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You are here: Home / Archives for Memorial Day

Graduation heals Calif. man’s World War II internment wounds

June 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, California (AP) – A California man who missed his 1942 high school graduation because he was locked in an internment camp for Japanese Americans finally walked in a cap and gown this June, more than seven decades after he was pulled out of class just a month shy of his […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Don Miyada, Europe, Japanese Americans, Los Angeles Times, Memorial Day, Michigan State University, Newport Harbor High School, Pearl Harbor, Sean Boulton, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4, letter

War dead honored

May 30, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle’s Cathay Post No. 186 held a Memorial Day event at Hing Hay Park on Monday with

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Bruce Inaba, Cal Fung, Cathay Post, Congressman Adam Smith, King County Assessor Lloyd Hara, King County Council, Lakeview Cemetery, Memorial Day, Nisei Veterans Committee, Seattle, Seattle Chinese Drill Team, Vol 33 No 23 | May 31 - June 6, attention

‘Journey through Asia’ at Folklife

May 23, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle’s cultural festival that takes place over Memorial Day weekend at Seattle Center, will feature talented performances and activities from all cultures. Folklife Festival is one of Seattle’s biggest public events and draws in diverse spectators and performers annually.<!–more–> For Melody Xie, a Chinese dance, culture, […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Reviews Tagged With: 2014, Asia Show, China, Chinese New Year, Chinese language, FCC, Huong Viet Performing Arts Group, Lakeside School, Melody Institute, Memorial Day, Minyou Japanese Folk Dance, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle Center, Siam Smile Dance, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30, culture

2014 Folklife Festival to showcase India

April 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Northwest Folklife Festival, held each Memorial Day weekend at the Seattle Center, announced that this year’s cultural focus will be “India and its People.”

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, East Indian, Memorial Day, Seattle Center, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11, culture

Cathay Post 186 holds annual Memorial Day services

June 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Cathay Post 186 of the American Legion held their annual Memorial Day services in Hing Hay Park on May 27.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, American Legion, Cathay Post, Chinese Americans, David Woo, Memorial Day, Seattle Chinese Girls Drill Team, Vol 32 No 23 | June 1 - June 7, hing hay park

A-pop! A month of influence, celebrity, and success

May 31, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly TIME and the most influential Asians TIME recently published the 2013 TIME 100 — its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world — which showcases leading visionaries across all industries from art and politics to business and pop culture.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2013, Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Cannes Film Festival, Denis Carre, Fast Furious, Gangnam Style, Hikaru Sulu, Indian American, Justin Lin, Korean American, Leslie Chow, Memorial Day, Singapore, TIME, Vol 32 No 23 | June 1 - June 7, culture

The Layup Drill — Documenting Chinese street volleyball and the UFC visits Seattle

December 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Filmmaker documents unique outdoor game There’s a documentary featuring streetball players trash talking on the asphalt in New York’s Chinatown? No, it’s not basketball. “9-Man” is a special kind of volleyball that is played by Chinese Americans and Chinese Canadians. The documentary is the idea of Ursula Liang. […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2012, Andrew Huynh, Brandon Vera, Chinatown, Chinese Americans, Danny Moy, Jen Wu, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Nam Phan, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rucker Park, Seattle, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championships, Ursula Liang, Vol 31 No 50 | December 8 - December 14

Seattle Nisei veterans honored on Memorial Day

June 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Nisei Veterans Committee and the Japanese American community will gather to honor fallen veterans at the 67th Annual NVC Memorial Day Program at Lake View Cemetery on Capitol Hill. Michael Reagan, a combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, gave the keynote speech. Reagan is a portrait artist who has […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Boy Scout Troop, Capitol Hill, Congressional Gold Medal, Consul General, Japanese Americans, Kiyokazu Ota, Lake View Cemetery, Marine Corps, Memorial Day, Michael Reagan, Military Intelligence Service, Regimental Combat Team, Seattle Nisei, Vietnam War, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8

Blog: So many Asians spotted on the trail

June 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I was hiking on Renton’s Cedar River trail on Memorial Day, from the Renton Public Library to the end of the trail, where the river flows into Lake Washington.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, Blog So, Cedar River, East Indian, Japanese Americans, Lake Washington, Memorial Day, Publisher Ng's blog, Renton Public Library, Vol 30 No 23 | June 4 - June 10

NVC’s memorial wall is worth a thousand words

September 9, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It was a project that began in May 2009. The Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC) needed more parking space at its location at 1212 South King Street in the International District.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2010, Bryan Takeuchi, International District, Japanese Americans, Jay Deguchi, Larry Matsuda, Last Sunday, Memorial Day, Mike Lowry, Seattle Kokon Taiko, Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee, South King Street, Stacy Nguyen, Steve Finley, Suyama Peterson Deguchi, Thailand, Vol 29 No 37 | September 11 - September 17, parking

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