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True and blue: the sports fan living in your community

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Melanie Hoshino, petite, pretty, with a golden tan, and long, light brown hair and a trim, athletic build, is dwarfed by the huge gray doors of the CenturyLink Seahawks Pro Shop she manages. Hoshino seems a bit shy at first as she peeks around the door, but warms up instantly and flashes an irresistibly brilliant and welcoming smile, as she invites you into her world of blue and green hats, bikinis, pet outfits, and everything else designed to melt the heart of a Seattle Seahawks fan.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2016, API, Bon Odori, Bryan Carter Jr, Doug Baldwin, Guam, Ireland, Japanese Americans, Melanie Hoshino, Melissa Carney, Minidoka Wartime Relocation Center, Patrick Herman, Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson, Seahawks Life, Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowls, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Vietnamese, WWII

A lesson from the past, for our future

April 7, 2016 By Andrew Hamlin

Japanese American Fred Korematsu (1919–2005), a Nisei, made American legal history in 1942. With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, he fought against his government-mandated internment in a camp.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2016, American Civil Liberties Union, Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese American Fred Korematsu, Japanese Americans, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Korematsu Center, Lorraine Bannai, Mexican American Studies, Middle Eastern, Min Yasui, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peter Irons, Presidential Medal, Professor Lorraine Bannai, San Leandro, Seattle University, Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, Tucson Unified School District, United States, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, West Coast

Los Alamos Historical Museum team to research atomic bomb impact in Japan

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A group from Los Alamos, once the building site for an atomic bomb, is making an unprecedented trip this month to a country that was devastated by the weapon. Los Alamos Historical Museum representatives are traveling throughout Japan to gain that country’s perspective on the impact of nuclear warfare. Museum […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Atomic City, Bo Jacobs, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Historic Preservation, Japan March, Japanese Americans, Judith Stauber, Los Alamos Historical Museum, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Trust, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican, Tokyo, United States, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8

Seward Park’s new torii gate: rebuilding and remembering

March 31, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly As Seward Park anticipates a rebuild of the torii gate that used to welcome visitors to the park, Jerry Arai hopes to dedicate park benches to two very special people in the community. A retired architect and community volunteer, Arai wants to donate and dedicate two benches for Seward […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2016, Aki Kurose, Chinese, Ike Ikeda, Japanese Americans, Jerry Arai, Kichio Allen Arai, Larry Matsuda, Mike Forrester, Mount Fuji, Mount Rainier, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paul Talbert, Scott Murase, Seattle, Seward Park Centennial, Stim Bullitt Parks Excellence Fund, Suma Yagi, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8, Wing Luke Museum

IN MEMORY OF: Tek Hong Wong (1921–2016)

March 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tek Hong Wong, a quiet pioneer in the local Asian Community, passed away on Feb. 5. A dedicated family man, decorated World War II veteran, and Seattle businessman, his legacy is evident in our community and through the many different people’s lives he touched. He is survived by his children Rick Wong Andy Wong, Phillip […]

Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: 2016, Asian Community, Barbara Wong, Broadway High School, Chinatown, Chinese Family Associations, Faith Bible Church, Gim Ling Restaurant, Japanese Americans, Julie Wong Yuen, Kent Chinese Alliance, Lily Lee Wong, Linda Wong Abe, Phillip Wong, Purple Heart, Queen Anne, Renton Senior Activity Center, Rick Wong Andy Wong, Seattle, Tek Hong Wong, Tek Wong, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

Most clicked 2015 stories – (According to Google Analytics!)

December 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

What did Northwest Asian Weekly website readers find the most intriguing to click on this year? Here is the list of the top 15 in 2015, based on Google Analytics. 1. Manny Pacquiao fights back at Mayweather’s “reckless” jabs By Greg Beacham Pacquiao has rarely skimped on excitement during his remarkable career as an eight-division […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Beat Bobby Flay, Chinatown International District, Donnie Chin, Dragon Fest, Eddie Huang Perfectly, Filipino American History Month, Imperial Lanes, Japanese Americans, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Luchang Wang, Lunar New Year, Pacific Islanders, Recognized White House, Sushi Kappo Tamura, Taichi Kitamura, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1, Yours Mallika Exploring, blog

Minoru Yasui awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

November 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Obama announced on Nov. 16 that Minoru “Min” Yasui will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Minoru Yasui was a civil and human rights activist best known for his U.S. Supreme Court Case questioning the constitutionality of curfews imposed on Japanese American citizens during World War II. Cases […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese Americans, Minoru Min Yasui, Minoru Yasui, Mitsuye Endo, President Clinton, President Obama, Presidential Medal, Supreme Court Case, United States, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

“Allegiance” — George Takei stars in musical (and history lesson)

November 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly This year marks the 70th year of the closing of the World War II incarceration camps that imprisoned thousands of Japanese American civilians under inhumane conditions and threat of violence. Yet, this shameful and racist episode of American history still receives scant attention in our history classrooms. The vast […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, American Muslims, Asian American History, George Takei, Greg Watanabe, Hannah Campbell Katie Rose Clarke, Japanese Americans, Jay Kuo, Lea Salonga, Loyalty Questionnaire, Michael Lee, Sammy Kimura, Tatsuo Kimura Christopheren Nomura, Telly Leung, Tule Lake, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, attention, culture

Bill Tashima — Lessons of history as legacy for social action

November 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ador Pereda Yano Northwest Asian Weekly “Okage Sama De” (in your honored shadow): These words are important to Bill Tashima, who has taken the difficult lessons of the past and used them to advocate for social change in the present. For his long-time service to the Asian Pacific American community, Tashima is being honored […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, API, Arlene Oki, Asian Pacific Americans, Bill Tashima Lessons, Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church, Boy Scouts, JACL, James Arima, Japanese Americans, LGBTU, Latino Hispanic, Nikkei Concerns, Northwest Asian Weekly, Okage Sama De, Sarah Baker, Seattle, Top Contributor, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

Elsie Taniguchi — Spreading love in response to war-time internment experience

November 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yiqin Weng Northwest Asian Weekly Elsie Taniguchi, a 79-year-old Japanese American, describes herself as a volunteer. She has been the president of the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) for 17 years. Taniguchi and her colleagues in JACL are now focusing on a subcommittee called “Camp Harmony Committee” to tell the next generation […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Bill Tashima, Camp Harmony Committee, Choichi Shimizu, Elsie Taniguchi, Elsie Taniguchi Spreading, Executive Order, JACL, Japanese Americans, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obon Odori, President Roosevelt, United States, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, Washington State Fairgrounds, Yiqin Weng, culture

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