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Legislation to rename park after Donnie Chin moves forward, thanks to Mayor

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The process to rename International Children’s Park in Seattle’s International District after the beloved community activist Donnie Chin is moving forward. On April 12, Mayor Ed Murray sent to the Seattle City Council a resolution seeking the Council’s support of renaming the park from “International Children’s Park” to “Donnie Chin International Children’s Park.”

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, 2016, Chinatown International District, Constance Magorty, Council President Bruce Harrell, Councilmember Debora Juarez, Donnie Chin International Children, Lane St, Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle Center, Seattle City Council, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Waterfront Committee

WE Day Seattle announces lineup

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

World-renowned speakers and performers will be inspiring 15,000 youth and educators at WE Day Seattle on April 20 at KeyArena at the Seattle Center. George Takei, actor, director, author, and activist, and Lilly Singh – an Indo-Canadian comedian, better known by her YouTube username Superwoman, are part of the lineup. WE Day is a celebration […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, George Takei, Lilly Singh, Seattle Center, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8

A winning run! — Despite injury, Sophia Liu goes back-to-back for Seattle Marathon win

December 3, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Despite an injury, it could not stop Seattle’s Sophia Liu from winning her second straight Seattle Marathon women’s title.  She earned the win with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 39 seconds. Liu’s time is one minute slower than last year’s win.  Of course, she had to […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2009, 2015, China, Jason Cruz, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Center, Seattle Marathon, Seattle Running Club, Sophia Liu Photo, Thanksgiving, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

Say hello to Hello Kitty — EMP Museum pays homage to the supercute

November 20, 2015 By Andrew Hamlin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly It began with a coin purse. Hello Kitty, soon to conquer the world, made her debut on a tiny coin purse made from see-through plastic. The year was 1975. The “Hello! Exploring The Supercute World Of Hello Kitty” exhibit at the EMP Museum includes a replica of this coin […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Hamlin, Dave Marchi, EMP, Hello Kitty, Japanese American National Museum, Katy Perry, Kitty White, Lady Gaga, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olympics, Seattle Center, Sebastian Masuda, Taiwan, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

BLOG: ID businesses dealing with unexpected challenges — Creative solutions for small businesses

November 5, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle’s $15 minimum wage is expected to impact many small businesses. However, challenges for the International District (ID) businesses go beyond the wage issue. The ID restaurants once known for great food with low prices are no longer enough to appeal to new customers. On many fronts, the businesses […]

Filed Under: Business, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Charlie Martin, City Light, Eastern Caf, Ethnic Business Coalition, ID, Jackson Street, Kau Kau Restaurant, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pho Cyclo Caf, Publisher Ng's blog, Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Seattle Center, Seattle Chinese Post, Seattle Pinball Museum, Seattle Public Utilities, Taylor Hoang, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, hing hay park

Modern Sky Festival comes to Seattle

October 9, 2015 By Andrew Hamlin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The Modern Sky Festival, based out of China, coming to Seattle on October 11th, isn’t the first festival that organizer Michael LoJudice has helped put on. “I’ve worked for Modern Sky Entertainment for almost 10 years,” he recalls. “We are based in Beijing, with an office in New York. Prior […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Hamlin, Beijing, Black Lips, China, Coachella Festival, Gang of Four, Mirel Wagner, Modern Sky Entertainment, New Pants, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Center, Song Dongye, Space Needle, United States, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16

Bumbershoot 2015 — Exciting Asian American billing (rain or shine)

September 18, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly From Sept. 5–7, thousands of people flocked to Seattle Center for Bumbershoot—Seattle’s annual music and arts festival. The three-day event showcases the latest in music, visual arts, dance, film, comedy, and more. Despite the bouts of rain, this year’s festival included a spectacular turnout from Asian American artists from […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: Asian American, Aziz Ansari, Chinese, Filipino, Fisher Green, Hari Kondabulu, Indian Illuminati, Jhen Aiko, Nahko Bear, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sara Porkalob, Seattle Center, Space Needle, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 39 | September 19 - September 25

Welcoming 4,000 new citizens July 1-4 to celebrate Independence Day — Naturalization ceremonies across the country and at Seattle Center

July 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate the nation’s 239th birthday by welcoming more than 4,000 new U.S. citizens at over 50 naturalization ceremonies across the country July 1-4. “As we celebrate Independence Day, we welcome over 4,000 new Americans who will be able to enjoy all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of U.S. […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, George Washington, Independence Day Naturalization, Miami, Mount Vernon, New Orleans, New York Public Library, San Diego, Seattle Center, USCIS, Vol 34 No 28 | July 4 - July 10, social media

This week at SIFF

June 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor” Reviewed by Tiffany Ran In one lifetime, Dr. Haing S. Ngor went from Cambodian refugee to Academy Award winner, author, and activist only to be gunned down outside of his home in Los Angeles in 1996. Not to be confused with original film where Ngor served as […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2015, Academy Awards, Andrew Hamlin, Carnival Folklore, Internet Movie Database, Kirkland Performance Center, Los Angeles, Naoki Kato, Pol Pot, Ryusuke Hayashi, SIFF, Seattle Center, Tiffany Ran, Toshiji Mikawa, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

BLOG: Easy medicine: A list of foods for stress — (But be sure to create your own list, too)

March 26, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “Food is medicine,” said a doctor in a television interview recently. But of course, he was not the first to acknowledge that food is medicine. Hippocrates, a Greek physician said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” more than 2,000 years ago. The Chinese culture has […]

Filed Under: Health, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, BMI, Food, Lord Byron, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peggy Lynch, Publisher's Blog, Seattle Center, Seattle Chinese Post, Vitamin B12, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, Women's Health Issue 2015, blog

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