» Vol 31 No 49 | 12/1-12/7

Rotarians honored for polio work in Africa and South Asia

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The Seattle Rotary Club, the largest Rotary Club in existence, honored former Washington Secretary of State Ralph Munro, as well as six additional members of the Rotary Club International, at a dinner, hosted at the Westin Hotel on Nov. 14. Munro and the team ventured to Africa and South Asia to help eradicate polio. Each [...]

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Seattle Goodwill Glitter Gala raises money for English classes

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Seattle Goodwill held its 2012 Glitter Gala dinner and fashion show on Wednesday, Nov. 7, raising proceeds for its English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs. Last year, the ESOL program served 1,480 students with 102 native languages, helping them develop a strong grasp of English language skills to increase their employment prospects and [...]

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Four hundred chickens donated to the ACRS food bank

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A group organized by MulvannyG2 Chairman Jerry Lee donated 400 roasted chickens from Costco to the Asian Counseling & Referral Service (ACRS) food bank on Nov. 16 to help feed the needy. This is the fourth year the group has made this donation, which started when Jerry Lee and Cordell Lui drove by the food [...]

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Factory fire in Bangladesh highlights poor safety

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By Farid Hossain and Julhas Alam The Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — When the fire alarm went off, workers were told by their bosses to go back to their sewing machines. An exit door was locked. And the fire extinguishers didn’t work and apparently were there just to impress inspectors and customers. That was [...]

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Indonesian workers rally for benefits

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By Niniek Karmini The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of Indonesian factory workers took to the streets in the country’s capital Thursday, Nov. 22 to protest low wages and a new social security law that will require them to pay for health services. Several thousand laborers rallied peacefully near the presidential palace in [...]

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Chinese Mexicans celebrate reparation in Mexico

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By Olga R. Rodriguez The Associated Press MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — Juan Chiu Trujillo was 5 years old when he left his native Mexico for a visit to his father’s hometown in southern China. He was 35 when he returned. As Chiu vacationed with his parents, brother, and two sisters in Guangdong province, Mexico [...]

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Beijing’s rivals protest new passport map

admin — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:25:38 +0000

By Annie Huang The Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has enraged several neighbors with a few dashes on a map, printed in its newly revised passports that show it staking its claim on the entire South China Sea and even Taiwan. Inside the passports, an outline of China printed in the upper left [...]

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Seventh found guilty in connection with Chen case

admin — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:24:22 +0000

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Staff Sgt. Andrew J. Van Bockel received his sentence for his role in the suicide of Pvt. Danny Chen on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at Fort Bragg. He was sentenced to two reductions in rank, an official reprimand, and 60 days of hard labor. However, he will only serve 15 [...]

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Lack of diversity in Wash.’s new legislature

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By Staff The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington State Legislature that will gather in Olympia early next year will be the least diverse group of state lawmakers in a generation, mostly due to fewer women. Even as the U.S. Congress is becoming more diverse, Washington’s 63rd Legislature will include 44 women, or about [...]

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China’s party paper falls for Onion’s joke on Kim

admin — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:21:09 +0000

By Staff The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — The online version of China’s Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the “Sexiest Man Alive” — not realizing that The Onion has been a satirical paper since its inception in 1988. The People’s Daily on Tuesday, [...]

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BLOG: The race is on

admin — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:16:15 +0000

By Assunta Ng You might say that Seattle’s 2013 election will be boring after the dramatic presidential and governor races that happened this year, but that’s not true. On the contrary, thanks to Mayor Mike McGinn’s vulnerability, eight contenders have thought about replacing him, according to a Nov. 25 Seattle Times article. The prospective candidates are [...]

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Asians, Latinos win it for Inslee

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By Manuel Valdes The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — If pollster Matt Barreto is right, then Latino voters in Washington were one of the key factors in Gov.-elect Jay Inslee’s win over Republican candidate Rob McKenna. Barreto estimates that about 140,000 Latinos voted in these past elections. While there were no wide ranging exit polls [...]

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Psy’s Gangnam Style becomes most viewed video on YouTube ever

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By Andrew Lam New America Media Anthropologists and linguists are no doubt having a field day trying to chronicle and dissect how, in the early autumn of 2012, “Gangnam Style” became an American idiomatic expression. It stands for something along the lines of a brash, flamboyant way of doing things, clownishness, or an act of [...]

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Loh shows strength in Big Ten move — President Loh was recently named one of the 10 most popular college presidents.

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:01:36 +0000

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Wallace Loh, former dean at the University of Washington Law School and Seattle University, has been the president of the University of Maryland for roughly two and a half years. In that time, he has spent much of his effort on the school’s athletics program, which saw the departure [...]

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Sam Ung tells his story from the Cambodian Killing Fields

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By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In 1975, after five years of civil unrest and increasing cruelty, the Khmer Rouge became the ruling party of Cambodia. Battambang, the city where Sam Ung was born and where his family lived, combusted on April 15. The Khmer Rouge launched missiles into the city center, and Ung, then [...]

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ReWA’s Amirfaiz sends message of hope and resiliency

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By Travis Quezon Northwest Asian Weekly For the thousands of new immigrants and refugees who make Washington state their home each year, there are immediate obstacles to overcome. The language barrier may keep individuals from finding jobs and services. For those with degrees not recognized in the United States, minimum wage jobs might be the [...]

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Work doesn’t stop after retirement for CTEF’s Dennis Su

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By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly At 71, Dennis Su takes his retirement seriously. Whether it’s attending board meetings for multiple organizations around Seattle or overseeing and carrying out projects for his main focus, China Tomorrow Education Foundation (CTEF), Su isn’t spending his retirement lying down. Born and raised in Hong Kong in the late [...]

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Trong Pham, a man about building community

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By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly When Trong Pham was young, he wanted to become an educational ambassador, so he could help raise the standard of living in Vietnam. He worked hard to achieve his goal, becoming an active member and leader of organizations such as the Boy Scouts of Vietnam, Catholic teen groups, and [...]

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EDITORIAL: Time to look towards Inslee’s staff

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:13:30 +0000

When Governor-elect Jay Inslee announced the co-chairs of his transition team, the Northwest Asian Weekly received angry letters from people who were upset that the chairs didn’t include an Asian American. Instead, the committee leaders were made up of Microsoft VP Brad Smith, Renton School District Superintendent Dr. Mary Alice Heuschel, and WSU President Dr. [...]

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