By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly For the fourth annual International Children’s Friendship Festival in Seattle, children from 31 countries united in one room, representing their cultures and fostering unity.
Archive | 2013
Children from around world visit Seattle to foster togetherness and unity
Posted on 03 May 2013.
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A-pop! Goodbye Ebert, goodbye Lin, hello China.
Posted on 03 May 2013.
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Honoring Roger Ebert In early April, the world bid adieu to Roger Ebert, famed writer, journalist, and film critic, who passed away after an 11-year battle with cancer. He was an unparalleled figure in the world of film criticism, and he was often known for championing cinematic work from [...]
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The Great Killing
Posted on 03 May 2013.
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Warning,” reads the back of the DVD box for “The Great Killing.” “Contains violence, strategy.” All three of Eiichi Kudo’s groundbreaking samurai films (“13 Assassins” featured last week and “Eleven Samurai” to come shortly) contain that same warning. All three do indeed contain violence and strategy as advertised, but [...]
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May Day March snakes way through Chinatown
Posted on 02 May 2013.
The 13th Annual May Day March for Immigration Reform and Workers’ Rights attracted
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The Chinese connection to the Boston Bombing
Posted on 02 May 2013.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly As investigations begin and Boston mourns the events of the bombing of the Boston
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LIHI vies for $250,000 to house homeless vets
Posted on 02 May 2013.
The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) will be competing against 10 other organizations
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Overcoming trauma, women reach new heights
Posted on 02 May 2013.
Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Trauma can be a difficult thing to overcome. It can set back a person’s life, but when one can
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BLOG: Saying goodbye to an old friend
Posted on 02 May 2013.
By Assunta Ng How do you say goodbye to a friend who is dying? You don’t. Or, at least, I don’t.
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EDITORIAL: Cultural understanding, historical context, and Asian American fraternities
Posted on 02 May 2013.
Early last week, a video of four members of an Asian American fraternity based in Southern California dancing to Justin Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie” surfaced on the Internet. One of the members, in an effort to portray Jay Z, was wearing blackface.
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JACL hosts 91st Annual Banquet and Fundraiser
Posted on 29 April 2013.
The Seattle chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League hosted it 91st Annual Banquet and Fundraiser on Saturday, April 20, raising funds for the organization’s community programs.
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Korean Orchestra visits Benaroya Hall, performs
Posted on 29 April 2013.
The Daejeon Yeonjeng Municipal Orchestra and Morning Star Korean Cultural Center presented a performance of Korea Fantasy at Benaroya Hall on Monday, April 22 to a near capacity audience. Daejeon and Seattle are sister cities.
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Cheryl Chow remembered at memorial ceremony
Posted on 29 April 2013.
Approximately 800 people gathered to celebrate the life of Cheryl Chow on Saturday, April 20 at Town Hall Seattle. Chow, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2011, passed away on March 29 at the age of 66.
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LeHama Jewelry closes its doors after 33 years
Posted on 29 April 2013.
LeHama Jewelry closed it doors on Saturday, April 20, after 33 years of serving the Asian community in Seattle.
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Trial starts for aides of Asian NYC mayoral hopeful
Posted on 27 April 2013.
By Tom Hays The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The trial of two former associates of a candidate seeking to become New York City’s first Asian-American mayor began Monday, April 15 with jury selection in federal court in Manhattan.
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US, Vietnam far apart on human rights
Posted on 27 April 2013.
By Chris Brummitt and Matthew Pennington The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese authorities seeking to stop a well-known democracy activist from meeting an American diplomat last weekend deployed an unusual weapon — a group of elderly ladies.
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Condition of raped 5-year-old Indian girl improves
Posted on 27 April 2013.
By Nirmala George The Associated Press NEW DELHI, India (AP) — The condition of a 5-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped, raped, and tortured by a man and then left alone in a locked room in India’s capital for two days has improved, a doctor said Sunday, April 21 as protests continued over the authorities’ [...]
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