The Asian Pacific Islander Community Leader held their 13th annual Community Leaders Program graduation dinner on Nov. 17, 2012 at South Seattle Community College. In addition to celebrating the graduates, the dinner also raised money for the program next year and honored Mai Nguyen, winner of the Kip Tokuda award.
Archive | December 2012
ACLF hosts Community Leaders Program graduation dinner
Posted on 17 December 2012.
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Puget Sound Business Journal names largest minority-owned businesses
Posted on 17 December 2012.
The Puget Sound Business Journal and the University of Washington Minority Business Awards released the list of largest minority-owned businesses on Friday, Dec. 7.
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Illegal immigration drops after decade of growth
Posted on 15 December 2012.
By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — New census data released Thursday, Dec. 6 affirms a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases.
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Takei beams into Archie’s Riverdale
Posted on 15 December 2012.
By Matt Moore The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (AP) — Mr. Sulu in Riverdale? Oh my!
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Myanmar apologizes for violence against monks
Posted on 15 December 2012.
By Aye Aye Win The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s government apologized for a violent crackdown on Buddhist monks and other foes of a copper mine in northwest Myanmar, which was the biggest use of force against demonstrators since reformist President Thein Sein took office last year.
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Psy apologizes for anti-American rap
Posted on 15 December 2012.
By Chris Talbott AP Music Writer South Korean rapper and Internet sensation PSY is apologizing to Americans for participating in anti-U.S. protests several years ago.
Posted in Sports, Vol 31 No 51 | 12/15-12/210 Comments
Right hand ends Pacquiao’s night
Posted on 14 December 2012.
By Tim Dahlberg AP Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) — The idea of Manny Pacquiao being knocked out cold was shocking enough. The sight of him face down on the canvas, unresponsive even as bedlam broke out all around him, was positively frightening.
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Living life after loss
Posted on 14 December 2012.
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Isle of Dreams By Keizo Hino Dakley Archive Press, 2010 Shozo Sakai hasn’t seen much change in his life. He’s worked at the same construction firm for years, he has no ambitions of moving up the corporate ladder or pursuing a specific career, and he has lived in the [...]
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Seattle-born professor releases new translation of the I Ching
Posted on 14 December 2012.
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Last fall, a new translation of the classic Chinese text, the “I Ching,” or “Book of Changes,” appeared in bookstores. This new version of the centuries-old text for divining one’s future appeared courtesy of a professor who grew up in Seattle and learned about Asian cultures from her early [...]
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APA contributors honored at dinner
Posted on 13 December 2012.
By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly Leadership, volunteerism, and movers and shakers were the name of the game at the Northwest Asian Weekly and NWAW Foundation’s Top Contributors to the Asian Community banquet on Dec. 7.
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Poet Nellie Wong serves up sustenance and struggle
Posted on 13 December 2012.
By Signe Predmore Northwest Asian Weekly If there’s one thing that Oakland-based poet Nellie Wong wants to make clear, it’s that she’s no Amy Tan.
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Vietnamese American boy who committed suicide in Utah was bullied
Posted on 13 December 2012.
By Lena Sullivan The Associated Press A 14-year-old junior high school student in Utah committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in front of a group of classmates on Thursday, Nov. 29.
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First same-sex marriages held
Posted on 13 December 2012.
After the passage of Referendum 74, same-sex marriages became legal in Washington state on Thursday, Dec. 6. King County awarded the first same-sex marriage license at 12:01 a.m. to Jane Abbott Lighty (77) and Pete-e Peterson (85) of West Seattle.
Posted in Briefs, Features, Vol 31 No 50 | 12/8-12/140 Comments
BLOG: 10 holiday gift-giving tips to help you shop better
Posted on 13 December 2012.
By Assunta Ng Holiday gift givers often have misconceptions. They think that gifts have to be material or that they have to be valuable.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 50 | 12/8-12/140 Comments
PICTORIAL: The 2012 Top Contributors Banquet
Posted on 13 December 2012.
Photos by Binh Tran and Rebecca Ip
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EDITORIAL: It’s time to start moving on education — U.S. ranks behind Asia in math and science
Posted on 13 December 2012.
Two reports released by the Department of Education on Tuesday, Dec. 11 showed that American fourth- and eighth-grade students still lag globally in math and science. The United States ranked 11th and 7th in fourth-grade math and science, respectively, and 9th and 10th in eighth-grade math and science.
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