What: Lunar New Year Celebration, year of the Tiger 2010 in Seattle’s Chinatown International District
When: February 13, 2010
Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Schedule:
Noon — Opening Ceremony Lion Dance at Chinatown Gate on S. King St.
1:30-2 p.m. — Children’s Costume Parade

Where: Hing Hay Park | 411 Maynard Ave. S., Seattle
More info: www.cidbia.org
Sponsors:

• Snoqualmie Casino
• Seattle Parks & Recreation
• Northwest Asian Weekly
• Seattle Chinese Post
• US Bank
• Uwajimaya
• CBRE | CB Richard Ellis
• IPM – International Parking Management

By Stacy Nguyen
Northwest Asian Weekly

Mayor Mike McGinn swears in on Jan. 4. The oath is administered by two of his children, Miyo (right) and Cian. (Photo by George Liu/NWAW)

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By Russell Contreras
The Associated Press

WAYLAND, Massachusetts (AP) — Artwork from India’s Punjab state decorates the Ray family home. A Johann Sebastian Bach statue sits on a piano. But in the basement — cluttered with wires, old concert fliers, and drawings — 25-year-old Arjun Ray is fighting distortion from his electric guitar. Read the full story

Mark Munoz

By Jason Cruz
Northwest Asian Weekly

Mark Munoz wanted a submission victory against his opponent Ryan Jensen in his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) match on Jan. 2, in Las Vegas.

He did not get it.

Instead, Munoz, nicknamed the Filipino Wrecking Machine, won his second UFC match by making Jensen crumble under a rain of Munoz’s punches two and a half minutes into the first round. Read the full story

By Marla Matzer Rose
For the Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Celebrating a baby’s first Christmas is an adventure for every parent. Not everyone, though, starts the journey halfway around the world. Read the full story

By Alexa Olesen
The Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — Young men climb a railing at the back for a better view, while a woman in a Muslim head scarf snaps photos on her cell phone.

Every Friday afternoon, students pack a college classroom in Beijing to catch a glimpse of the sharply dressed professor punching the air as he speaks with surprising candor about the travails of his ethnic group, the Uighurs. Read the full story

By Jay Alabaster
The Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister said Monday, Jan. 4, he will press for more equal ties with Washington this year, the 50th anniversary of a joint security treaty that grants many special privileges to U.S. troops stationed in the country. Read the full story

The Committee of 100 (C-100), in partnership with the USA Pavilion, will build an exhibit entitled, “The Chinese in America — We are Family” at the USA Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. Read the full story

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-based study-abroad program has suddenly shut down and stranded more than a dozen students in Beijing. The company’s headquarters in Seattle is closed, its phones are disconnected, and its website says the company has filed for bankruptcy. Read the full story

By Natasha Jacob
For Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Symphony associate conductor Carolyn Kuan shows intensity as she leads her orchestra in a rehearsal. She will conduct part of Celebrate Asia!, a concert event, on Jan. 22. (Photo by R.R. Jones)

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Wayne Chan

By Wayne Chan
Northwest Asian Weekly

I have been married for nearly 18 years.

You would think that by being an active participant in this blissful union, I would by now have a pretty good understanding of my wife, and even women in general. Read the full story

By Andrew Hamlin
Northwest Asian Weekly

Alexander Sokurov’s “The Sun” opens in an awkward fashion. On the surface, life seems ordinary enough at the Imperial Palace of Japan. A servant brings in breakfast for the emperor on a tray. A second servant reads off the itinerary for the day. The emperor must attend a meeting with his war ministers. Then he will study marine biology, his favorite subject.

The year is 1945, and this emperor is Hirohito. Japan, for the first time in its history as a nation, is losing a war — World War II. Read the full story