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A little bit of Seattle helps build a school library in Philippines

June 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lara Underhill Northwest Asian Weekly After a 2010 trip to the Philippines to reconnect with her family roots, Kimrick Soltanzadeh knew she wanted to do more for the rural community where her family was from. “I hadn’t been to the Philippines for about 10 years before that trip and during that time I became very involved with the local community in Bainbridge and […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2010, 2013, 2015, Bacolod City, Bainbridge Island, Herminio Maravilla Elementary School, Kimrick Soltanzadeh, Lara Underhill, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peace Corps, Philippines, Seattle, South East Asia, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12, Volunteer Leave, Wells Fargo, poverty

Romson Bustillo / BIMA / “Dugay na” exhibition

July 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “I always knew.”<!–more–> This was Roman Bustillo’s response when he realized that he wanted to be an artist. Bustillo was born and raised in Cagayan, Philippines. As a child, Bustillo was exposed to art consistently and often from a young age. Art became a part of how he internalized […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, Although Bustillo, BIMA, Bainbridge Island, Beacon Gallery, Columbia City, Filipino, Guatemala, Mindanao Bisaya, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, Roman Bustillo, Romson Bustillo, Seattle, South America, Vol 33 No 30 | July 19 - July 25, culture

$2.9 million will go to Japanese American confinement sites

June 20, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last week, National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis announced 21 grants totaling more than $2.9 million to help preserve and interpret the World War II confinement sites of Japanese Americans. More than 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were American citizens, were imprisoned by the U.S. government following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Bainbridge Island, Congressional Gold Medal, Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program, Japanese Americans, Kara Miyagishima, National Park Service, Panama Hotel, Pearl Harbor, Puyallup Assembly Center, Seattle Temporary Detention Facility, Vol 33 No 26 | June 21 - June 27, War Relocation Authority

New collection of images depicts WWII Japanese internment camp Minidoka

May 16, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Signe Predmore Northwest Asian Weekly When President Bill Clinton designated the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho as a National Park in 2001, Teresa Tamura realized that although she grew up not three hours away from the site, she knew little about it.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2014, Ansel Adams, Bainbridge Island, Fumiko Hayashida, Idaho State, Japanese Americans, National Park Service, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Teresa Tamura, Vol 33 No 21 | May 17 - May 23, West Coast Japanese, attention

Japanese emperor’s birthday celebrated in Seattle

December 24, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Japanese government hosted a birthday celebration for the emperor of Japan in Seattle on Dec. 5 at the residence of the Consul General of Japan in Seattle, Consul General Kiyokazu Ota. Emperor Akihito, who was born on Dec. 23, 1933, will be turning 79 this year.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Bainbridge Island, Consul General Kiyokazu Ota, Emperor Akihito, Japanese Americans, Lieutenant Governor Brad Own, Ota Junko, Seattle Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audition, Vol 31 No 52 | December 22 - December 28

Northwest Asian Weekly Endorses…

October 25, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Both gubernatorial candidates have heavily courted the Asian and Asian Pacific community’s support this year. They

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Adam Smith, Anniversary Gala, Asian Pacific, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Bainbridge Island, Bob Hasegawa, Cindy Ryu, Frank Chopp, Gael Tarleton, Gary Ikeda, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, Jim McDermott, King County Sheriff, Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen, Northwest Asian Weekly, Senator Maria Cantwell, South East Asia, Steve Bergquist, Steve Gonzalez, Vol 31 No 44 | October 27 - November 2, Zack Hudgins

Beyond the Plate: The Asian lowdown on Seattle’s farmers markets

August 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

While I was enjoying a sunny Sunday afternoon at the Broadway Farmers Market, it occurred to me to follow up on NWAW’s first installment of “Beyond the Plate” with one on farmers markets. Many Asians I’ve spoken with have admitted to feeling removed or uninterested in farmers markets …

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Akio Suyematsu, Bainbridge Island, Broadway Farmers Market, Columbia City Farmers Market, EBT, Eiko Vojkovich, Food, Fresh Bucks, Japanese American, Maika Xiong, NWAW, Pike Place Market, Sidhu Farms, Sweet Coconut Bakery, Though Asian, West Seattle

Local businesses look to next phase of plastic bag ban

August 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly When July 1 rolled around, the Viet-Wah Supermarket in the International District still had

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Bainbridge Island, Bellingham Model, Environment Washington, International District, Nikita Mathis, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pat Kaufman, Puget Sound, Rainier Valley, Seattle Plastic Bag Ban, Seattle Public Utilities, Tiffany Ran, Vol 31 No 32 | August 4 - August 10, turkey

COMMENTARY: Sending pebbles — Memories of the Chinese Remembrance Memorial dedication

July 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Bettie Luke For Northwest Asian Weekly With a shout and quick flip of the whisk, Master E-man, Taoist priest from Los Angeles,

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2012, Bainbridge Island, Bettie Luke, Charles Axtell, Chinese Gold, Chinese Massacre Cove, Chinese Massacre Memorial Committee, Chinese Remembering Committee, Chinese Remembering Conference, Dale Hom, Director Wirtanen, Forestry Service, Garlinghouse Memorials, Greg Nokes, Los Angeles, Master E-man, Preston Nez Perce Choctaw, Snake River, Vol 31 No 29 | July 14 - July 20, Washut Seven Drums

Community members install memorial at Chinese Massacre Cove

May 18, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This year marks the fifth year of the annual two-day Chinese Remembering conference held in Lewiston, Idaho. Each conference relates the history of the Chinese in Idaho and the Northwest, with the second day of the conference dedicated to visiting sites in Hells Canyon that were occupied by the Chinese.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2012, Bainbridge Island, Bettie Luke, Chief Joseph, Chinese Massacre Cove Site, Chinese Remembering Conference, Chuimei Ho, Deep Creek, Dug Bar, Forest Service, Garlinghouse Memorials, Hells Canyon, Nez Perce War, Seattle, Snake River, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25

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