By James Tabafunda
Northwest Asian Weekly
Top image: Betty Tisdale recalls special memories in a room dedicated to her experiences in Vietnam. Bottom image: University of Washington senior Olivia Sengsi (Photos by James Tabafunda/NWAW)
The giant-sized scrapbook filled with newspaper articles about her lifesaving work in Southeast Asia is worn out. Years of adding new clippings have taken a toll on its torn and weakened binding. Read the full story
By Amy Phan
Northwest Asian Weekly
Inmate Tony Ng at a February 2009 interview with NWAW (Photo by Amy Phan/NWAW)
The Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB) unanimously found Tony Ng parolable to his final robbery sentence, which begins in March.
The decision allows Ng to begin serving his last first-degree robbery sentence, which has a minimum serving time of 65 months. The verdict gives Ng a projected release date of August 2015, at which time the ISRB will convene again to determine if he can be released back into the community. However, like most of his past counts, with good behavior, Ng could potentially have a reduced sentence time, making for a possible release in late 2013. Read the full story
By Tiffany Ran
Northwest Asian Weekly
Dr. Henry Lee, a forensic scientist, during his recent Seattle visit (Photo by Tiffany Ran/NWAW)
Dr. Henry Lee is the type of man that says “no problem,” though his career revolves around problems. Lee is a forensic scientist that has assisted in more than 6,000 cases and is renowned for his ability to glean clues from the scant pieces of evidence collected from crime scenes. Lee often works with corpses, but says that it is worse when there isn’t a body to examine. Even then, he managed to solve cases.
Last week, the American Academy of Forensic Science held its annual meeting at the Seattle Convention Center. Read the full story
By Staff
Northwest Asian Weekly
Finalists in Kin’s Farm Market and Cobs Bread’s World Class Nutrition Contest with Bill McNulty, Alice Wong, Queenie Chu, Kin Hun Leung, Alexa Loo, and Kin Wah Leung. The Kins are presenting Loo a check for $20,000. (Photo provided by kinsfarmmarket.com)
Alexa Loo dreamed big. An accountant by day, she never lost sight of her Olympic dreams. At age 37, she is older than most athletes at the Olympic Winter Games. She has a degree in commerce from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Read the full story
From left to right, top to bottom: Jerrell Gregory Davis, Nailah Dodd, Phil Engel, Darcey Escamilla, Stacey Esquivel, Maheleone Faalelea, Chanelle Felix, Tanary Gomez, Imran Hafiz, Alex Herbig, Perla Reyes Herrera, Dung Ho, Corey Hubbard, and Jessica Iwuoha
The Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching out across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their school as being champions of diversity. Read the full story
The Japanese American Veterans Association’s (JAVA) 2010 memorial scholarship program will be awarding six scholarships, three more than last year with a higher award of $1,500 each. Read the full story
Pioneer Square/International District Community Preservation and Development Authority (PSIDCPDA) urges voters to bring 2ESHB 2912 to the Senate floor for a vote and amend it to include dedicated funding for community preservation and development authorities, as included in the version of the bill passed by the House. Read the full story
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging received $2.9 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to increase enrollment in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), a work-based training program for older workers. Read the full story
By Ben Evans
The Associated Press
Joseph “Anh” Cao
WASHINGTON (AP) — The lone Republican lawmaker to support Democratic health care legislation has seen his fundraising drop by nearly 40 percent since his vote, and he is quickly burning through a dwindling bank account after resorting to a costly national fundraising operation.
Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao, the unlikely Vietnamese American congressman from New Orleans, is facing the perils of bipartisanship unlike any other lawmaker in Washington — trying to please a heavily Democratic constituency while relying on core conservatives for money to fuel his campaign. Read the full story
By Eric Talmadge
The Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) — The tsunami from the deadly earthquake in Chile hit Japan’s main islands and even reached the shores of Russia last Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves didn’t cause significant damage. Read the full story
By Irfan Shariff
Northwest Asian Weekly
Students receive a practical application of learning to read labels and recipe instructions. The class is held at the North Highlands Community Center and is taught by Ali Washington. (Courtesy of Literacy Council)
“When you don’t know English, you can’t make progress in your life here,” said Sharon Victor, president of the Literacy Council of Seattle. In its 40th year, the Literary Council aims to “teach adults the English skills they need to be successful in their job, families, and the community,” according to its mission statement. Read the full story
By Jason Cruz
Northwest Asian Weekly
Chris Kang with friend Michelle Chen at a recent Korean American Bar Association banquet where he was the keynote speaker. (Photo by Jason Cruz/NWAW)
Christopher Kang made a quick correction to his introduction about where he worked before he gave his speech to a room full of members of the Korean American Bar Association (KABA). Read the full story
