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Eye-raising issues about eyelid surgery — Seattle filmmaker working on a documentary about the controversy

June 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Local filmmaker Jade Justad is a hapa Korean-American, based in Seattle.  Her new project is a short film, “Creased,” exploring the ever-more-popular phenomenon of double eyelid plastic surgery amongst young Asians, especially, but not exclusively, young women. NWAW:  Did you grow up in Seattle? Tell us about your background. […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, API, Andrew Hamlin, Asian Americans, Boston University, Emma Stone, Jade Justad, Jim Carrey, Julie Chen, Justad Go, Justad Part, Korean Caucasian, NWAW, North Seattle, Northwest Asian Weekly, PR, Seven Samurai, Vol 34 No 26 | June 20 - June 26

Dr. Kimo leaving International District

July 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dr. Kimo Hirayama, known as just Dr. Kimo to the International District community, is heading north to

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Chinese American, Group Health Cooperative, ICHS, International District, Kimo Hirayama, Korean American, North Seattle, Oberlin College, Shoreline Community College, Vol 33 No 31 | July 26 - August 1

Seattle Thais rally for Thailand reforms

February 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

More than 100 Thais and Americans gathered at the American Legion hall in Shoreline Feb. 1 to stage a

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, AP, American Legion, Bill Monson, Los Angeles, North Seattle, Peter Tangpiankij, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Seattle Thais, Shoreline Feb, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Vol 33 No 7 | February 8 - February 14

EDITORIAL: Visit the I.D., Mr. President!

November 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Sunday, Nov. 24, President Obama flew into Seattle, and the big news focused on the traffic disruptions and the amazing cost of tickets to his private fundraising events in North

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, Asia, China Seattle, Chinatown, Danny Woo, International District, King Street, Noodle House, North Beach, North Seattle, OK, President Obama, San Francisco, Vol 32 No 49 | November 30 - December 6, hing hay park

Japanese art & tea celebrates elders

November 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

East West Chanoyu Center and the neighbors and residents of Aljoya Thornton Place, a retirement community in North Seattle, partnered on Nov. 14 to share the joy of Chanoyu, or the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with 90-year-old Japanese American artist Teiko Shimazaki, whose work is currently on exhibit at Aljoya. The event was part of the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Akemi Sagawa, Aljoya Thornton Place, Asako Go, EWCC, East West Chanoyu Center, Issei Artists, Leon Applebaum, North Seattle, Sachiko Levy, Teiko Shimazaki, Vol 32 No 48 | November 23 - November 29

What will future ‘district’ elections mean for racial representation?

November 14, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly Now that Seattle has overwhelmingly passed Charter Amendment No. 19, to elect city council members by district rather than at large, what will happen to race representation? At the moment, city hall has little to offer. City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, who is half Japanese American and half African American, […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, African American, Capitol Hill Central District, Chris Stearns, City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Congressional District, Congressman Adam Smith, Faye Garneau, Japanese American, Navajo Native American, North Seattle, Northwest Asian Weekly, Richard Morrill, Seattle Human Rights Commission, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22, Zachary Bryan

Opportunities, changes common in South Seattle

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly As South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, and other neighborhoods in Central and North Seattle have prospered in recent years,

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Central District, Central Link, Columbia City, Impact Family Village, North Seattle, Northwest Market Director Keith Kawachi, Othello Station, Pepsi Northwest Beverages, Pepsi Valley Partnership, RVCDF, Sound Transit, South King County, South Seattle, Southeast Seattle, Tim Lew, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, Wayne Lau

NSCC President Mitsui headed to U.S. Education Dept.

June 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly North Seattle Community College (NSCC) President Mark Mitsui has been selected to serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges in the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. The selection follows a many-month-long process that began in January. 

Filed Under: Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Asian American, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Asian Pacific Islanders, Education, Hyeok Kim, Mark Mitsui, NSCC, National Science Foundation, Native American, North Seattle, Northwest Asian Weekly, Regional Center, Seattle Community Colleges Chancellor Jill Wakefield, South Seattle Community College, Vol 32 No 25 | June 15 - June 21, White House Initiative

Seattle Community Colleges MLK celebration to spotlight leaders and leadership

January 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Friday, Jan 13, 2012 Noon -1:30 pm at Mount Zion Baptist Church | 1634 19th Avenue (Capitol Hill) | Seattle 98122 The Seattle Community Colleges 38th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration will focus on leaders and leadership, inspired by the example of Dr. King and the thousands of others who have led change […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Avenue Capitol Hill Seattle, Civil Rights Era, Community Celebration, Eli Lilly, John Stanford International School, KOMO, King County Executive, Martin Luther King, Molly Shen, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Mount Zion Inspirational Chorus, Mount Zion Wind Ensemble, North Seattle, Seattle Central, Seattle Mayor, Seattle Vocational Institute, Wadie Ervin

Giving back: the secret to the successes of Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurship

October 27, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Today, pioneers don’t hate to don coonskin hats to blaze trails. In fact, they come in all sorts of garb.<!–more–> The Northwest Asian Weekly and its nonprofit foundation organize a yearly event, called Asian American Pioneers, which honors local Asian American and Pacific Islander Pioneers who have made a […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2011, Albert Shen, Asian American Internet, Asian American Pioneers, Asiana Airline, Bert Golla, Bill Bryant, Compass Communications, Dan Ko, Duc Tran, Filipino, Honoree John Kwak, Honoree Sid Ko, Honoree Son Michael Pham, Honorees Albert Shen, Honorees Kelly Ogilvie, Japanese American, Jill Wakefield, John Kwak, Josie Golla, KWB, Kelly Ogilvie, Kenichi Uchikura, Kenny Lee, Kids Without Borders, Korean American, Marcie Maxwell, North Seattle, Pacific Islanders, Pacific Software Publishing Inc, Paull Shin, Seattle Community Colleges Chancellor Jill Wakefield, Seattle Keiro, Seattle Washington State Korean Association, Sheila Burrus, Shen Consulting, Sid Ko, Son Michael Pham, State Farm Insurance Agency, United States, Viet Wah Group, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4, Yale Wong, gary locke

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