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Hasegawa, lawmakers, commemorate the Day of Remembrance

March 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Legislators commemorated the anniversary of Executive Order 9066 in Olympia which was acknowledged on Feb. 23.  The order was a  wartime measure that sent 120,000 Japanese-Americans to concentration camps. A Senate Resolution honoring what is now called the Day of Remembrance, was offered by Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Beacon Hill. “My whole family was sent […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Bob Hasegawa, Boy Scout Troop, Executive Order, President Roosevelt, Puyallup Fairgrounds, Vol 34 No 10 | February 28 - March 6

Memorial for Henry Miyatake

November 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There will be a community memorial event for redress activist Henry Miyatake on Saturday, December 6, 2014, at NVC Memorial Hall, 1212 S King Street, Seattle, WA 98144. A pre-event social, with light refreshments, will begin at 1:00 PM. The memorial program will be from 2:00-3:00 PM.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Congressman Mike Lowry, Henry Miyatake, PM, President Reagan, Puyallup Assembly Center, Puyallup Fairgrounds, Seattle Plan, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28, WA

Top Contributor: Modesty, even after 88 years — Louise Kashino still quietly contributes to our community

November 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly Behind every good man, there is a good woman. And perhaps there is no truer case of that than Louise Kashino. While her husband Shiro Kashino was used to the spotlight, having been a high school football star and a war hero, she was used to making things work […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Community, Bronze Star, Christmas Party, Debbie Kashino, Executive Committee, Japanese American, Louise Kashino, Nisei Veterans Hall, Northwest Asian Weekly, Purple Hearts, Puyallup Fairgrounds, Seattle, Second World War, Shiro Kashino, Tish Oye, Top Contributor Modesty, Top Contributors 2014, Vol 33 No 46 | November 8 - November 14, Zachariah Bryan

Conflict surrounds “Bodies” exhibit at Puyallup Fair

September 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Northwest Museum of Legends and Lore is denouncing the Universe Within “Bodies” exhibit scheduled for an exhibit at the Puyallup Fair, citing the exhibit’s use of Chinese cadavers as a violation of human rights, desecration, and culturally offensive. Countries and cities, including Seattle, have banned the display of cadavers and human remains without documentation […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, Camp Harmony, Chinese, Premier Exhibitions, Puyallup Fairgrounds, Seattle, Universe Within Bodies, Vol 31 No 37 | September 8 - September 14

After many years, Eatonville citizens reunite with former classmate, an interned Japanese American

October 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Among the riders were Japanese American couple William (Bill) and Ruth Akiyoshi of Whittier, Calif. On the doors of their car were two placards that said, “Welcome Home, Bill Akiyoshi.”

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Arvy Toms, Bill Akiyoshi, Dixie Walter, Eatonville Dispatch, Eatonville Japanese, Eatonville Lumber Company, Japanese American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pearl Harbor, Puyallup Fairgrounds, Tacoma Eastern Railroad, Van Eaton, Vivian Miezianko, Vol 28 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, WWII, Welcome Home

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