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About Jason Cruz

Jason is NWAW's resident sports columnist and also an award-winning reporter.

The layup drill: APIs in sports movin’ on up

September 12, 2017 By Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The layup drill: APIs in sports movin’ on up

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we look at two teens on their way up and a basketball numbers guy on the way to the Bay Area.

Filed Under: Feature stories, The Layup Drill Tagged With: VOL 36 NO 37 | SEPT 9 - SEPT 15

More than just a ‘cool cop,’ Bellevue police officer reaches out to the community

August 12, 2016 By Jason Cruz 2 Comments

More than just a ‘cool cop,’ Bellevue police officer reaches out to the community

Officer Craig Hanaumi has a “bucket list” of things he has done in his Bellevue Police Officer uniform as a form of outreach.

Filed Under: Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2016, Officer Hanaumi, VOL 35 NO 33 | AUGUST 13 - AUGUST 19

Police: Progress being made in finding Donnie Chin’s killer

June 30, 2016 By Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Police: Progress being made in finding Donnie Chin’s killer

Sadness, anger, and frustration were just some of the emotions from a community meeting with the Seattle City Police, and state and city officials, to update citizens on the search for the killer of community activist Donnie Chin.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Donnie Chin, VOL 35 NO 27 | JULY 2 – JULY 8

Trio leads UW to women’s golf title

June 23, 2016 By Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Trio leads UW to women’s golf title

The University of Washington (UW)’s women’s golf team won its first national championship this May in Eugene, Ore. Senior Ying Luo and freshmen Wenyung Keh and Sarah Rhee helped lead the team to a memorable victory.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2016, SARAH RHEE, VOL 35 NO 26 | JUNE 25 - JULY 1, WENYUNG KEH, YING LUO

The Layup Drill — National champs! UW women’s golf team takes title

June 2, 2016 By Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Layup Drill — National champs! UW women’s golf team takes title

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition, we cover the University of Washington (UW)’s Women’s Golf Team winning a national title, a new class of members inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame, a new Spelling Bee champ crowned, and a Chinese prospect eyeing the NBA draft.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2016, SARAH RHEE, VOL 35 NO 23 | JUNE 4 - JUNE 10, YING LUO

The Layup Drill — Pacquiao’s last f ight? Henderson retiring? Lin not getting calls?

May 12, 2016 By Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Layup Drill — Pacquiao’s last f ight? Henderson retiring? Lin not getting calls?

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, we write about the “last” fight for Manny Pacquiao, whether NBA refs respect Jeremy Lin, and Benson Henderson making a big career move.

Filed Under: Sports, Feature stories Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 20 | MAY 14 - MAY 20

Race heats up to fill vacant 7th Congressional District seat

May 12, 2016 By Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Race heats up to fill vacant 7th Congressional District seat

Following the announcement this year that Jim McDermott is retiring and vacating his seat for the 7th Congressional District in Washington state, a group of candidates quickly emerged. Two of the candidates, Pramila Jayapal and Dr. Arun Jhaveri, are members of the API community.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2016, Dr. Arun Jhaveri, Pramila Jayapal, VOL 35 NO 20 | MAY 14 - MAY 20

Amazing amateurs sail around the world in yacht race

April 28, 2016 By Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Amazing amateurs sail around the world in yacht race

Earlier this month, Seattle served as one of the stops in a race around the world.

No, it wasn’t a reality television show, though the voyage was truly amazing.

In the sixth leg of this eight-leg voyage around the globe, crews left the sailing city of Qingdao, China on March 20. The crews crossed the Pacific Ocean and began docking into Seattle April 15.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6, YACHT RACE, Yuko Kikuchi

Newly elected SeaTac City council member ready for real work to begin

March 31, 2016 By Jason Cruz 2 Comments

Newly elected SeaTac City council member ready for real work to begin

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Peter Kwon has taken over 100 meetings since he became an official member of the SeaTac City Council this past January. A newcomer to politics, Kwon is learning the ropes of the political process during his first term. Born in Seoul, South Korea, he moved with his parents to […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2012, Angela Ashes, Jason Cruz, Korean Americans, Locking Mailbox Program, New York City, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peter Kwon, Queen Anne, Rick Forschler, Seattle, Sound Transit, South Korea, Stuyvesant High School, Terry Anderson, Todd Cutts, UW

The Layup Drill: Snowboarder, Mariner, Sounder … and Yao!

March 24, 2016 By Jason Cruz 2 Comments

The Layup Drill: Snowboarder, Mariner, Sounder … and Yao!

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition we take a look at a snowboarding Phenom, a new Mariner, the Sounders lose a key player and Yao Ming moves closer to Hall of Fame.

Filed Under: Columns, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Beijing, Big Boy, China, Chinese Team, Former Houston Rockets, Jason Cruz, MVP, Major League Soccer, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obafemi Martins, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, South Korean First Baseman, Spain, Summer Olympics, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Wall Street Journal, Winter Olympics, Yao Ming, japan

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