• About
  • Events
  • Community Calendar
  • Advertise
  • Subscriptions
  • Foundation
  • Contact
  • Seattle Chinese Post

Northwest Asian Weekly

  • Community
    • Names in the News
    • Local
    • Business
    • Pictorials
    • Obituaries
  • Nation
  • World
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Columns
    • On the Shelf
    • At the Movies
    • A-POP!
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • The Layup Drill
    • Travel
    • Wayne’s Worlds
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Commentary
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Astrology
  • Classifieds
  • Community Calendar
You are here: Home / Archives for Purple Heart

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

Pacific’s new mayor wins by write-in — months later, faces controversy over medals

March 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly On Nov. 4, the residents of Pacific, a small town just outside of Auburn, voted in a new mayor, Cy Sun, an Asian American. While it’s not unusual to vote a new mayor into office, the circumstances surrounding his election are rare. Not only that, months into his term, […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, Auburn Reporter, Census, City Councilmember Gary Hulsey, Cy Sun, Ex-mayor Hildreth, Jeffrey Osborn, King County Elections Director, Korean War, Mayor Sun, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, Purple Heart, Richard Hildreth, Sherril Huff, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30

EDITORIAL: Mayor Cy Sun deserves an apology

March 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It’s an underdog story. It’s an American story. It’s a story that illustrates to us that if we work hard, dreams can come true. Unfortunately, the story has an unfortunate footnote. Cy Sun, 81, is an Asian American veteran with a Purple Heart and a Croix de Guerre. He served during the Korean War before […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, Auburn Reporter, Cy Sun, Gary Hulsey, Korean War, Mayor Sun, Purple Heart, Richard Hildreth, Stolen Valor Act, United States, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30, blog

Filipino WWII veterans sue feds over benefits

October 14, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit claims the federal government is discriminating against Filipino World War II veterans by giving them benefits far below what U.S. veterans receive.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Arnedo Valera, Filipino, Florentina Delos Santos, Purple Heart, San Francisco, Veterans Affairs, Vol 29 No 42 | October 16 - October 22

Filipino WWII vets still waiting for payments

January 21, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WAIPAHU, Hawaii (AP) — Gaudencio Sotio injured his left leg fighting to expel the Japanese military from the Philippines during World War II. Though Filipino, he was fighting under the command of the United States, which had colonized his homeland in the early 1900s.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Armed Forces, Art Caleda, Far East, Gaudencio Sotio, Last February, New Philippine Scouts, Norma Sotio, Philippines, Purple Heart, Though Filipino, United States, VA, Veterans Affairs, Vol 29 No 4 | January 23 - January 29, WAIPAHU, Willie Clark, japan

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Find us on Issuu!

Subscribe to our e-news

© 2020 NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
412 MAYNARD AVE. S., SEATTLE, WA 98104
206-223-5559 | INFO@NWASIANWEEKLY.COM