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Donnie Chin’s murder triggers new task force — Community members will work directly with City staff on public safety

December 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Mayor Ed Murray announced Dec. 15 the convening of a special task force for the Chinatown/International District (C/ID) neighborhood. Following the murder of long-time community activist Donnie Chin this summer, Mayor Murray reached out to local leaders and called on them to work with City staff and the Seattle Police […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Board President, Donnie Chin, Engagement Coordinator, Executive Director, Greg Garcia, Maiko Winkler-Chin, Mayor Murray, Nisei Vets, Paul Murakami, Property Owner, Richard Mar, Ron Chew, Sheila Burrus, Sonny Nguyen, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, language

Mariners hold Filipino Night

July 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Mariners held a Filipino Heritage Night on Thursday, June 18th at Safeco Field against the San Francisco Giants.  Several sections of Safeco Field were dedicated for those honoring Filipino Heritage.  In addition, fans that purchased tickets for the night received T-Shirts with the Filipino flag colors. Sheila […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Bobby Balcena, Cincinnati Redlegs, Filipino Community, Filipino Heritage Night, Group First Pitch, Major League Baseball, Northwest Asian Weekly, Safeco Field, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Rainiers, Sheila Burrus, Tim Lincecum, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

Accusations of sexual abuse may have been the motive for Rainier Beach shootings

November 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A Rainier Beach resident, a grandfather, identified by sources as Honorario Yango, 78, killed himself after allegedly shooting his daughter, Christine Dela Isla, 39, and granddaughter Anahlia Cowherd, 11. According to the Seattle Times, a source close to the investigation said that the girl, Anahlia Cowherd, had blogged about the abuse on Wattpad, a digital storytelling site. […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Anahlia Cowherd, Christine Dela Isla, Filipino American, Filipino Community, Honorario Yango, Rainier Beach, Seattle Times, Sheila Burrus, Vol 33 No 46 | November 8 - November 14, blog

FCS celebrates 78 years

November 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Filipino Community of Seattle is partnering with Catholic Community Services in the creation of FCS Village — a $17 million project.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Alma Kern, Anniversary Gala, Catholic Community Services, FCS, Fanny Sumaong, Filipino Community, Former Rep, Frank Palisoc, Gloria Adams, Jun Aesquivel, Seattle, Sheila Burrus, Velma Veloria, Virgie Palisoc, Vol 32 No 48 | November 23 - November 29, Wakx Uy

Join Filipino community’s typhoon relief effort

November 14, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Filipino Community of Seattle is coordinating with the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco, as well as Washington State government officials and national media outlets to disseminate information on missing loved ones in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). The Philippines Red Cross RFL (Restoring Family Links) and Tracing Services is online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16aq0AH-OnEE_bM53iL5qInqHPZ28lntEXPs-rS01a88/viewform

Filed Under: Features, Community News, World News Tagged With: FCS, Filipino Community Center, Join Filipino, Martin Luther King Jr., Memo Typhoon, Philippine Consulate, Philippines, RTN, San Francisco, Seattle, Sheila Burrus, Typhoon Haiyan, Washington State, Wells Fargo Bank

Burrus named director of Filipino Community

November 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sheila Burrus has been named Executive Director of the Filipino Community of Seattle. Burrus is the immediate past president of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest, and a 2011 Northwest Asian Weekly Pioneer honoree. She is a State Farm insurance agent in Seattle. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Executive Director, Filipino Community, Northwest Asian Weekly Pioneer, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Sheila Burrus, State Farm, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

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

Sheila Burrus: a leader who helps Filipino community

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cheih-hsin “Jessie” Lin UW News Lab Sheila Burrus and her family arrived in Washington state from Batangas, Philippines, in 1990. She first attended De La Salle, Lipa, and the University of St. Thomas in Philippines. She finished her degree in nursing in Georgia after coming to the United States. After realizing that nursing wasn’t […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, Celebrate Asia!, Cheih-hsin Lin, De La Salle, Dori Fajardo, Filipino Community, Georgia, Jeffrey Taylor, Philippines, San Francisco, Seattle Public Schools, Sheila Burrus, State Farm Insurance Co, United States, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, communication

Filipino nurse’s altruism extends beyond retirement

September 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It was the beginning of World War II. Bombs dropped from the sky onto the streets of Manila, Philippines.

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Esther Simpson, FNHCPA, Filipino Community, First Lady Jackie Kennedy, Georgetown University Hospital, John Kennedy, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippine General Hospital, Philippines, Rotary International, Seattle Filipino, Sheila Burrus, Tonie Alejo, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 29 No 39 | September 25 - October 1

New faces in new places

September 2, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sheila Burrus is the new president of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest.
Burrus was born and raised in Batangas, Philippines

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, District Democrats, Japanese American, Kiku Hayashi, Mika Kurose Rothman, New York University, Pacific Northwest, Philippines, Sheila Burrus, Vol 29 No 36 | September 4 - September 10

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