Archive | Vol 29 No 4 | 1/23-1/29

Liu to run for state senate?

Liu to run for state senate?

It’s no secret that Eric Liu was former President Bill Clinton’s speech writer and political adviser, but word on the street is that he might run for the 37th district seat in the Washington State Senate.

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Posted in Profiles, Vol 29 No 4 | 1/23-1/291 Comment

Washington First weathers storm of controversy with FDIC list

Washington First weathers storm of controversy with FDIC list

As the world recovers from the global economic crisis, many people have looked to banks and financial service centers as the source for blame, questions, and answers. Along with the public unease, many banks have come under fire from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). It released a list of financial institutions that were under investigation.

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Posted in Business, Community News, Vol 29 No 4 | 1/23-1/291 Comment

Inmate Ng makes his plea to parole board

Inmate Ng makes his plea to parole board

Throughout his hour-long parole hearing, Wai-Chu “Tony” Ng gave reasons for the members of the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB) to consider as they decide whether to grant him parole on his last five-year count at McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC) in southern Puget Sound.

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Posted in Community News, Features, Vol 29 No 4 | 1/23-1/294 Comments

Cindy Chen — a voice for counseling in the Asian community

Cindy Chen — a voice for counseling in the Asian community

In her cozy office in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, Dr. Cindy Chen has shared countless conversations with clients. She is willing to talk about many issues in life — interpersonal relationships, gambling addiction, low self-esteem — as long as clients are willing to open up.

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Posted in Health, Vol 29 No 4 | 1/23-1/291 Comment

Filipino WWII vets still waiting for payments

WAIPAHU, Hawaii (AP) — Gaudencio Sotio injured his left leg fighting to expel the Japanese military from the Philippines during World War II. Though Filipino, he was fighting under the command of the United States, which had colonized his homeland in the early 1900s.

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Posted in National News, Vol 29 No 4 | 1/23-1/290 Comments

Marine Widow-Immigration — U.S. Marine’s widow and baby return to Japan

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — A Marine’s widow who has been fighting immigration law to remain in the United States to raise their 1-year-old child has returned to Japan with no clear resolution in sight.

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Posted in National News, Vol 29 No 4 | 1/23-1/290 Comments

Haiti aid is a telling test of China-Taiwan relations

BEIJING (AP) — One of the world’s trickiest relationships is being tested in devastated Haiti, where China and Taiwan are rushing aid to one of Taipei’s few remaining diplomatic allies. Taiwan even announced that its president would personally deliver earthquake aid later this month.

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Posted in Vol 29 No 4 | 1/23-1/29, World News2 Comments

Police force first Mr. Gay China pageant to close

BEIJING (AP) — Police shut down what would have been China’s first gay pageant on Jan. 15 an hour before it was set to begin. This highlights the enduring sensitivity surrounding homosexuality and the struggle by gays to find mainstream acceptance.

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Youths say love of classical music isn’t an Asian American trait

Youths say love of classical music isn’t an Asian American trait

Wu wasn’t the only one with a perspective on Asian American youth and classical music. The Tacoma Youth Symphony’s other Chinese American co-concertmaster Tonya Yu, its former Korean American member Suzee Hong, and Kenneth Truong, a Vietnamese American member of the Garfield Orchestra, also elaborated on the role that classical music plays in their lives.

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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Vol 29 No 4 | 1/23-1/291 Comment

Jackie Chan to wax on … and wax off

Jackie Chan to wax on … and wax off

Happy new year to you and to our favorite Asian American celebrities! Some of our favorites had a pretty rough ending to the year, while others had reasons to celebrate. Here’s what went down last month: Tiger Woods — need I say more? Jon Gosselin is detached from Kate once and for all, Jackie Chan’s “Karate Kid” trailer is released, and Jay Sean makes music history.

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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture, Vol 29 No 4 | 1/23-1/291 Comment

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