The Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC) held its annual Memorial Day service at Lake View Cemetery on Capitol Hill on May 28. Major General Tracy Garrett, USMC (Ret.) was the keynote speaker in what has become one of the oldest and largest Memorial Day services in the Northwest, with several hundred gathering by the Nisei War […]
CACA banquet
The Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) Seattle held its 7th annual banquet on May 20, “Celebrating Unity & Fighting for Equality,” at China Harbor restaurant. This year’s awards honored Harry Chan of Tai Tung Restaurant, Jeff Lew of lunchdebt.org to eliminate student lunch debts, and San Wan of Kin On, for their outstanding work, generosity, […]
Bloodworks Ball
Bloodworks Northwest raised a whopping $855,000 at its annual Bloodworks Ball. The money from the event—attended by more than 400 people at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue on May
Job placement is serious business at UW’s Foster School of Business
By Joshua Holland NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Seattle area is a hub for global companies changing the world, thanks to innovators like Amazon, Microsoft, and many others. However, the sizzling economy has done more than just attract headlines. It’s attracted some of the world’s best and brightest to the region. To ensure many of these […]
RVC seeking diverse leaders to join its team
Rainier Valley Corps (RVC), a Seattle-based nonprofit, is hiring. RVC is looking for an operations support program manager, a development and communications associate, and an organizational development consultant. RVC’s mission is promoting social justice by cultivating leaders of color, strengthening organizations led by communities of color, and fostering collaboration between diverse communities. It is based […]
Asian Plaza site for sale
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Dennis Chin is putting his vision in the hands of another. The Asian Plaza Redevelopment (APR) president wanted to replace the current Asian Plaza with a new eight-story-tall redevelopment, with 240 units of mixed housing, a retail plaza anchored by a new Viet-Wah Supermarket, multiple restaurants, a business-class hotel, […]
Family operated Phnom Penh Noodle House closes Hopes to open new location
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Darlene Ung arrives at Phnom Penh Noodles House in the morning to open the restaurant. She heads straight to the back bar, turns on the coffee maker, and makes sure the floors are swept and the tables are set. May 28 seemed like any other day in Phnom Penh […]
Martin Pang to be released from prison
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials say a man who set a Seattle warehouse fire that killed four firefighters in 1995 is set to be released from prison in late September. Martin Pang, 62, was convicted of setting a fire in his parents’ Chinatown International District warehouse on Jan. 5, 1995. Department of Corrections officials say he’ll […]
Community members rally against Seattle police chief search
SEATTLE (AP) — Community members — including one critic who helped vet candidates in the official search — rallied at Seattle city hall on May 29 after interim police chief Carmen Best was passed over for the permanent job. Community leader Frank Irigon said he was “shocked.” “The thing about bringing an ‘outsider’ is laughable,” […]
First South Asian to be elected in Oregon
Susheela Jayapal, 55, was elected as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Multnomah County in Oregon on May 15. She is the older sister of U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) — who was the first ever Indian American woman elected to the House of Representatives. In 1983, at the age of 20, Susheela […]
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