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Shouan Pan receives Virgil S. Lagomarcino Laureate Award

April 8, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

The chancellor and CEO of the Community College of Seattle, Shouan Pan, received the Virgil S. Lagomarcino Laureate Award from Iowa State University College of Human Sciences. This award honors graduates who are nationally and internationally recognized for their meritorious service or distinguished achievement in the field of education. A virtual ceremony was held on […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 15 | APRIL 10 - APRIL 16

Biden announces intent to nominate judicial candidates

April 8, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

The White House announced on March 30 that President Joe Biden declared his intent to nominate Florence Y. Pan to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (D.C.). Pan is an attorney and jurist serving as the first Asian American Associate Judge of the D.C. Superior Court. She […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 15 | APRIL 10 - APRIL 16

Horsing around in the ID

April 8, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Two mounted patrol officers did their rounds last week in the Chinatown-International District. We spotted Stephan Arulaid and Matt Chase at Hing Hay Park. While most people think it’s fun that these officers get to ride horses as part of their job, it’s not so fun when there is horse poop. The mounted officer must […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 15 | APRIL 10 - APRIL 16

Virtual Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival

April 8, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

The Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival will be presented virtually this year on April 9–11, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at cherryblossomfest.org. The annual festival seeks to deepen understanding and highlight the cultural contributions and achievements of Japan and Japanese Americans. The festival includes online performances, martial arts, exhibits and demonstrations, documentaries, and Japanese […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 15 | APRIL 10 - APRIL 16

Panel on political organizing voices fears, frustrations

April 8, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly After 20 minutes of listening to exhortations to Asian Americans to give back to their society as a way to build community and find safety, Annie Ren found she did not agree. “As a Chinese American, even if I don’t participate in government, even if I don’t give back […]

Filed Under: Community News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 15 | APRIL 10 - APRIL 16

Bill in Washington state would ban private immigration jail

April 8, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Legislature has approved a bill aimed at shutting down one of the country’s largest for-profit, privately run immigration jails. Led by majority Democrats, the state Senate voted 28-21 on March 30 in favor of a measure that would ban for-profit detention centers in the state. […]

Filed Under: Community News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 15 | APRIL 10 - APRIL 16

Pamelyn Chee on ducks, aunties, and getting with the “Boogie”

April 8, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Playing a Chinese mother in America—vivid, domineering, but secretly vulnerable—seems like child’s play to actress Pamelyn Chee. And by this point, it may well be. But to get there, she started acting as an actual child.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 15 | APRIL 10 - APRIL 16

What’s in a name?

April 8, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Seattle Rice Society.

The group has more to do with strengthening Asian American voices than with food. It organized the “Stop Asian Hate” rally on April 3 in the Chinatown-International District, in response to the Georgia killing of eight people, including six Asian women last month.

Filed Under: Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 15 | APRIL 10 - APRIL 16

COMMENTARY: Your climate and air depend on clean fuels

April 8, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By State Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, Sam Cho, Port of Seattle Commissioner, and Rich Stolz, Executive Director of OneAmerica For Northwest Asian Weekly Our country is in the midst of a long overdue reckoning with racial injustices and systemic inequality. While those issues have finally moved to the front of our collective focus, environmental justice and […]

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COMMENTARY: An urgent call for citywide dialogue to address our city’s recovery and future

April 8, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Last summer, a diverse group of Seattleites came together out of deep concerns over the serious issues facing our city. We are long overdue to finding solutions to put us on the right track and to our great city’s full potential. We have endured a full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, complete with home lockdowns, […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 15 | APRIL 10 - APRIL 16

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