To the Editor:

The Mayor McGinn’s proposal to move activities away from the ID/Chinatown Community Center to Jefferson and Rainier Community Centers effectively removes the opportunity for young people and seniors who live in the ID to have an accessible place for activities. Read the full story

Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington 15th Anniversary participants, organizers, and adoptees. (Photo by Jinda Photography)

One 15th Anniversary event was a dinner cruise aboard the Royal Argosy. (Photo by Jinda Photography)

The Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington (AAAW), founded in 1996, celebrated its 15th anniversary with a special conference, or mini-gatherings, at various locations in Seattle. Read the full story

From left: Shehryar Khan, Julie Pham, Kabir Shahani, Angela Chen, and Edward Yim

The Puget Sound Business Journal celebrated its 2011 40 under 40 honorees at an event at Showbox Sodo in Seattle. More than 350 people attended. Read the full story

From left: WACE co-chairs Kevin Li and Andrea Liu, Wayne Huang (standing), Alex Liu, and Ashwin Rao (Photo by Washington Association for Chinese Education)

During the summer, 26 students from high schools throughout the Puget Sound region spent two weeks in Chinese Bridge Summer Camp in Beijing and Changsha. These students shared their experiences during a program at the Seattle Chinese Garden. Additionally, they announced new initiatives they are organizing to promote Chinese language learning. Read the full story

Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation representatives with grant recipients

At an awards ceremony at Meydenbauer Center, Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation awarded $226,000 in grants to 10 nonprofit organizations to improve health and education. Read the full story

By Melinda Deslatte
The Associated Press

Joseph "Anh" Cao

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has won a second term in office, after his only competitor dropped out of the race.

Former U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao filed paperwork Tuesday formally withdrawing from the election, a spokesman for the Secretary of State’s office said.

“After meeting personally with Mr. Buddy Caldwell, who made the assurance that he will fight for the best interests of the people of Louisiana, I am announcing that I am dropping out of the race for attorney general,” Cao said in a statement issued through his spokeswoman.

Both Cao and Caldwell are Republicans. Read the full story

By Kelly Olsen
The Associated Press

Image by Stacy Nguyen/NWAW

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top Samsung executive says the company will take a bolder stance in its patent battle with smartphone and tablet rival Apple, which Samsung claims has been “free riding” on its patented wireless technologies. Read the full story

By Elaine Kurtenbach
The Associated Press

Image by Stacy Nguyen/NWAW

SHANGHAI (AP) — Signs that the powerhouse Chinese economy is slowing have spooked global markets and sharpened fears that the world economy will not escape another recession, so much so that a small, preliminary survey of Chinese manufacturers contributed to a global stock market plunge this week. Read the full story

By Christopher Bodeen
The Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — Despite Beijing’s bluster and hints of another break in military exchanges, little fallout is expected from Washington’s decision to upgrade Taiwan’s F-16 fighter jets. Read the full story

By Terence Chea
The Associated Press

Image by Stacy Nguyen/NWAW

BERKELEY, Calif. — UC Berkeley student leaders have condemned a Republican group’s satirical diversity bake sale offering pastry prices based on race and gender. Read the full story

Kiran Ahuja, White House Initiative on AAPIs Executive Director, in the launch video for the Initiative’s “What’s Your Story?” video challenge

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders launched its “What’s Your Story?” video challenge. The challenge aims to explore the personal stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) across the country who have impacted their community through their dreams, experiences, and dedication to a cause. Read the full story

By Samantha Pak
Northwest Asian Weekly

“Hot, Hot Roti for Dadda-ji”
Written by F. Zia, Illustrated by Ken Min
Lee & Low Books, 2011

Whenever Aneel’s grandparents visit, they tell him stories about their lives growing up in an Indian village.

During one particular visit, Aneel’s grandfather, Dadda-ji, tells him that when he was a boy, Dadda-ji had the power of a tiger, thanks to fluffy-puffy hot, hot roti with a bit of tongue-burning mango pickle. After Dadda-ji ate the roti, a type of pan-fried flatbread, he could wrestle water buffaloes, tie cobras into knots, swing three elephants by their tales, and even touch the sky with his bare feet. Read the full story

HONOLULU (AP) — A date has been set for the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to Japanese American Veterans of World War II. Read the full story

Advocates for increased political representation of communities of color were present at the Washington Redistricting Commission’s special meeting in Olympia on Sept. 13 to witness the release of the commissioners’ proposed congressional and legislative district maps. Read the full story

The Chong Wa Education Society is offering fall Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese classes for adults
and youths Monday through Thursday and on Saturday, at Chong Wa Hall, 522 7th Ave. S., Seattle.
It is also offering free English as a Second Language (ESL) and citizenship classes. (end) Read the full story

By Assunta Ng
Northwest Asian Weekly

From left: Bruce Harrell, Florence Chang, Bill Gonzales, Sue McLain, Cindy Ryu, and Shaker Chandrasekaran (Photo by Assunta Ng/NWAW)

Six prominent leaders shared their inspiring stories and advice for men and women who want to be better leaders; they presented at a luncheon held at the House of Hong on Sept. 16. Organized by Executive Development Institute, the Washington Leaders of Power luncheon has been held annually for the past five years.  This was the first time that male panelists were invited to participate. Read the full story