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Asian Hall of Fame honorees announced

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  The 2015 Asian Hall of Fame, established by the Robert Chinn Foundation, released the names of the Class of 2015 honorees.<!–more–> Members of the Class of 2015 include: — Benson Henderson (Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, Former UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion) — Carrie Ann Inaba (Television Host, Choreographer, Producer, Judge from Dancing with the […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Benson Henderson, Betty Nguyen, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Jeanette Lee, MSNBC, Robert Chinn Foundation, Seattle, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13

Campbell, Gupta, and Park awarded for Executive Excellence

February 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Business Magazine SMB has selected Sunny Gupta, cofounder and CEO for Appotio Corporation, Jane Park, CEO of Ulep to be its 2015 honorees for Executive Excellence Awards. Phyllis Campbell is winner of SBM Lifetime Achievement Award. These honorees among the 13, have demonstrated exceptional representatives of all that is inspiring and energizing in organizational administration.  They were […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Appotio Corporation, CEO, Executive Excellence Awards, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Jane Park, Phyllis Campbell, SBM, Seattle Business, Sunny Gupta, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6

Cambodian Minister of Commerce comes to town

June 30, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The new Cambodian Minister of Commerce, Chanthol Sun, visited Seattle on June 17, where he spoke at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. He was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia William Todd. Sun has been traveling the United States on a mission to promote increased trade between the two countries, and to attract more foreign investment […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Cambodia William Todd, Chanthol Sun, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Harvard University, Khmer Rouge, Seattle, United States, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4, Wharton School

Fathers of the Year honored

June 30, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle American Diabetes Association’s Father of the Year awards went to Dan Dixon, chief community engagement officer at Providence Health & Services, and Nathaniel “Nate” Miles, vice president for strategic initiatives for Eli Lilly and Company.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Dan Dixon, Eli Lilly, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Frank Chopp, Nathaniel Nate Miles, Providence Health Services, Seattle, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4, Washington State House

Leaders & executives honored

February 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Business magazine recognized the region’s top leaders and executives at the Executive Excellence Awards at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel on Jan. 23.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, CEO, CFO, Executive Excellence Awards, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Intellectual Ventures, Leonard Garfield, Lifetime Achievement Award, Martha Choe, Seattle Business, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21

Pianist Lang Lang draws standing ovation at Seattle Symphony opening gala

October 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Guest pianist Lang Lang joined conductor Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony at the Seattle Symphony opening night gala on Sept. 15, which brought in a record-breaking $653,000 for education and community programming. About 2,200 attended the concert. The concert included Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Chopin’s Nocturne in E flat major, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Eastern European, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Guest Artists Circle, Lang Lang, Pianist Lang Lang, Seattle Symphony Young Artist Nathan Lee, Vol 32 No 41 | October 5 - October 11

BLOG: The Okis create their own waves of philanthropy

August 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Many Asian Americans know Scott Oki as the ex-Microsoft multi-millionaire and owner of 11 Washington state golf courses, including the

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, Asian Americans, Chief Volunteer, Echo Falls, Emcee Mona Locke, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, JACC, Japanese Americans, Jerry Pennington Award, Laurie Oki, Million Dollar Roundtable, Newcastle Golf Course, Oki Foundation, Publisher Ng's blog, Scott Oki, Seattle Children, Social Venture Partnerships, Vol 32 No 35 | August 24 - August 30

U.S.–Japan relations reinforced at U.S.–Japan Council conference held in Seattle

October 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The U.S.–Japan Council hosted their annual conference at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle on Oct. 5, bringing together economic leaders

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, Acting Commerce Secretary Black, Boeing Raymond Connor, CEO, Director General Junichi Ihara, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Irene Hirano Inouye, Japan Council, Lawson Inc, Misaka Murakami, Pacific Northwest Division, Phyllis Campbell, Seattle, Senator Daniel Inouye, Takeshi Niinami, Thomas Linon, United States, Vol 31 No 43 | October 20 - October 26

March 13: Komen’s Grace Notes raises $720,000

April 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Held at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, the annual Puget Sound Affiliate Grace Notes gala raised $720,000.

The event chairs were Lisa Dawson and Albert Shen. The master of ceremonies was Jean Enersen.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Albert Shen, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Jean Enersen, Puget Sound Affiliate Grace Notes, Seattle, Vol 29 No 17 | April 24 - April 30, Western Washington

Volunteers band together to help typhoon victims

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Providing a light of hope in the Philippines ­­ — where floods, poverty, and despair combine to cause tremendous human suffering — is no easy task.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Cambodia, Christine Umayam, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Filipino, Laos, Maureen Francisco, Mother Nature, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, South China Sea, Tropical Storm Ketsana, Typhoon Parma, United Nations World Food Program Executive Director Josette Sheeran, Vietnam, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, poverty

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