» Vol 32 No 2 | 1/5-1/11 http://www.nwasianweekly.com Mon, 20 May 2013 10:59:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 MOMO Seattle celebrates its 5th anniversary http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/momo-seattle-celebrates-its-5th-anniversary/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/momo-seattle-celebrates-its-5th-anniversary/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:31:10 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18828 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. The store, which is appropriated by former Seattle Magazine writer Lei Ann Shiramizu and Tom Kleifgen and bills [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/momo-seattle-celebrates-its-5th-anniversary/feed/ 0 Cindy Ryu among 5 finalists for King County Council http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/cindy-ryu-among-5-finalists-for-king-county-council/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/cindy-ryu-among-5-finalists-for-king-county-council/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:30:09 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18826 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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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/cindy-ryu-among-5-finalists-for-king-county-council/feed/ 0 Chris Soon chosen as Select Real Estate Agent by Seattle Magazine http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/chris-soon-chosen-as-select-real-estate-agent-by-seattle-magazine/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/chris-soon-chosen-as-select-real-estate-agent-by-seattle-magazine/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:28:38 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18824 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. The Five Star distinction is given to wealth managers, real estate agents, mortgage professionals, and home and [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/chris-soon-chosen-as-select-real-estate-agent-by-seattle-magazine/feed/ 0 UW hosts Minority Business Awards http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/uw-hosts-minority-business-awards/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/uw-hosts-minority-business-awards/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:27:05 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18822 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 scholarships at the Seattle Sheraton. The winners included Redmond-based Redapt, Bellevue-based C2S Technologies, Federal Way-headquartered Jabez Construction and ST Fabrication, Seattle-based Radarworks, Medical Lake-based Spoko Fuel West Plains, Granger-based [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/uw-hosts-minority-business-awards/feed/ 0 West Coast prepares for more tsunami debris in winter http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/west-coast-prepares-for-more-tsunami-debris-in-winter/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/west-coast-prepares-for-more-tsunami-debris-in-winter/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:25:28 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18820 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. Armed with index-size cards, beachcombers will log water bottles, buoys, fishing gear, and other possessions [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/west-coast-prepares-for-more-tsunami-debris-in-winter/feed/ 1 Indian gang rapists charged with murder http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/indian-gang-rapists-charged-with-murder/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/indian-gang-rapists-charged-with-murder/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:23:21 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18817 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. The murder charges were laid after the woman died earlier Saturday [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/indian-gang-rapists-charged-with-murder/feed/ 0 N Korea says it has detained a US Citizen http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/n-korea-says-it-has-detained-a-us-citizen/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/n-korea-says-it-has-detained-a-us-citizen/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:22:04 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18814 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. State media said in a short dispatch that someone named Pae Jun Ho entered North Korea on Nov. 3 as a tourist, but was detained because of crimes. [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/n-korea-says-it-has-detained-a-us-citizen/feed/ 0 BLOG: 2012’s Top 10 Moments of Thrills, Triumph, and Sadness http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/blog-2012s-top-10-moments-of-thrills-triumph-and-sadness/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/blog-2012s-top-10-moments-of-thrills-triumph-and-sadness/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:17:46 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18787 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. I wanted to celebrate this milestone with [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/blog-2012s-top-10-moments-of-thrills-triumph-and-sadness/feed/ 0 COMMENTARY: The Seattle Port Commission is committed to helping foster small local businesses http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/commentary-the-seattle-port-commission-is-committed-to-helping-foster-small-local-businesses/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/commentary-the-seattle-port-commission-is-committed-to-helping-foster-small-local-businesses/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:15:18 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18785 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.   The [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/commentary-the-seattle-port-commission-is-committed-to-helping-foster-small-local-businesses/feed/ 0 The Top 10 Outstanding Asian American Achievements of 2012 http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-top-10-outstanding-asian-american-achievements-of-2012/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-top-10-outstanding-asian-american-achievements-of-2012/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:09:14 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18802 By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, certain people are recognized for the extraordinary things that they have accomplished in the Asian American communities. Here are 10 of those people from 2012. 1. Along with 12 other people, President Barack Obama posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late Gordon Hirabayashi last [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-top-10-outstanding-asian-american-achievements-of-2012/feed/ 1 The Top 10 APA Movies of 2012 http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-top-10-apa-movies-of-2012/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-top-10-apa-movies-of-2012/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:01:29 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18798 By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly From close-set family dramas to burgeoning blockbusters, Asian films were as strong as ever this year. Here are my picks for the top ten Asian Pacific American films that played in Seattle this year. 10.  “The Secret World Of Arietty,” directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, starring Mirai Shida, Ryunosuke Kamiki, [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-top-10-apa-movies-of-2012/feed/ 0 A-pop! Top 10 Pop Culture Stories from 2012 http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/a-pop-top-10-pop-culture-stories-from-2012/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/a-pop-top-10-pop-culture-stories-from-2012/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:50:18 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18796 By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly With 2013 officially underway, everyone is clamoring for a fresh start by tackling their New Year’s resolutions. While it’s certainly good and well to usher in the new, I don’t think I can let 2012 slip away without recapping some of the past year’s most popular pop culture highlights [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/a-pop-top-10-pop-culture-stories-from-2012/feed/ 0 The 10 Best Asian Pop Songs You Might’ve Missed in 2012 http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-10-best-asian-pop-songs-you-mightve-missed-in-2012/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-10-best-asian-pop-songs-you-mightve-missed-in-2012/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:42:26 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18794 By Reese Umbaugh For the Northwest Asian Weekly When South Korean artist Psy’s song “Gangnam Style” became a worldwide phenomenon this year, the formerly niche genre known as K-pop (short for Korean pop) finally hit the mainstream. However, several other artists made advances into the international market, and Asian pop is churning out some of [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-10-best-asian-pop-songs-you-mightve-missed-in-2012/feed/ 0 The Layup Drill — Year in Review: The Top 10 Asian American Sports Figures of 2012 http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-layup-drill-year-in-review-the-top-10-asian-american-sports-figures-of-2012/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-layup-drill-year-in-review-the-top-10-asian-american-sports-figures-of-2012/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:27:07 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18792 By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly 2012 Year in Review 2012 was a great year for Asian American athletes.  Despite a strike-shortened regular season, the NBA had major excitement, thanks to the rise of a Taiwanese American point guard from Harvard. The NBA championship series was won by the Miami Heat, coached by Filipino American [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/the-layup-drill-year-in-review-the-top-10-asian-american-sports-figures-of-2012/feed/ 4 EDITORIAL: The Northwest Asian Weekly’s Wish List for 2013 http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/editorial-the-northwest-asian-weeklys-wish-list-for-2013/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/01/editorial-the-northwest-asian-weeklys-wish-list-for-2013/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:25:44 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=18790 2012 was a great year for the Asian Pacific community, but there’s always more to accomplish. For 2013, we wish for… 1. A return to 2011’s Chinatown–International District parking rates. While the rest of Seattle can afford increased parking rates, the businesses in the International District have been having a hard time. A return to [...]

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