It’s been many years since Wendy Leung’s parents last struck her with a bamboo stick, but the memories remain with her today.
Archive | Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/4
Is spanking ever OK?
Posted on 27 May 2010.
Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/43 Comments
Performers search for fortune, fame … and identity?
Posted on 27 May 2010.
What do David Choi, Ben Chung of Jabawockeez, and Quest Crew have in common? Before they rose to fame, all three started with Kollaboration’s annual talent show.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Profiles, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/41 Comment
Doughnuts and hope pave Cambodian family’s path to the United States
Posted on 27 May 2010.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — When Phat and Sokhan Ong first started working at a Pendleton doughnut shop, they didn’t know a bismarck from a bear claw.
Posted in Business, National News, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/40 Comments
CAPAA report highlights issues of Washington AAPIs
Posted on 27 May 2010.
A comprehensive report released in May by the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs examined issues facing the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
Posted in Community News, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/41 Comment
APA Heritage t-shirt available at Nordstrom until the end of May
Posted on 27 May 2010.
Nordstrom collaborated with designer Phillip Lim on a t-shirt that celebrates Asian Pacific Americans Heritage Month.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/41 Comment
Too few American engineers to meet Boeing’s need
Posted on 27 May 2010.
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Adam Bruckner has noticed a disturbing trend during his 38 years as a University of Washington professor of aeronautics engineering.
Posted in National News, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/40 Comments
Calif. bill would honor WWII internment challenger
Posted on 27 May 2010.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers united on May 20 to honor a man who challenged the World War II internment of
Posted in National News, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/40 Comments
Vietnam and U.S. still in conflict over Agent Orange
Posted on 27 May 2010.
CAM TUYEN, Vietnam (AP) — Her children are 21 and 16 years old, but they still cry through the night, tossing and turning in pain, sucking their thumbs for comfort.
Posted in Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/4, World News1 Comment
U.N. chief condemns torpedo attack, expects response
Posted on 27 May 2010.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the evidence was “overwhelming and deeply troubling,”
Posted in Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/4, World News0 Comments
Attention: Applications for Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs accepted through May
Posted on 27 May 2010.
Applications for the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs are being accepted through the end of May.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/40 Comments
Baritone David Won overcomes language barrier to pursue his dream as an opera singer
Posted on 27 May 2010.
No matter how lyrics are sung or what language they are sung in, there is one sure thing: baritone David Won is a rising star in the international opera world.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Profiles, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/40 Comments
NWAW reviews SIFF films: romance, intrigue, and the bizarre
Posted on 27 May 2010.
Each year during the Seattle International Film Festival, we send out a team of intrepid film reviewers who are ready and willing to spend hours watching movies
Posted in At the Movies, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/41 Comment
Editorial: For Vietnamese Americans, focus should be less on the past, more on the present
Posted on 27 May 2010.
Last week, someone from the mainstream community called us to check up on a Vietnamese individual who claimed to be a spokesperson for the Vietnamese community.
Posted in Editorials, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/41 Comment
Blog: New BIA director deals with challenges
Posted on 27 May 2010.
“We are used to white females, not white males,” I said, jokingly, to the new executive director of the Chinatown/International District Business Improvement Area (BIA).
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/41 Comment
Blog: How can you age well?
Posted on 27 May 2010.
Aging gracefully has little to do with coloring your hair or putting on a facial cream. Just learn to live like Tama Murotani-Inaba, who recently celebrated her
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/40 Comments
Blog: 48 hours of politics in Chinatown
Posted on 27 May 2010.
It only took 48 hours, but the scene shifted from Democrat to Republican, Taiwan to China at the House of Hong Restaurant. Gov. Christine Gregoire
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 29 No 22 | 5/29-6/40 Comments
