By Assunta Ng A parade of “who’s who,”— including a governor, mayor, and 19 judges from both Supreme Court to Municipal Court—gathered at South Seattle College to pay their last respects to Judge Warren Chan July 3. Chan died on June 15 at the age of 92. “A man of ‘firsts,’” said Hon. Gary Locke. […]
Yvonne Feng Chin weds Kiel Lawrence McDougall
Yvonne Feng Chin married Kiel Lawrence McDougall at the Seattle Chinese Garden …
BLOG: Remembering community leader Ark Chin
By Assunta Ng Much was said, at his funeral, on what Ark Chin did for the Kin On Nursing Home and Chinese orphanages. Yet, what he contributed in education and politics was barely touched upon.
In memory of Ark Chin, community leader and activist (1924–2011)
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Ark Chin, a Chinese American community leader, passed away at his home on Nov. 13. He was 87 years old. Chin was born in a small village in Tai Shan, China, in 1924 and immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 10. He worked in […]
Blog: The Three Musketeers
Ed Wong, one of the founding members of Kin On, said several members had discussed how to do things for the community. One of the ideas was to start a nursing home.
Blog: Twice, Emmert was wrong
People are mad at UW President Mark Emmert because he did not commit to staying at the University of Washington, said Ark Chin, former UW regent,
History in the making: A new first for APIs
The University of Washington’s business school has 72 undergraduate scholarships, but none of them is specifically designed for Asian Americans.