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Biden awards Medal of Honor for Vietnam heroism

July 7, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden bestowed the nation’s highest military honor to four Army soldiers on July 5— including two Japanese Americans—for heroism during the Vietnam War, bravery that he said had not diminished even with the passage of time. Biden presented the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Edward N. Kaneshiro, Spc. Five […]

Filed Under: National News, Last Week's Front Page Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 28 | JULY 9 - JULY 15

Lori Matsukawa: Recipient of Japanese Emperor’s Rising Sun Award—A celebration of the Japanese Americans’ achievements

July 7, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On June 29, movers and shakers gathered at the residence of the Consul General of Japan to honor former KING TV anchor Lori Matsukawa, recipient of the Emperor of Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun Award.

Filed Under: Community News, Last Week's Front Page, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 28 | JULY 9 - JULY 15

Local community benefits from man’s pickleball passion

July 7, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Plunk! Plunk! Plunk!
These are the sounds emanating from Seattle’s tennis courts as pickleball, a tennis-adjacent sport that uses paddles, gains popularity in the city.

Filed Under: Community News, Last Week's Front Page Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 28 | JULY 9 - JULY 15

Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies

May 5, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the nation’s federal transportation secretary, died on May 3. He was 90.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Obituaries, Community News, Last Week's Front Page Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 19 | MAY 7 - MAY 13

UW bioethicist calls for justice in distributing global COVID treatments

May 5, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On the morning of April 22, Julia Ruan, 16, woke up with a sore throat. Her parents tested her at home and the result was negative. She went to school and a sleepover that night.

Filed Under: Community News, Health, Last Week's Front Page Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 19 | MAY 7 - MAY 13

Community members urge support for SPD hiring bonuses

May 5, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By David Della, former Seattle City Councilmember Tony Au, President, Friends of Gee How Oak Tin Family Association Dr. Ming Xiao, small business owner, Chinatown-ID Anna Hau, small business owner and Seniors In Action, Chinatown-ID The Chinatown-International District (CID) is a historic and culturally rich neighborhood of small businesses and residents, many of us immigrants, […]

Filed Under: Commentaries, Last Week's Front Page Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 19 | MAY 7 - MAY 13

PICTORIAL: AAPI Heritage Celebration

May 5, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration kicked off at the Seattle Center Armory on May 1—the first day of National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Feature stories, Last Week's Front Page, Pictorials Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 19 | MAY 7 - MAY 13

“Celebrate Asia” 2022 encourages a community to move forward, together

March 24, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“We all make music somehow, in our homes, in our communities…we are all connected through the power of music.”

Filed Under: Community News, Last Week's Front Page Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 13 | MARCH 26 - APRIL 1

Biden COVID coordinators leaving in April, Jha to take over

March 24, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month, the White House announced on March 17.

Filed Under: National News, Health, Last Week's Front Page Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 13 | MARCH 26 - APRIL 1

Long COVID: the disease that cannot be described

March 24, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The isolation of being her mother’s full-time caregiver in hospice in a remote New Mexico town prepared Robin Macnofsky. The following year, she developed long COVID—and is still haunted by the disease.

Filed Under: Community News, Health, Last Week's Front Page Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 13 | MARCH 26 - APRIL 1

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