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Managing growth and respecting the past — Nikkei Concerns will soon be Keiro Northwest

September 3, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often.” –Winston Churchill On Jan. 1, 2016, Nikkei Concerns, founded in 1975 by second-generation Japanese Americans to serve Japanese elderly, will change its name to KEIRO Northwest. Nikkei Concerns (NC) means the concerns of second generations. Five units […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: API, Adding Northwest, Bill Tashima, Chinese, Filipino, Jeff Hattori, Keiro Northwest, Keiro Nursing Home, Nikkei Concerns, Nikkei Manor, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Keiro, Tomio Moriguchi, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 37 | September 5 - September 11, Winston Churchill

BLOG: Why I reject Asian cultural values

May 23, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng When you read that headline, you probably thought, “Is she crazy? What is she thinking?”

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, Africa, Asian American Heritage Month, Asian Americans, Census, Chinese, GED, Gary Matsudaira, Haiti, Ivy League, Japanese Americans, Jay Kwon, Native Americans, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle Keiro, Vol 32 No 22 | May 25 - May 31, culture

Top Contributor: Mark Okazaki

November 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly When asked what his hobby was, Mark Okazaki candidly answered, “Neighborhood House and the community.” As the executive director of Neighborhood House, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving low-income communities and alleviating poverty in Seattle, Okazaki has dedicated most of his life to serving the community.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, API, Asian Family Affair, Bob Santos, East African, Erin Okuno, Japanese Baptist Church, Mark Okazaki, Mark Okazakis, Neighborhood House, Rainier Vista, Ruth Woo, Seattle Keiro, Sharon Tomiko Santos, South Seattle, Summer Youth Employment Program, Top Contributors 2012, Vol 31 No 48 | November 24 - November 30, poverty

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

October 27, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

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

Sid and Dan Ko: Loyalty to the Asian American community goes around and comes around

September 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The lowercase letters displayed underneath the restaurant’s name read “perry ko’s restaurant.”

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Art Louie, Asian American, Cathay Palace, Chinese, Dan Ko, Diana Ross, Four Seas, Hing Lee, International District Sid, Jean Geong, Newport Hills, Perry Ko, Risky Business, Seafirst Bank, Seattle Keiro, Sid Ko, South China, Stevie Wonder, Vol 30 No 40 | October 1 - October 7, Wing Luke Asian Museum

Sept: 19: Nikkei Concerns holds ground-breaking ceremony for new garden

September 26, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Nikkei Concerns held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new garden at its five-star accredited rehabilitation and care center, Seattle Keiro. The ceremony featured a traditional Japanese ground-breaking ritual and included Consul General of Japan Kiyokazu Ota, local elected officials, and community leaders/supporters as invited speakers and guests, including Seattle’s Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith. Founded in […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Asian Pacific Islander, Bruce Harrell, Consul General, Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith, Japanese American, Kiyokazu Ota, Nikkei Concerns, Puget Sound, Seattle Keiro, Vol 30 No 39 | September 24 - September 30

Happy days return for Seattle Keiro managers and union workers

July 1, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Union workers at nursing home Seattle Keiro took a vote on June 25 regarding a labor contract.

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Chuck Ardingo, Communications Director Tom Geiger, James Tabafunda, Lourdes Arquiza, National Labor Relations Board, Nikkei Concerns Chief Executive Officer Susan Oki, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Keiro, vol 28 no 28 | July 4 - July 10

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