By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly The Indignation of Haruhi Suzumiya By Nagaru Tanigawa Little, Brown and Company, 2012 The SOS Brigade is back. This time around, they’re up against a student council president bent on shutting down the literature club — and by extension the SOS Brigade as they have commandeered the club’s room [...]
Archive | January 2013
Short stories for a fast new year
Posted on 11 January 2013.
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Donating life
Posted on 10 January 2013.
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Janet Liang, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 22, turned her struggle into a national movement by blogging and raising awareness about the need for minority donors. Thousands of supporters joined the “Helping Janet” movement, expanding the bone marrow donation registry in an attempt [...]
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10 ways to stay healthy at work
Posted on 10 January 2013.
By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly Work, work, work… It’s obvious the hours spent at work can be physically and mentally demanding, but spending long periods of time in offices, shops, or kitchens can be unhealthy in less obvious ways — think of the adverse effects of prolonged sitting or standing and the hygiene traps [...]
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10 ways to improve the Asian Diet
Posted on 10 January 2013.
By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly As 2013 kicks off, so do the New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier. Yes, getting in shape means changing your diet, but that doesn’t mean that you need to give up your favorite Asian foods! After all, Asian cuisine can be great for you. “Asian diets tend to be [...]
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Some things you should know about breast cancer, and some you can forget
Posted on 10 January 2013.
By Elisa Del Rosario Director of Grants, Education, and Advocacy
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BLOG: The Face and the Brain. What I’ve learned about youth, age, and anti-aging.
Posted on 10 January 2013.
By Assunta Ng What would you choose: A beautiful mind or a beautiful face?
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EDITORIAL: Bill O’Reilly reveals where the right is wrong
Posted on 10 January 2013.
Asian and Pacific Americans have traditionally been the most right-leaning minority, but in 2012, Obama won over 70 percent of the Asian and Pacific American vote nationally, and Jay Inslee won roughly the same proportion, beating McKenna three to one among the APA community. Republican strategists have long realized that the increasingly diverse electorate was [...]
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MOMO Seattle celebrates its 5th anniversary
Posted on 07 January 2013.
MoMo Seattle celebrated its 5th anniversary on Thursday, Nov. 15, hosting a small party at their International District storefront. The store extended their nighttime hours and provided spam musubi, sushi, and beer and wine to its customers.
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Cindy Ryu among 5 finalists for King County Council
Posted on 07 January 2013.
Cindy Ryu, State Representative of the 32nd District, is among the 5 finalists to fill Attorney General-elect Bob Ferguson’s King County Council seat when he vacates it in January, announced the office of King County Executive Dow Constantine on Friday, Dec. 21. The other four finalists are Rod Dembowski, Will Hall, Keith Scully, and Chuck [...]
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Chris Soon chosen as Select Real Estate Agent by Seattle Magazine
Posted on 07 January 2013.
Chris K. Soon, a real estate broker and principal of Chrissoon Real Estate Internation, has been chosen by Seattle Magazine and Five Star Professional as a Five Star Select Seattle Real Estate Agent for the year of 2012.
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UW hosts Minority Business Awards
Posted on 07 January 2013.
The University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business hosted its Minority Business Awards on Thursday, Dec. 6, honoring eight minority-owned businesses and awarding seven
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West Coast prepares for more tsunami debris in winter
Posted on 05 January 2013.
By Alicia Chang AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — Volunteers who patrol California beaches for plastic, cigarette butts, and other litter will be on the lookout this winter for flotsam from last year’s monstrous tsunami off Japan’s coast.
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Indian gang rapists charged with murder
Posted on 05 January 2013.
By Staff The Associated Press NEW DELHI, India — Indian police charged six men with murder on Saturday, adding to accusations that they beat and gang-raped a woman on a New Delhi bus nearly two weeks ago in a case that shocked the country.
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N Korea says it has detained a US Citizen
Posted on 05 January 2013.
By Staff The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that it has detained an American citizen who has confessed to unspecified crimes.
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BLOG: 2012’s Top 10 Moments of Thrills, Triumph, and Sadness
Posted on 04 January 2013.
By Assunta Ng The numbers tell us that we have conquered many mountains in 2012, even though some of them seemed impossible to beat at the beginning of the year. Like a child keeping a Christmas list, I had a wish list for the Asian Weekly’s 30th anniversary.
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COMMENTARY: The Seattle Port Commission is committed to helping foster small local businesses
Posted on 04 January 2013.
By John Creighton For the Northwest Asian Weekly Small businesses have been the engines of economic growth in America, generating 64 percent of net new jobs over the past 15 years. Small businesses have been the major factor in stimulating economic growth in our country. In today’s economy, small businesses matter even more.
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