Jay Inslee was sworn in as Washington’s 23rd Governor on Wednesday, Jan. 16 in front of a crowd of approximately 250 at the State Capitol Rotunda.
In memory of Gordon
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Gordon Hirabayashi died on Jan. 2 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he taught sociology at the University of Alberta (UA). He was 93 and […]
Our top 10 burning questions with Sung Yang
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Born in Seoul, Sung Yang is the chief of staff for King County Executive Dow Constantine. In this role, Yang oversees and directs the […]
Our top 10 burning questions with Steven Gonzalez
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Justice Steven Gonzalez was recently appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court, the state’s highest court. He is the second Latino ever to be […]
Our top 10 burning questions with Sharon Prill
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In November 2010, Sharon Prill was named publisher of the Yakima Herald Republic (YHR). As publisher, Prill oversees the day-to-day operations of the Herald […]
Our top 10 burning questions with Dianne Chong
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Dianne Chong is vice president of Assembly, Factory & Support Technology in the Boeing <!–more–>Engineering, Operations & Technology organization. Prior to this, she was […]
Our top 10 burning questions with Paul Killpatrick
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Dr. Paul Killpatrick is president of Seattle Central Community College and vice chancellor <!–more–>for district-wide student services for Seattle Community Colleges. Previously, he was […]
Our top 10 burning questions with Sue Anderson
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Sue Anderson is CenturyLink’s vice president and general manager (VP/GM) <!–more–>for the Seattle Metro area. Prior to being named VP/GM, she oversaw Network Operations […]
Our top 10 burning questions with Patrick Yalung
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Patrick Yalung, a Filipino American, is the president of Wells Fargo of the Northwest. He oversees about 130 branches and 1,500 employees. Yalung joined […]
Our top 10 burning questions with Sherri Wade
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Sherri Wade is the vice president of operations at State Farm Pacific Northwest, headquartered in DuPont, Wash. Wade joined State Farm in 1993 as […]