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You are here: Home / Archives for Asian American Pioneer Dinner

Pioneers share words of wisdom

October 25, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Peruse the shelves a scant 30 years ago and books by Asian Americans would be few and far between. However, times have changed thanks to key individuals who have etched the trails for API writers today.

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2008, API, American Knees, Asian American Pioneer Dinner, Asian Americans, Chinese American, Gary Luke, Lee Low Books, Mimi Jung, Naomi Pascal, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Philip Lee, Sasquatch Books, Saturday Oct, Seattle Chinese Post, letter, vol 27 no 44 | October 25 - October 31

Peter Bacho Pioneer in Publishing

October 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Novelist and teacher Peter Bacho believes everybody has a story to tell. The Filipino American recalls his own humble beginnings, growing up poor in Seattle’s Central District in the 1950s. A juris doctorate, masters degree and two award-winning novels later, Bacho is now being honored as a pioneer who paved the way for Asian Americans in literature.

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2008, Asian American Pioneer Dinner, Asian Americans, Central District, China Harbor Restaurant, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peter Bacho, Seattle, Westlake Ave, vol 27 no 42 | October 11 - October 17

The University of Washington Press Pioneer in Publishing

October 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

According to former editor Naomi Pascal, she was associated with the Press “almost from the beginning, with the development of the Press’ pioneering program of publishing books by and about Asian Americans.” In 1973, the Press had issued or reissued “a long list of books on subjects of special interest to Asian Americans,” she said.

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2008, Asian American Pioneer Dinner, Asian Americans, China Harbor Restaurant, Naomi Pascal, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Westlake Ave, vol 27 no 42 | October 11 - October 17

Mayumi Tsutakawa: Pioneer in Publishing

September 27, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Mayumi Tsutakawa has racked up a large number of achievements during a career spanning several different fields. Straight out of grad school, she became the first Asian American female reporter at a daily newspaper in the Seattle area. She later wrote and edited several anthologies, including the first anthology of Asian American women’s writings.

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: API, Asian American Pioneer Dinner, China Harbor Restaurant, Mayumi Tsutakawa, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Westlake Ave, vol 27 no 40 | September 27 - October 3

Gary Luke: Pioneer in Publishing

September 27, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As the publisher of Sasquatch Books, Gary Luke feels a sense of honor and responsibility to make his company an outlet for diverse perspectives.

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: Asian American Pioneer Dinner, China Harbor Restaurant, Gary Luke, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sasquatch Books, Seattle, Westlake Ave, culture, vol 27 no 40 | September 27 - October 3

Lensey Namioka: Pioneer in Publishing

September 20, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lensey Namioka is a woman of many talents, but with a great passion. Now a unique storyteller, Namioka started off in mathematics. “I realized early that I wasn’t going to do any original, creative work in math,” she said. “At first, I did some translation of Chinese mathematics into English, but that was kind of boring so I started writing articles, humorous articles at first.”

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Asian American Pioneer Dinner, China Harbor Restaurant, Chinese, Lensey Namioka, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Westlake Ave, vol 27 no 39 | September 20 - September 26

Shawn Wong: Pioneer in Publishing

September 13, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 1960s were a formative time for a second generation Chinese American like Shawn Wong. As an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley, he joined the nation in trying to grasp the evolving notion of identity.

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: Asian American Pioneer Dinner, China Harbor Restaurant, Chinese American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Shawn Wong, vol 27 no 38 | September 13 - September 19

Aki Sogabe: Pioneer in Publishing

September 6, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Aki Sogabe Pioneer in Publishing Who could have imagined that a little girl in Japan experimenting with paper cutting would one day grow up to illustrate books and exhibit works of art in America?

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: Aki Sogabe, Asian American Pioneer Dinner, Bellevue Arts Fair, China Harbor Restaurant, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Westlake Ave, japan, vol 27 no 37 | September 6 - September 12

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