» Vol 31 No 51 | 12/15-12/21 http://www.nwasianweekly.com Mon, 20 May 2013 10:59:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Linebacker Manti Te’o wins LOTT Trophy, loses Heisman http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/linebacker-manti-teo-wins-lott-trophy-loses-heisman/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/linebacker-manti-teo-wins-lott-trophy-loses-heisman/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:59:54 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18707 Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o won the LOTT Trophy Friday, Dec. 7. The LOTT Trophy is given to the top defensive player in college football, taking into consideration both the player’s on-field performance and his character and work off the field. Te’o received the award not only for leading the top-ranked college defense in the [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/linebacker-manti-teo-wins-lott-trophy-loses-heisman/feed/ 0 The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund announces 2013 Justice in Action Awards http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/the-asian-american-legal-defense-and-education-fund-announces-2013-justice-in-action-awards/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/the-asian-american-legal-defense-and-education-fund-announces-2013-justice-in-action-awards/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:58:33 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18705 The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) announced the 2013 Justice in Action Award recipients on Monday, Dec. 10. AALDEF will honor Congressman John Lewis, representative from Georgia; Jose Antonio Vargas, DREAM Act activist and journalist; and Simone Wu of Choice Hotels International. The awards will be presented at the organization’s Annual Lunar [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/the-asian-american-legal-defense-and-education-fund-announces-2013-justice-in-action-awards/feed/ 0 ACLF hosts Community Leaders Program graduation dinner http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/aclf-hosts-community-leaders-program-graduation-dinner/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/aclf-hosts-community-leaders-program-graduation-dinner/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:57:21 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18703 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. The program is six months [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/aclf-hosts-community-leaders-program-graduation-dinner/feed/ 0 Puget Sound Business Journal names largest minority-owned businesses http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/%ef%bb%bfpuget-sound-business-journal-names-largest-minority-owned-businesses/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/%ef%bb%bfpuget-sound-business-journal-names-largest-minority-owned-businesses/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:56:13 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18701 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. Topping the list is Auburn-based, APA-owned Zones Inc. with a revenue of $1,034,380,000. Zones provides end-to-end technology solutions for organizations in the private and public sectors. The top 25 also features [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/%ef%bb%bfpuget-sound-business-journal-names-largest-minority-owned-businesses/feed/ 0 Illegal immigration drops after decade of growth http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/illegal-immigration-drops-after-decade-of-growth/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/illegal-immigration-drops-after-decade-of-growth/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:54:14 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18699 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. The number of illegal immigrants in the United States dropped to an estimated 11.1 million last year from a peak of 12 [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/illegal-immigration-drops-after-decade-of-growth/feed/ 0 Takei beams into Archie’s Riverdale http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/takei-beams-into-archies-riverdale/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/takei-beams-into-archies-riverdale/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:52:32 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18697 By Matt Moore The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (AP) — Mr. Sulu in Riverdale? Oh my! Actor and equal rights advocate George Takei, whose portrayal of the Star Trek character in television and film has made him a science fiction legend, is crossing a new frontier this week by appearing as himself in issue No. [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/takei-beams-into-archies-riverdale/feed/ 0 Myanmar apologizes for violence against monks http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/myanmar-apologizes-for-violence-against-monks/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/myanmar-apologizes-for-violence-against-monks/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:50:57 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18695 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. Religious Affairs Minister Thura Myint Maung formally apologized for the [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/myanmar-apologizes-for-violence-against-monks/feed/ 0 Psy apologizes for anti-American rap http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/psy-apologizes-for-anti-american-rap/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/psy-apologizes-for-anti-american-rap/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:49:09 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18693 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. Park Jae-sang, who performs as PSY, issued a statement Friday, Dec. 7 after reports surfaced that he had participated in concerts protesting the U.S. military presence in South Korea during the early [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/psy-apologizes-for-anti-american-rap/feed/ 0 Right hand ends Pacquiao’s night http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/right-hand-ends-pacquiaos-night/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/right-hand-ends-pacquiaos-night/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:46:17 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18691 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. Mitt Romney saw it up close from his ringside seat just [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/right-hand-ends-pacquiaos-night/feed/ 0 Living life after loss http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/living-life-after-loss/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/living-life-after-loss/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:43:02 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18689 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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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/living-life-after-loss/feed/ 1 Seattle-born professor releases new translation of the I Ching http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/seattle-born-professor-releases-new-translation-of-the-i-ching/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/seattle-born-professor-releases-new-translation-of-the-i-ching/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:40:41 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18686 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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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/seattle-born-professor-releases-new-translation-of-the-i-ching/feed/ 1 APA contributors honored at dinner http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/apa-contributors-honored-at-dinner/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/apa-contributors-honored-at-dinner/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:33:04 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18681 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. The banquet is held annually in December. First held in 1990, the foundation annually honors leaders who are passionate [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/apa-contributors-honored-at-dinner/feed/ 0 Poet Nellie Wong serves up sustenance and struggle http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/poet-nellie-wong-serves-up-sustenance-and-struggle/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/poet-nellie-wong-serves-up-sustenance-and-struggle/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:30:13 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18679 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. Wong, a bold poet, offers readers and listeners a window into her experience as a Chinese American woman. But she said her experience should be differentiated from Tan’s. “[Tan is] [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/poet-nellie-wong-serves-up-sustenance-and-struggle/feed/ 0 Vietnamese American boy who committed suicide in Utah was bullied http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/vietnamese-american-boy-who-committed-suicide-in-utah-was-bullied/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/vietnamese-american-boy-who-committed-suicide-in-utah-was-bullied/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:27:29 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18675 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. Those who knew the victim, identified on Friday, Nov. 30 as David Q.  Phan, described him as a boy who was always [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/vietnamese-american-boy-who-committed-suicide-in-utah-was-bullied/feed/ 0 PICTORIAL: The 2012 Top Contributors Banquet http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/pictorial-the-2012-top-contributors-banquet/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/pictorial-the-2012-top-contributors-banquet/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:43:16 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18665 Photos by Binh Tran and Rebecca Ip Related stories APA contributors honored at dinner First same-sex marriages held ACLF hosts Community Leaders Program graduation dinner The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund announces 2013 Justice in Action Awards PICTORIAL: Scenes from Election Day

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/pictorial-the-2012-top-contributors-banquet/feed/ 0 EDITORIAL: It’s time to start moving on education — U.S. ranks behind Asia in math and science http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/editorial-its-time-to-start-moving-on-education-u-s-ranks-behind-asia-in-math-and-science/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/12/editorial-its-time-to-start-moving-on-education-u-s-ranks-behind-asia-in-math-and-science/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:35:53 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18641 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. This comes after what feels like an [...]

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