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Amazon Housing Equity Fund

January 14, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

On Jan. 6, Amazon announced its Housing Equity Fund, a $2+ billion initiative to preserve and create more than 20,000 affordable housing units in the Puget Sound region in Washington state, the Arlington, Virginia region, and Nashville, Tennessee. Amazon is providing below-market capital in the form of loans, lines of credit, and grants to preserve […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 3 | JANUARY 16 - JANUARY 22

Peter Kwon reappointed to 4Culture board

January 14, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Peter Kwon has been appointed to serve a second three-year term on the Board of Directors of 4Culture, the King County Cultural Development Authority. Kwon, the deputy mayor of SeaTac, has been a King County resident since 1989. 4Culture’s mission focuses on racial equity, and to fund, support, and advocate for culture to enhance the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 3 | JANUARY 16 - JANUARY 22

Chinese Chamber election results

January 14, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

The Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce (TGSCCC) announced the results of its 2021 election for the Board of Directors and officers. It elected Rick Choi as president, Wesley Tanoto as vice president, Van Vong as secretary, and Martha Lee as treasurer. The officers are Alvin Wong, Dennis Su, Felicity Wang, Hongguan Xu, Jesse Tam, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 3 | JANUARY 16 - JANUARY 22

Georgia’s Asian American lawmakers

January 14, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

In case you missed it: Michelle Au, a Chinese American doctor, won her Nov. 3 election, and is the first Asian American woman ever to serve as a Georgia state senator. Marvin Lim also won his race on Nov. 3, becoming the first Filipino American to be elected to the Georgia state House. Lim’s career […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 3 | JANUARY 16 - JANUARY 22

Rose Ochi, Japanese American trailblazer, dies at 81

January 14, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Rose Matsui Ochi, a trailblazing Los Angeles attorney who tapped far-flung political networks from City Hall to Congress in her fierce advocacy of civil rights, criminal justice reform, and Japanese American causes, has died at 81. Ochi broke barriers as the first Asian American woman to serve as a Los Angeles Police Commission member and […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 3 | JANUARY 16 - JANUARY 22

Kim-Khanh Van to run for King County Council

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Renton City Councilmember Kim-Khanh Van announced last month that she will run for Position 9 on the Metropolitan King County Council in 2021. Van, an attorney and public school mom who came to America as a refugee after leaving her native Vietnam at the age of 6, will challenge incumbent Reagan Dunn. If elected, Van […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Eldest brother of Kip Tokuda dies

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

On Dec. 12, 2020, the brother of late community leader Kip Tokuda, Floyd Tokuda, passed away peacefully in his home at age 76. Floyd was the eldest child of George and Tama Tokuda, and the brother of Valerie Chin and actress Marilyn Tokuda. Nephew Daryl Chin told the Northwest Asian Weekly, “It is in great […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Gold medal replicas for Chinese war vets

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

The Chinese American Citizens Alliance-Seattle and community volunteers are planning a regional ceremony in the spring to present Chinese American World War II (CAWW2) Congressional Gold Medal replicas to each registered veteran or next of kin at no-cost. The Virtual Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony was held last month. For […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Most Influential People in Seattle 2020

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Hoan Do, Raj Singh, and Krishna Thiagarajan were among the APIs named in Seattle Magazine’s 25 Most Influential People in Seattle in 2020. Do was one of 30 people across the country chosen to appear on Lay’s potato chips bags. He is a motivational speaker and corporate trainer. Singh is the co-founder of All in […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

ICHS begins administering COVID-19 vaccines

December 31, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Dec. 23, International Community Health Services (ICHS) was among the first of the area’s health centers to receive doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna and begin vaccinating its frontline health workers. Ping Yang, acupuncturist, the first to be delivered the vaccine at the International District Clinic, said, “The vaccine is good for me, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 1 | JANUARY 2 - JANUARY 8

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