http://www.nwasianweekly.com Mon, 20 May 2013 10:59:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 SCIDpda and CIDBIA hosts 15th annual Chinatown–ID Spring Clean http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/scidpda-and-cidbia-hosts-15th-annual-chinatown-id-spring-clean/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/scidpda-and-cidbia-hosts-15th-annual-chinatown-id-spring-clean/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:59:01 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20102 The Seattle Chinatown–International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda) and the Chinatown–International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) hosted the 15th annual Chinatown–International District Spring Clean on May 11. Over 300 people volunteered four hours on Saturday to clean up litter, remove graffiti, touch up paint, and perform other maintenance. (end) Related stories SCIDpda hosts annual ID [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/scidpda-and-cidbia-hosts-15th-annual-chinatown-id-spring-clean/feed/ 0 Tasveer holds 8th annual Aaina South Asian women’s festival http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/tasveer-holds-8th-annual-aaina-south-asian-womens-festival/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/tasveer-holds-8th-annual-aaina-south-asian-womens-festival/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:56:08 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20100 Tasveer, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization dedicated to showcasing South Asian film, art, and media, hosted their 8th annual Aaina South Asian Women’s Festival from May 10 to May 12 at the Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM). The festival, which featured creativity workshops, networking opportunities, book readings, and film screenings, attracted hundreds of attendees over the [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/tasveer-holds-8th-annual-aaina-south-asian-womens-festival/feed/ 0 Vietnamese Friendship Association host fifth annual Benefit Dinner http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/vietnamese-friendship-association-host-fifth-annual-benefit-dinner/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/vietnamese-friendship-association-host-fifth-annual-benefit-dinner/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:53:15 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20097 The Vietnamese Friendship Association (VFA) hosted their fifth annual Benefit Dinner on April 20 at the Garfield Community Center, raising operating funds and honoring community leaders for their accomplishments. Linh Thach, Juan Carlos Vasquez, and former Starbucks executive Tim Schottman were honored for their community leadership. Thach was highlighted for his community work, Vasquez as [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/vietnamese-friendship-association-host-fifth-annual-benefit-dinner/feed/ 0 Bruce Harrell inducted to Pacific Northwest Football Hall of Fame http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/bruce-harrell-inducted-to-pacific-northwest-football-hall-of-fame/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/bruce-harrell-inducted-to-pacific-northwest-football-hall-of-fame/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:51:07 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20094 Seattle City Councilmember and mayoral candidate Bruce Harrell was inducted to the Pacific Northwest Football Hall of Fame on May 10 for his time as a linebacker for the University of Washington Huskies football team. Harrell accepted a football scholarship to play at the University of Washington from 1976 to 1979. In 1979, Harrell received [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/bruce-harrell-inducted-to-pacific-northwest-football-hall-of-fame/feed/ 0 Black student targeted with racist note at mainly Asian campus http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/black-student-targeted-with-racist-note-at-mainly-asian-campus/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/black-student-targeted-with-racist-note-at-mainly-asian-campus/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 10:44:23 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20086 By Staff The Associated Press IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — University of California, Irvine officials pledged to work on race relations on campus this week after a Black student found a hand-scrawled note in her backpack calling her a slave, making it the second racist incident that has offended Black students in recent weeks. Campus tensions [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/black-student-targeted-with-racist-note-at-mainly-asian-campus/feed/ 0 40 years on, f leeing Vietnamese refugees take to seas again http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/40-years-on-f%e2%80%86leeing-vietnamese-refugees-take-to-seas-again/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/40-years-on-f%e2%80%86leeing-vietnamese-refugees-take-to-seas-again/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 10:42:29 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20084 By Chris Brummitt The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 40 years after hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fled the country’s Communist regime by boat, a growing number are taking to the water again. This year alone, 460 Vietnamese men, women, and children have arrived on Australian shores — more than in the last [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/40-years-on-f%e2%80%86leeing-vietnamese-refugees-take-to-seas-again/feed/ 1 ASTROLOGY: For the week of May 18–May 24, 2013 http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/astrology/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/astrology/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 10:56:37 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=7346 Do you have good luck coming to you this week? Check and see!

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/astrology/feed/ 12 Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/cyberattacks-a-growing-irritant-in-us-china-ties/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/cyberattacks-a-growing-irritant-in-us-china-ties/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 10:49:34 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20092 By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the United States, lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. The Pentagon this week said China appeared to be cyberspying against the [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/cyberattacks-a-growing-irritant-in-us-china-ties/feed/ 0 China, India gloss over border dispute at meeting http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/china-india-gloss-over-border-dispute-at-meeting/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/china-india-gloss-over-border-dispute-at-meeting/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 10:47:51 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20090 By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — The foreign ministers of China and India have glossed over a recent standoff along their countries’ disputed border in an apparent sign that the incident will not harm future high-level contacts. China remains committed to a negotiated resolution of the border dispute, Foreign Minister Wang [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/japan-pulls-back-on-denials-of-wwii-sex-slavery/feed/ 0 COMMENTARY: Fire the Medina City Manager http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/commentary-fire-the-medina-city-manager/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/commentary-fire-the-medina-city-manager/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:58:36 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20066 By Doug Chin SPECIAL TO THE NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In March, an eight-person federal jury found the City of Medina and City Manager Donna Hanson guilty of firing former Police Chief Jeffrey Chen because of his race. As Chen’s attorney Marianne Jones stated, Hanson fired Chen because of  “old school racism.” “Donna Hanson,” said Jones, [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/siff-reviews-the-asian-weekly-at-the-movies-the-first-staff-picks-for-siff-2013/feed/ 1 Aegis Living prepping for groundbreaking of Chinese-focused assisted-living facility in PNW — Culturally Chinese Aegis Gardens to offer high-end amenities http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/aegis-living-prepping-for-groundbreaking-of-chinese-focused-assisted-living-facility-in-pnw-culturally-chinese-aegis-gardens-to-offer-high-end-amenities/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/aegis-living-prepping-for-groundbreaking-of-chinese-focused-assisted-living-facility-in-pnw-culturally-chinese-aegis-gardens-to-offer-high-end-amenities/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:25:05 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20077 By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Aegis Living, a Redmond-based assisted living provider administering over two dozen properties in Washington, California, and Nevada, is moving forward with plans to break ground for a new culturally Chinese retirement facility near Bellevue, modeled after its successful Aegis Gardens in Fremont, Calif. The property, named Aegis Gardens of Newcastle, [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/aegis-living-prepping-for-groundbreaking-of-chinese-focused-assisted-living-facility-in-pnw-culturally-chinese-aegis-gardens-to-offer-high-end-amenities/feed/ 0 Visa for cash programs offer path to green card — Options available for foreign investors willing to invest in America http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/visa-for-cash-programs-offer-path-to-green-card-options-available-for-foreign-investors-willing-to-invest-in-america/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/visa-for-cash-programs-offer-path-to-green-card-options-available-for-foreign-investors-willing-to-invest-in-america/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:23:41 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20075 By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly While some seek investment opportunities for themselves, others do it for their children. But no matter the reason, wealthy foreign investors have a pathway to a green card that’s much quicker than the traditional process. Entrepreneurs, businesspeople, and investors outside of America can seek a visa that would permit [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/visa-for-cash-programs-offer-path-to-green-card-options-available-for-foreign-investors-willing-to-invest-in-america/feed/ 1 Chinese robes headed back to the Northwest http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/chinese-robes-headed-back-to-the-northwest/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/chinese-robes-headed-back-to-the-northwest/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:18:08 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20073 By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Several robes from the Young collection will be heading back to the Pacific Northwest in the coming months, though their destination is not yet decided. While initially planned to be headed to an as of yet unchosen Seattle-area institution, a Tacoma organization, the Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation (CRPF), is [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/chinese-robes-headed-back-to-the-northwest/feed/ 0 Japanese landmarks on two local campuses to be restored http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/japanese-landmarks-on-two-local-campuses-to-be-restored/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/japanese-landmarks-on-two-local-campuses-to-be-restored/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:14:22 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20071 By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Two local college campuses are preparing to commission and restore art installations relating to Japanese history. The University of Washington Tacoma is commissioning a new work by sculptor Gerard Tsutakawa to memorialize the Japanese Language School that once existed in Tacoma, but ceased operations following the internment of the city’s [...]

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]]> http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/japanese-landmarks-on-two-local-campuses-to-be-restored/feed/ 0 BLOG: Can fundraising be fun-raising? http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/blog-can-fundraising-be-fun-raising/ http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/05/blog-can-fundraising-be-fun-raising/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:00 +0000 admin http://www.nwasianweekly.com/?p=20068 By Assunta Ng How do you measure the success of an organization’s fundraising event? By the amount of money it raises? By the number of attendees or the quality of the program? What if you measured success by how good of a time the attendees had? If you make an event fun and memorable for [...]

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