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Asian Americans nominated for key White House admin positions

March 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Obama announced on March 6 that he will nominate Nani A. Coloretti to be the Deputy Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Erika Lizabeth Moritsugu as Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, Asian Americans, Assistant Secretary, Deputy Legislative Director, Deputy Secretary, Erika Lizabeth Moritsugu, Legislative Affairs, President Obama, Public Safety, San Francisco, Vol 33 No 12 | March 15 - March 21, White House

Kendee Yamaguchi hired as Director of Policy, Legislative Affairs, and External Relations of the Attorney General’s office

February 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the hiring of Kendee Yamaguchi as Director of Policy, Legislative Affairs, and External Relations on Tuesday, Feb. 5. As the executive director of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, Yamaguchi served as a small agency cabinet member and advised the governor, state agencies, the Legislature, and local […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Clinton White House, Kendee Yamaguchi, Legislative Affairs, Loren Miller Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Professionalism Committee, Puget Sound Minority Clerkship, Vol 32 No 7 | February 9 - February 15, Washington State Bar Association, Washington State Legislature

APAs hired as part of Inslee’s administration staff

January 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Though Gov. Jay Inslee has yet to make an appointment to his Cabinet, Asian and Pacific Americans will already have a part in his administration. Joby Shimomura, Kelly Wicker, Kirstan Arestad, and Stacey Tichenor all currently hold positions working for the governor. Shimomura, Inslee’s former campaign manager and congressional office staff member, has been brought […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Executive Scheduler, Jay Inslee, Joby Shimomura, Joby Shimoura, Kelly Wicker, Kirstan Arestad, Legislative Affairs, Senior Adviser, Stacey Tichenor, Though Gov, Unjin Lee, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1

Kang calls for public service

March 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Christopher Kang made a quick correction to his introduction about where he worked before he gave his speech to a room full of members of the Korean American Bar Association (KABA).

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Capitol Hill, Christopher Kang, Duke Law School, East Wing, Education, KABA, Korean American, Legislative Affairs, Lianne Caster, Michelle Chen, Michelle Obama, President Obama, Richard Durbin, Vol 29 No 10 | March 6 - March 12, West Wing

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