Archive | 2010

Blog: Saying ‘I don’t know’ is nothing to be ashamed of

How wrong was I? I realized that I could be viewed as arrogant. Also, my behavior was not aligned with my passion. Politics is in my blood. The Northwest Asian Weekly is fond of

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 29 No 43 | 10/23-10/290 Comments

Letter: Weak coverage of fraud harmful to community

Thanks for your coverage of the raid by federal and local law enforcement of two International District businesses for food stamp fraud [on the front page of last week’s issue].

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Posted in Letters to the Editor, Vol 29 No 43 | 10/23-10/290 Comments

Letter: Architectural revivalism is what Chinatown needs

I saw a Chinatown business fail once. First, they moved into an open air structure, exposing their elderly workers to the cold, and then they closed.

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Posted in Letters to the Editor, Vol 29 No 43 | 10/23-10/290 Comments

Investing in the future: Gregoire visits Boeing-funded schools in Vietnam

Investing in the future: Gregoire visits Boeing-funded schools in Vietnam

Boeing’s relationship with Vietnam is probably most often thought of in terms of aerospace, but education is a philanthropic issue for the company as well.

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Posted in Community News, Features, Vol 29 No 42 | 10/16-10/221 Comment

Kauffman’s priorities affect APIs in diverse district

Kauffman’s priorities affect APIs in diverse district

Education is the key to success in life. This is a commonly shared belief among many in the Asian American and the American Indian communities.

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Posted in Community News, Profiles, Vol 29 No 42 | 10/16-10/220 Comments

Anime convention goers on their passion — and the stigma attached to it

Anime convention goers on their passion — and the stigma attached to it

“Sailor Moon” was a Japanese animated show (anime) that debuted in the early 90s. It dealt with a team of magical young girls who saved the universe from evil. It proved to be amazingly popular.

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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Profiles, Vol 29 No 42 | 10/16-10/223 Comments

Local architects host an Asian green technology delegation

Hdlt Collaborative LLC architects presented green-home architecture to a nine-member delegation of Chinese, Hong Kong, and Korean publishers last month as part of the Organic

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Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 42 | 10/16-10/221 Comment

Local community celebrates Filipino American History Month in October

In 1991, Dr. Fred Cordova, co-founder of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), celebrated the first Filipino American History Month in October.

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Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 42 | 10/16-10/221 Comment

Attention: County council eliminates transit fare increase for seniors

The Metropolitan King County Council today adopted legislation canceling the 25-cent fare increase for senior bus riders slated for 2011.

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Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 42 | 10/16-10/220 Comments

Latino and Asian spat erupts in changing Orange County district

Latino and Asian spat erupts in changing Orange County district

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The changing face of one of Southern California’s wealthiest counties helped Democrat Loretta Sanchez win an upset election to Congress 14 years ago

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Posted in National News, Vol 29 No 42 | 10/16-10/222 Comments

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