By James Tabafunda
Northwest Asian Weekly
Rally emcee Lua Pritchard, chair of the Asian Pacific Island Coalition of Pierce County, passionately explains four crucial items that need to be in a comprehensive immigration reform bill. (Photos by James Tabafunda/NWAW)
They arrived at Seattle’s Occidental Park by the busload — 92 to be exact. Read the full story
By Catherine Spangler
Northwest Asian Weekly
Jeffrey McIntosh is one of unlikeliest people to become a tea master, but after one life-changing experience at Seattle Best Tea, McIntosh found himself dropping out of school to study tea. (Photos by Catherine Spangler/NWAW)
Some things in life come to mean much more than they seem at first glance. Things like a sentimental blanket from childhood or the wedding band on a ring finger. For 19-year-old Jeffrey McIntosh, it’s tea. Read the full story
By Tiffany Ran
Northwest Asian Weekly
UW tennis players Denise Dy (left) and Venise Chan (Photo by Richard McEnery)
The Huskies were warned that Cal was a good team with good fighters.
“You have to bring your pro-game out, because it’s time,” said UW Assistant Coach Damon Coupe to Junior Venise Chan, currently listed as No. 17 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s recent rankings.
The 25th ranked University of Washington’s women’s team faced off against the 12th ranked University of California, Berkeley, women’s team on Saturday, April 10.
Fourth-ranked sophomore Denise Dy knew from the beginning that it was going to be a long match. This game was the Huskies’ final home game of the year and the final home appearance for graduating senior players Aleksandra Malovic, Joyce Ardies, and Lauren Summers. Their graduation leaves Dy and Chan to lead the team.
By Assunta Ng
Northwest Asian Weekly
Texas was not on my list of places to visit. But I can’t say no to my loved ones. How could I resist sharing in the joyous moments with my brother, the proud father who would walk down the aisle with his daughter, passing his torch to the next generation! Read the full story
Culturally appropriate care contributes to the dramatic disparity in death and disease rates among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, according to American Journal of Public Health data released in March. Read the full story
Filipino specialty grocery store Seafood City is currently being constructed at shopping complex Westfield Southcenter. It will be open for business this summer. The Westfield location will be the chain’s first store in the Pacific Northwest. Seafood City has stores in California and Nevada. Read the full story
By Larry Margasak
The Associated Press
Goodwin Liu
WASHINGTON — Republicans intensified opposition to the nominee for a San Francisco-based appeals court, setting up a test of whether President Barack Obama can win confirmation for an unabashed liberal.
An early test for law professor Goodwin Liu’s nomination will occur next week. All seven Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee urged the Democratic chairman, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, to postpone an April 16 hearing for Liu.
The Republicans said Liu omitted 117 items from a Judiciary Committee questionnaire seeking information about his background. Read the full story
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The commandant of the Marine Corps is sending a special letter of appreciation to an 88-year-old South Carolinian who survived the Bataan death march. Read the full story
By Jacob Adelman
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Radio commercials blare ranchera tunes, beseeching Mexican Americans to fill out their census forms. Print ads with a portrait of a Thai family with a carved elephant in the background implore Thais to do the same. So does a Congolese basketball hero in another. Read the full story
By Herbert A. Sample
The Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) — An Asian American political group last Thursday warned the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee not to take sides in the special election for Hawaii’s vacant 1st Congressional District seat. Read the full story
By Hyung-jin Kim
The Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has arrested one of its citizens on spy charges, alleging that he worked with rival North Korea’s military to kidnap defectors from the repressive, impoverished country and the activists who helped them flee, an official said last Monday. Read the full story
By Nancy Armour
The Associated Press
Anthony Kim
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Anthony Kim made a late charge at the Masters on Sunday, playing a four-hole stretch in only 12 shots to get within two of the lead.
However, playing four groups in front of Phil Mickelson, he ran out of holes.
Stashed away in the locker room by Masters officials and hoping for a playoff, Kim could only watch as Mickelson birdied 15 to secure his third green jacket.
Still, Kim’s 65 was the best score of the tournament and earned him a third place finish. At 276, he was four strokes behind Mickelson and one behind Lee Westwood. Read the full story
