By Leon Drouin-Keith The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and dragged them through the streets. In Egypt, laws prohibiting “shameless public acts” have been used to imprison gay men.
Archive | May 2012
Obama’s comments on gay marriage meet resistance in other countries
Posted on 19 May 2012.
Posted in Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/25, World News1 Comment
Community members install memorial at Chinese Massacre Cove
Posted on 18 May 2012.
This year marks the fifth year of the annual two-day Chinese Remembering conference held in Lewiston, Idaho. Each conference relates the history of the Chinese in Idaho and the Northwest, with the second day of the conference dedicated to visiting sites in Hells Canyon that were occupied by the Chinese.
Posted in Features, Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/250 Comments
NAAAP offers scholarship to Asian American students
Posted on 18 May 2012.
NAAAP-Seattle is pleased to announce the 2012 NAAAP-Seattle High School and College Scholarships to encourage promising Asian American students seeking higher educational opportunities. This scholarship will award three winners in the Greater Seattle area. Each winner will receive up to $2,500 to go towards educational purposes. (end) For more information, visit seattle.naaap.org/scholarship.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/250 Comments
Hokubei Hochi Foundation offers inaugural student internship program
Posted on 18 May 2012.
Hokubei Hochi Foundation has launched its inaugural student internship program, which includes travel to Japan.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/250 Comments
BLOG: Comparing women’s basketball in U.S. and China
Posted on 18 May 2012.
By Assunta Ng Rarely do I sit through a basketball game from the beginning to the end, especially when I already know the outcome. So what made me stay when the U.S. Women’s National basketball team played against the China’s Women’s National team last Saturday when the scores weren’t even close?
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/250 Comments
“Headshot”
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Reviewed by Andrew Hamlin Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s earlier films, like “Mon-Rak
Posted in At the Movies, Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/250 Comments
“The Revolutionary”
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Reviewed by Tiffany Ran Sidney Rittenberg was an American civil rights activist
Posted in At the Movies, Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/250 Comments
“Tatsumi”
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Reviewed by Andrew Hamlin Prize-winning director Eric Khoo hails from Singapore, but his latest, an animated
Posted in At the Movies, Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/250 Comments
APIs sound off on Obama
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly This month, for API Heritage Month,
Posted in Features, Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/250 Comments
Speak out or clam up? — Part 1 of 2: Why Black and Asian women respond differently when faced with racism
Posted on 17 May 2012.
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “Recently, I was hanging out in the library. Somebody came up to be and randomly asked
Posted in Features, Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/252 Comments
Last rites — API volunteers administer honors at military funerals
Posted on 17 May 2012.
By Jeffrey Osborn NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A military funeral consists of a number of ceremonial events including the firing of three
Posted in Features, Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/250 Comments
EDITORIAL: APIs must continue to speak out against cultural misrepresentations
Posted on 17 May 2012.
We’ve seen it before: A company misuses an Asian word or symbol, a politician makes a derogatory comment on Asians in a campaign ad. Usually, these actions are followed by angry letters. The issue goes viral on the Internet. Sometimes, the person or the company issues an apology, sometimes not.
Posted in Editorials, Vol 31 No 21 | 5/19-5/250 Comments
Kin On raises $10,000 for Asian seniors at South China Benefit Dinner
Posted on 14 May 2012.
Kin On raised $10,000 at its South China Benefit Dinner with the help of more than 90 volunteers, including Jerry Lee, president of MulvannyG2 Architecture and member of Kin On’s board of directors, University of Washington students, the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, the Chinese Baptist Church Boy Scouts Troop 254, and many others. [...]
Posted in Names in the News, Vol 31 No 20 | 5/12-5/180 Comments
Community members greet the China National Women’s Basketball Team at reception dinner
Posted on 14 May 2012.
On May 7, about 120 people, including local community leaders, turned out for a dinner at Ocean City Restaurant in the International District to greet the players of the China National Women’s Basketball Team. Assunta Ng, publisher of the Northwest Asian Weekly, organized the dinner. Notable attendees included Sun Fengwu, head coach of the Chinese [...]
Posted in Names in the News, Vol 31 No 20 | 5/12-5/180 Comments
Jay Inslee and Organizing for America open office on Rainier Avenue South
Posted on 14 May 2012.
Jay Inslee and Organizing for America opened their office last week on 901 Rainier Avenue South at the corner of South Charles Street and Rainier Avenue South. The office opening was marked by a visit from Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee, and nearly 700 people. The office will serve as [...]
Posted in Names in the News, Vol 31 No 20 | 5/12-5/180 Comments
Appetites for shark fin wane in Chicago’s Chinatown
Posted on 12 May 2012.
By Sophia Tareen The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) ― Like other herb shops in Chinatown, the glass jars lining shelves at Yin Wall City offer floral teas, shitake mushrooms, and a seafood product that looks strangely like dried corn husks, one that sparks controversy even hundreds of miles from the ocean it was taken from. [...]
Posted in National News, Vol 31 No 20 | 5/12-5/180 Comments
