By Assunta Ng Three lucky Seattleites are invited to the White House Holiday Party. Albert Shen, a force for President Obama’s fundraising campaign and Debadutta Dash, co-chair of Washington State and India Trade Relations Action Committee will leave Dec. 12 for Washington D.C. Matt Barreto, professor of political science at the UW, will be attending [...]
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BLOG: Holiday party at the White House
Posted on 07 December 2012.
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COMMENTARY: The benefits of Taekwondo and other martial arts
Posted on 07 December 2012.
By Thomas Cassidy, 13 FOR NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Nearly three years ago, before I started studying Taekwondo, I was alarmingly insecure, unsure of myself, and had very poor self-image. I had, since the second grade, been under the impression that I was overweight. I was also a very angry person. Without Taekwondo, I was probably [...]
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Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o named Lott Trophy finalist
Posted on 06 December 2012.
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Manti Te’o, Notre Dame linebacker from Hawaii, became one of four finalists for the 2012 Lott IMPACT Trophy
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Mak leaves KING5
Posted on 06 December 2012.
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Robert Mak left KING 5 TV on Friday, Nov. 30, after the cancellation of his long running political program, Up Front.
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Retired businessman still makes a difference in Korean American community
Posted on 06 December 2012.
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly After a successful career as a small business owner, Jun Bae Kim continues to contribute to the Korean American community.
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Sesinando Cantor helps to build a community bigger than himself
Posted on 06 December 2012.
By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly Sesinando Cantor is a unique and valuable member of the community.
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EDITORIAL: Chen verdict demands changes to the military
Posted on 06 December 2012.
In late November, Sgt. Andrew Van Bockel became the seventh soldier to be found guilty in relation to the death of Pvt. Danny Chen. However, what should’ve been hailed as a victory and justice served was little more than lip service. What was Van Bockel’s punishment for being the ringleader of the harassment Chen faced? [...]
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