seattle on his way home, according to his office’s May 18 press conference.

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Posted in Community News, Features, News, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29, World NewsComments (0)

One-on-one with Mona Locke

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She opens up about Gary’s new job, the Obamas, and the future of Komen

The Komen Puget Sound affiliate staff stand together at Grace Notes, its annual fundraiser on March 7. Front row, from left to right: Mai Nguyen, Mona Locke, Gail Lapasin, and Judy Yu; middle row: Sharon Ducey, Heidi Rogers, and Stephanie Yankeh; back row: Cherie Skager, Juliette Eubanks, Nicole Taylor, and KC Cowen

The Komen Puget Sound affiliate staff stand together at Grace Notes, its annual fundraiser on March 7. Front row, from left to right: Mai Nguyen, Mona Locke, Gail Lapasin, and Judy Yu; middle row: Sharon Ducey, Heidi Rogers, and Stephanie Yankeh; back row: Cherie Skager, Juliette Eubanks, Nicole Taylor, and KC Cowen

By Evangeline Café
Northwest Asian Weekly

More than 10 years ago, she left her successful career as a TV news reporter to join her husband on the campaign trail. Now, former Washington state first lady Mona Locke is taking another leap of faith for the other Washington as Gary Locke begins his new career as U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

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Posted in Community News, News, Profiles, Vol 28 No 22 | 5/23 - 5/29Comments (0)

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