“It is a love letter to the Philippines from me,” said Rafe Bartholomew, regarding his book, “Pacific Rims: Beermen Ballin’ in Flip-Flops and Philippines’ Unlikely Love Affair with Basketball.”
Archive | July 2010
Love, basketball, and the Philippines: “Pacific Rims” details Filipinos’ passion for basketball
Posted on 22 July 2010.
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Filipino one-stop shop launches in Tukwila
Posted on 22 July 2010.
Seafood City, the California-based supermarket chain, is opening its 20th location in Washington state.
Posted in Business, Vol 29 No 30 | 7/24-7/302 Comments
First Asian American woman to lead UW Alumni Association
Posted on 22 July 2010.
For Colleen Fukui-Sketchley, purple and gold symbolizes tradition and draws unity in her family.
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Rich Cho ‘trail blazes’ to Portland
Posted on 22 July 2010.
Rich Cho, former assistant general manager (GM) of the Seattle SuperSonics, has been hired to replace Kevin Pritchard as general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Posted in Sports, Vol 29 No 30 | 7/24-7/305 Comments
NWAW’s outstanding grads
Posted on 22 July 2010.
Each year, we like to showcase a few outstanding Asian American graduates in the Greater Seattle area who have either excelled academically, athletically, artistically, or who have significantly contributed to their community.
Posted in Education, Vol 29 No 30 | 7/24-7/300 Comments
Seattle Council votes to ban ‘Bodies’ exhibit
Posted on 22 July 2010.
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has voted to effectively ban the cadaver exhibit “Bodies … The Exhibition” from returning to the city.
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Immigration could change the politics of a Georgia district
Posted on 22 July 2010.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Sitting in a crowded strip mall office, about three dozen Gwinnett Country Republicans — mostly white — voted down a newspaper ad
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Uzbek women accuse state of mass sterilizations
Posted on 22 July 2010.
GULISTAN, Uzbekistan (AP) — Saodat Rakhimbayeva says she wishes that she had died with her newborn baby.
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Turkey becomes global power in construction
Posted on 22 July 2010.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An army of Turkish cranes and bulldozers is at work across the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa, building dams, stadiums,
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Spinning across the country, DJ Tina T pauses to plan a DJ camp for teens this summer
Posted on 22 July 2010.
For some, career paths are mapped out in grade school. For others, it’s not until they reach adulthood that they know
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NWAW’s July must-reads: Cool summer reads for young adults
Posted on 22 July 2010.
Most children take their education for granted and would rather be anywhere but at school.
Posted in On the Shelf, Vol 29 No 30 | 7/24-7/300 Comments
“Kindred Spirits”: Unique concept sparks new interpretation of ghosts
Posted on 22 July 2010.
Growing up in the city, Henrietta went through school, got a job, and had a career ahead of her. Yet, she felt that there was a hole in her life, and she set out to find what was missing.
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Editorial: For Cho and Lin — glass ceiling, what glass ceiling?
Posted on 22 July 2010.
Local guy Rich Cho has been named the Portland Trail Blazers new general manager. Also, Jeremy Lin is signing with the Golden State Warriors.
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June 23: Ehrik Aldana is govenor of Evergreen Boys State
Posted on 22 July 2010.
The 2010 session of the American Legion Evergreen Boys State has been established. Boys State is a national one-week, civil leadership action program
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June 23: New design principal is added to MulvannyG2 Architecture
Posted on 22 July 2010.
MulvannyG2 Architecture added Jenny Li as a design principal to its office in Bellevue.
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June 18: Women’s Empowerment Summit a success for third year
Posted on 22 July 2010.
Women came together at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel to network and participate in informative sessions at the 3rd Annual Women’s Empowerment Summit.
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