By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY After weeks of debate, the Seattle City Council approved a new labor contract for Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers on Nov. 13. Hundreds of people, including dozens from the International District (ID) community, packed City Hall. The public comments period was extended to allow more people to have their […]
Sayonara, Nagomi Tea House — Arigato, Tomio Moriguchi
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The aesthetic Nagomi Tea House inside the old Uwajimaya has been dismantled. Nagomi, once a community gathering space, is gone unexpectedly. For the past seven years, Nagomi was the natural gathering place for the community to mourn, laugh, rage, engage, lobby, debate, and celebrate. It was a community asset […]
Joe Fain concedes race to Mona Das
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Joe Fain conceded the race for the 47th District State Senate to challenger Mona Das on Nov. 9. As of the afternoon of Nov. 13, Das’ lead over the two-term incumbent had grown to 667 votes. “I want to congratulate Senator-elect Das on her new opportunity to serve South King […]
4 victims of Ride the Ducks crash settle
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Four of the dozens of victims of the 2015 Ride the Ducks crash in Seattle have reached an $8.25 million settlement in the middle of a civil trial ongoing in King County Superior Court. Attorney Lara Herrmann said on Nov. 8 that $7 million will go to the family of […]
Updated election results (winners)
Congress District 7 Pramila Jayapal 84% State House District 32 Cindy Ryu 80% State House District 33 Mia Su-Ling Gregerson 67% State Senate District 34 Joe Nguyen 58% State Senate District 37 Rebecca Saldana 88% State House District 37 – Position 1 Sharon Tomiko Santos (unchallenged) State House District 37 – Position 2 Eric Pettigrew […]
First Vietnamese state senator and other election highlights
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — A record-breaking 2018 midterm election in Washington mostly ended the night of Nov. 6 with some major races called. Here are some of the highlights. Joe Nguyen won the 34th District State Senate race – 58 percent to Shannon Braddock’s 41 percent. Nguyen will become the state’s first […]
Minami is Kip Tokuda awardee
Civil rights attorney Dale Minami was honored with the Kip Tokuda Award on Nov. 3, from the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF) Northwest. Minami practices in San Francisco in the area of personal injury. He has been involved in significant litigations involving the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans and other minorities, including […]
Kuo wins PRSA award
Annie Kuo was honored on Nov. 7 with the Hugh Smith Community Service Award from the Puget Sound chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Kuo is the second Asian American to win the award, Derek Wing won in 2015. The award recognizes outstanding citizenship in contributing public relations expertise to an important community […]
Glitter Gala
Goodwill’s annual Glitter Gala raised $545,000 for its free job training and education programs. More than 700 people attended the event on Oct. 20 at Seattle’s Bell Harbor International Conference Center. Before the main program, attendees were treated to a silent auction, photobooth, a bling-toss game that awarded jewelry, and a Glitter Sale pop-up shop. […]
Singapore Airlines announces nonstop service to Sea-Tac
Singapore Airlines announced on Nov. 1 that it will offer non-stop flights between Sea-Tac Airport and Singapore starting in September 2019. Sea-Tac will be the fourth North American non-stop destination for Singapore Airlines, adding to current services in San Francisco, New York (Newark), and Los Angeles. “This new link to Singapore and connections to destinations […]
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