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Asian Hall of Fame inducts 4 new members — UFC Fighter, “Black Widow” among the selections

June 11, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The Robert Chinn Foundation inducted 4 new members to its Asian Hall of Fame for 2015.  UFC Fighter Benson Henderson, billiards aficionado Jeanette “The Black Widow” Lee, Dancing with the Stars judge Carie Ann Inaba, and NBC News anchor Betty Nguyen were inducted at a ceremony at The Fairmont […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Pacific, Betty Nguyen, Black Widow, CNN, Carie Ann Inaba, Decatur High School, Fly Girl, Jeanette Lee, Karen Wong, MSNBC, Manu Tuiasosopo, Olympian Nathan Adrian, Seattle, Transportation Norman Mineta, Vol 34 No 25 | June 13 - June 19, World Extreme Cagefighting

Motivational speaker wants to be an American Ninja Warrior, of course

March 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly After completing a workout in the gym one night, a local man decided that he wanted to be a ninja — but not just any ninja. Hoan Do hopes to make it on the next season of the NBC reality TV series “American Ninja Warrior.”

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, American Ninja Warrior, Benson Henderson, Decatur High School, Hoan Do, Jason Cruz, Las Vegas, NBC, North America, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pepperdine University, Seattle, TV, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol 33 No 11 | March 8 - March 14

Top Contributor: Bryan Yambe

December 5, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

From crayons to council By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly Bryan Yambe’s earliest foray into politics began when he was only 7 years old, sitting quietly in the corner of a

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Asian Americans, Browns Point United Methodist Church Staff Parish Relations, Bryan Yambe, Decatur High School, Fife City Council, Fife City Hall, Hong Restaurant, Japanese American, Legislative Democrats, Mizu Sugimura, Pierce County Young Democrats, Robert Mizukami, Sue Misao, Top Contributors 2013, Vol 32 No 50 | December 7 - December 13, WWII, top contributors

The Layup Drill: The fall roundup

September 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly As the summer days turn to fall, we look at what’s new in the world of sports.

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2012, Amateur Championship, Canadian Women, Chinese American, Decatur High School, Honda Civic, Key Arena, London, Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, NBA, Nathan Adrian Day, Olympics, Pacific Northwesterner, Taiwan, UFC, Vol 31 No 38 | September 15 - September 21

Ex-Blazers GM Rich Cho finds new home with the Bobcats

June 16, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Last Monday, June 13, it was announced that Burmese American Rich Cho, 45, will take over as general manager (GM) of the Charlotte Bobcats, only the third GM in its history. Cho replaces Rod Higgins, who was promoted to the position of president of basketball operations. Cho will report […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, Burmese American Rich Cho, Charlotte Observer, Decatur High School, GM, Michael Jordan, Myanmar, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oklahoma City Thunder, Pepperdine University Law School, Rich Cho, Rod Higgins, Stacy Nguyen, Trail Blazers, United States, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24, Washington State University

Cho fired after less than one year with Trail Blazers

May 26, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

On Monday, May 23, Burmese American Rich Cho was fired as general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers. Cho was the ninth general manager in Trail Blazers’ history

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Asian American, Blazers President Larry Miller, Burmese American Rich Cho, Decatur High School, Guard Brandon Roy, Myanmar, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oklahoma City Thunder, Paul Allen, Pepperdine University Law School, Portland Trail Blazers, Rich Cho, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Storm, United States, Vol 30 No 22 | May 28 - June 3

Rich Cho ‘trail blazes’ to Portland

July 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Rich Cho, former assistant general manager (GM) of the Seattle SuperSonics, has been hired to replace Kevin Pritchard as general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, David Locke, Decatur High School, GM, IHOP, Kevin Pritchard, Larry Miller, NBA, NWAW, Oklahoma City Thunder, Paul Allen, Pepperdine University Law School, Portland Trail Blazers, Rich Cho, Seattle Storm, Vol 29 No 30 | July 24 - July 30, Washington State University, letter

Smooth Operator: Korean American wins WEC Title

October 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Henderson’s message is a familiar chant from his Federal Way alma mater. A former Decatur High School wrestling standout, Korean American Henderson won the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) interim light heavyweight title on Oct. 10 in San Antonio, Texas. WEC is owned by the Ultimate Fight Championship (UFC). With only three years of experience in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), the 25-year-old is heading to the top.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2009, Ben Henderson, Colorado Springs, Dana College, Decatur Gator, Decatur High School, Jason Cruz, Korean American Henderson, Korean Heritage, MMA, Mixed Martial Arts, Northwest Asian Weekly, San Antonio, Smooth Nickname, Song Hwa Graves, Vol 28 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, WEC

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