» May 2012 http://www.nwasianweekly.com Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:59:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Local journalism students awarded the Northwest Journalists of Color scholarship awards http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/local-journalism-students-awarded-the-northwest-journalists-of-color-scholarship-awards/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/local-journalism-students-awarded-the-northwest-journalists-of-color-scholarship-awards/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 12:23:54 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16387 Local journalists and community members gathered at the KOMO-TV headquarters on May 18 to celebrate the Northwest Journalists of Color (NJC) scholarship winners. The event was hosted by Seattle’s Asian American Journalists Association and featured keynote speaker Hari Sreenivasan, a PBS NewsHour correspondent and former NJC scholarship recipient. The 2012 scholarship winners included Kelly Manalo, [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/local-journalism-students-awarded-the-northwest-journalists-of-color-scholarship-awards/feed/ 0 Grand prize awarded at SingCon 2012 singing competition http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/grand-prize-awarded-at-singcon-2012-singing-competition/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/grand-prize-awarded-at-singcon-2012-singing-competition/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 12:22:45 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16385 On May 14, more than 800 supporters attended SingCon, a singing competition hosted by UW’s Hong Kong Student Association at the STG Neptune Theatre. Local musicians Fiona Dawn, Gowe, and Lijie Yang made special guest appearances, and Hong Kong based hip-hop artist MC Jin performed and encouraged the contestants to follow their dreams. Nine contestants [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/grand-prize-awarded-at-singcon-2012-singing-competition/feed/ 0 Oriyas of Greater Seattle organizes Odissi dance performance http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/oriyas-of-greater-seattle-organizes-odissi-dance-performance/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/oriyas-of-greater-seattle-organizes-odissi-dance-performance/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 12:19:41 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16382 Oriyas of Greater Seattle, a newly incorporated nonprofit promoting awareness of Oriya culture and arts, organized “Samsara: The Cycle of Life” last month at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center, featuring famed Odissi dancer Shibani Patnaik. Odissi is a classical form of dance from India and is one of the oldest dance forms in India. “Samsara” [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/oriyas-of-greater-seattle-organizes-odissi-dance-performance/feed/ 0 Northwest School student named Gates Scholar http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/northwest-school-student-named-gates-scholar/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/northwest-school-student-named-gates-scholar/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 12:19:18 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16379 John-Christopher Hoang Trinh, a senior at The Northwest School, was awarded the 2012 Gates Millennium Scholar award. Trinh was one of 1,000 students selected for the award, out competing 24,000 students who applied. He will receive a full scholarship to any U.S. accredited college or university of his choice. Trinh plans to attend the University [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/northwest-school-student-named-gates-scholar/feed/ 1 Police arrest two in USC shooting of Chinese students http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/police-arrest-two-in-usc-shooting-of-chinese-students/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/police-arrest-two-in-usc-shooting-of-chinese-students/#comments Sat, 26 May 2012 13:11:13 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16377 By Christopher Weber The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anson Cheung says the shooting deaths of two international graduate students near the University of Southern California made headlines back home in Hong Kong, unnerving his parents. “When I talk to them now, they remind me to be careful, and I know they’re thinking about [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/police-arrest-two-in-usc-shooting-of-chinese-students/feed/ 0 Indian Rutgers student gets 30 days jail time http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/indian-rutgers-student-gets-30-days-jail-time/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/indian-rutgers-student-gets-30-days-jail-time/#comments Sat, 26 May 2012 13:01:58 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16375 By Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A former university student from India who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to just 30 days in jail — in a case that focused attention on anti-gay bullying, teen suicide, and hate-crime laws in the fast-changing Internet [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/indian-rutgers-student-gets-30-days-jail-time/feed/ 0 Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in U.S. http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/chinese-activist-who-fled-house-arrest-lands-in-u-s/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/chinese-activist-who-fled-house-arrest-lands-in-u-s/#comments Sat, 26 May 2012 12:57:20 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16372 By Andrew Duffelmeyer, Didi Tang, and Gillian Wong The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the United States on Saturday, ending a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations. Chen Guangcheng had been hurriedly taken from a hospital [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/chinese-activist-who-fled-house-arrest-lands-in-u-s/feed/ 0 Lady Gaga faces protestors in Philippines protests http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/lady-gaga-faces-protestors-in-philippines-protests/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/lady-gaga-faces-protestors-in-philippines-protests/#comments Sat, 26 May 2012 12:55:15 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16370 By Staff THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Pop singer Lady Gaga arrived in the Philippines on Saturday to cheers from fans and protests from young Christians calling for the cancellation of her upcoming concerts. About 200 Christian young people marched in Manila for a second straight day, holding placards urging the singer to [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/lady-gaga-faces-protestors-in-philippines-protests/feed/ 0 South Asia is a rising force in global methamphetamine trade http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/south-asia-is-a-rising-force-in-global-methamphetamine-trade/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/south-asia-is-a-rising-force-in-global-methamphetamine-trade/#comments Sat, 26 May 2012 12:22:33 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16366 By Sebastian Abbot The Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries are a fast-rising force in the global methamphetamine market, with drug cartels thriving off the weak governance and law enforcement that have long fueled the region’s heroin trade. This environment has allowed criminals to tap into the countries’ relatively [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/south-asia-is-a-rising-force-in-global-methamphetamine-trade/feed/ 0 Pastor Patrinell Wright honored with Cultural Treasure Award http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/pastor-patrinell-wright-honored-with-cultural-treasure-award/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/pastor-patrinell-wright-honored-with-cultural-treasure-award/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 12:40:07 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16354 On June 1, the Ethnic Heritage Council (EHC) will honor Pastor Patrinell Wright with the Cultural Treasure Award. The EHC calls Wright a true cultural symbol who preserves and promotes ethnic and cultural traditions, fosters mutual understanding, enriches lives, and celebrates Black heritage. Wright and the Total Experience Gospel Choir have been involved in hurricane [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/pastor-patrinell-wright-honored-with-cultural-treasure-award/feed/ 0 Scam targets elderly Chinese women in International District and other Chinatowns http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/scam-targets-elderly-chinese-women-in-international-district-and-other-chinatowns/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/scam-targets-elderly-chinese-women-in-international-district-and-other-chinatowns/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 12:39:07 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16352 Three Cantonese-speaking women approached an elderly woman in the International District and told her that her family was in danger of experiencing misfortune. The woman was conned into withdrawing $50,000 from the bank and providing $20,000 in jewelry in a backpack to be “blessed,” so her family would not be harmed. The women returned the [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/scam-targets-elderly-chinese-women-in-international-district-and-other-chinatowns/feed/ 0 Helping Link opens new computer lab with courses for Vietnamese adults http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/helping-link-opens-new-computer-lab-with-courses-for-vietnamese-adults/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/helping-link-opens-new-computer-lab-with-courses-for-vietnamese-adults/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 12:36:27 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16349 Helping Link, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the Vietnamese community, created a Computer Lab Marketing Initiative to offer new computer courses designed for Vietnamese adults who have little to no experience with computers. Helping Link will provide classes like Basic Computer Skills, the Internet and E-Mail, Creating Resumes, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Social [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/helping-link-opens-new-computer-lab-with-courses-for-vietnamese-adults/feed/ 3 BLOG: The good, the bad, and the ugly of SCP’s 30th Anniversary Gala http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/blog-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-scps-30th-anniversary-gala/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/blog-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-scps-30th-anniversary-gala/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 12:12:24 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16362 This entry was previously published in the Seattle Chinese Post’s May 5 issue. Join us for the Northwest Asian Weekly’s 30th Anniversary Gala on Oct. 5 at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel. By Assunta Ng Paranoia I am not really superstitious. When we sold 40 tables for our anniversary gala, however, I stopped pushing for more. [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/blog-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-scps-30th-anniversary-gala/feed/ 0 A word from our local podiatrist: Ensuring health includes tending to the problems with our feet http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/a-word-from-our-local-podiatrist-ensuring-health-includes-tending-to-the-problems-with-our-feet/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/a-word-from-our-local-podiatrist-ensuring-health-includes-tending-to-the-problems-with-our-feet/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 12:07:55 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16360 Dr. Jinwah John Hoy FOR NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY As a Chinese growing up in America, the concept of Western medicine was something to be feared. Doctors were too expensive, gave medications with dangerous side effects, or were always ready to perform surgery. Whenever I injured my foot, the treatment was to pull on it or [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/a-word-from-our-local-podiatrist-ensuring-health-includes-tending-to-the-problems-with-our-feet/feed/ 0 A-pop! Asians in new fall sitcoms http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/a-pop-asians-in-new-fall-sitcoms/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/a-pop-asians-in-new-fall-sitcoms/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 15:18:23 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16364 A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Racial caricatures as an incentive to buy … chips? In yet another stunt of using racism as humor, actor Ashton Kutcher is the latest celebrity culprit with his recent web advertising campaign for the snack brand popchips. People may [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/a-pop-asians-in-new-fall-sitcoms/feed/ 0 Development woes — Is gentrification imminent for the Rainier Valley? http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/development-woes-is-gentrification-imminent-for-the-rainier-valley/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/development-woes-is-gentrification-imminent-for-the-rainier-valley/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 14:22:00 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16342 By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Not long after the construction of the light rail began, Nararisaya “Al” Les, the owner of Halal Asian restaurant Olympic Express, experienced a 20 percent drop in customers to his restaurant, making it difficult to cover costs, such as rent, food costs, labor, and other business expenses. Around this [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/development-woes-is-gentrification-imminent-for-the-rainier-valley/feed/ 0 Doctors narrow health care gap for Burmese refugees http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/doctors-narrow-health-care-gap-for-burmese-refugees/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/doctors-narrow-health-care-gap-for-burmese-refugees/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 13:17:25 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16340 By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Diversity among refugees from Burma (known officially as Myanmar) is significant, a result of their eight main ethnic groups and more than 130 distinct subgroups. University of Washington (UW) medical student Eric Sid joined about 20 others to learn about the many health concerns they face. The May 7 [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/doctors-narrow-health-care-gap-for-burmese-refugees/feed/ 0 The reality of confrontation — Part 2 of 2: Why Black and Asian women differ when faced with racism http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/the-reality-of-confrontation-part-2-of-2-why-black-and-asian-women-differ-when-faced-with-racism/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/the-reality-of-confrontation-part-2-of-2-why-black-and-asian-women-differ-when-faced-with-racism/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 13:10:51 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16336 By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Read part 1 of this story here. Recently, while Michelle Tran rode the bus with her cousin, Tran’s cousin made a comment to a woman who took up multiple seats on the bus. The woman responded with a negative comment about her cousin’s race. “My cousin was very confused [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/the-reality-of-confrontation-part-2-of-2-why-black-and-asian-women-differ-when-faced-with-racism/feed/ 1 “The Dragon Pearl” http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/the-dragon-pearl/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/the-dragon-pearl/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 13:08:25 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16334 Reviewed by Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Australian director Mario Andreacchio’s “Dragon Pearl,” filmed mostly in China, aims straight at being a Steven Spielberg family-friendly yarn in which the kids save the day. It succeeds, although not spectacularly. Irish actor Sam Neill, always affable, anchors the adult cast as archeologist Chris Chase investigating the tomb [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/the-dragon-pearl/feed/ 0 “Eden” http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/eden/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2012/05/eden/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 13:05:06 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=16329 Reviewed by Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly “Eden” is a film based on the true life experience of Chong Kim, who was abducted as a teenager and forced into sex trafficking. In the film, Jamie Chung, of Real World San Diego fame, plays young Hyun Jae, who is abducted and imprisoned in Las Vegas as [...]

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