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Meet Mia Tuan — UW’s Dean of the College of Education

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly “UW, where have you been all my life?” asked Mia Tuan. Tuan is the first Asian American female and third Asian American to be the Dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington (UW). The opportunity at UW was a “dream come true” for Tuan. Born […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: Asian American, Australia, Bay Area, Education, Mia Tuan, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Taiwan, UCLA, UO, UW, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, women of color

The Layup Drill — Kuma’s no-hitter, Linsanity hits Seattle and Filipino b-ball to play at UCLA

August 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Kuma Os O’s Mariner’s pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma threw his first career no-hitter when he blanked the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field last Wednesday, Aug. 5th. Iwakuma became just the second Japanese major league baseball player to throw a no-hitter. The no-hitter also was the very first complete game of […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, American League, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Charlotte Bobcats, Filipino Kobe, Hideo Nomo, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jordan Clarkson, Key Arena, Kobe Paras, Los Angeles Dodgers, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, Safeco Field, Seattle, Taiwan, UCLA, United States, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28

Tuan will be new Dean of the College of Education

March 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dr. Mia Tuan has accepted University of Washington’s offer to become the new Dean of the College of Education. Mia, of Chinese descent, worked at the University of Oregon (UO), where she held numerous leadership positions. She was interim dean of their college of education, associate dean of the Graduate School, director of UO’s Center on […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Chinese, Education, Graduate School, Mia Tuan, San Francisco Bay Area, UCLA, UO, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3

A theatre pioneer… — Kashiwagi, 91, continues to act, write, reflect

September 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Daria Kroupoderova Northwest Asian Weekly Hiroshi Kashiwagi, 91, has been writing and performing since he was 15 years old. With 76 years of experience under his belt, he’s still going strong. Recently, Kashiwagi held a reading before the screening of “Infinity & Chashu Ramen,” a movie he stars in, at the Wing Luke Museum.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, American Book Award, Asian American, BA, Black Rain, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Infinity Chashu Ramen, Library Sciences, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oriental Languages, Phil Kan Gotanda, Renunciation Act, SAG, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Public Library, Tule Lake War Relocation Center, UCLA, Vol 33 No 40 | Septembe 27 - October 3, Wayne Collins, Wing Luke Museum, Wing Luke Museum Photo

Takei takes over Seattle

September 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “You do not become an actor, you are born an actor,” informed the 77-year-old George Takei in his

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, AARP, England, Gay Pride Parade, George Takei, Hikaru Sulu, Ice Palace, LBGT, Life Reimagined, Los Angeles, New York, Richard Burton, Seattle Central College, UCLA, United States, Vol 33 No 40 | Septembe 27 - October 3, culture, social media

BLOG: Spotlight on youth — An unforgettable summer!!!

September 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ina Dash University of Washington “I got to see first-hand how bumblebee pollination affects crop production in Seattle’s P-patches (community gardens) through a University of Washington citizen-science project. Insect pollinators are responsible for every one in three bites of food we take and one of the biggest contributors. Sad to say that bees have been […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, CEO, CFO, FBLA, Hazen High School, Kristy Huynh, London, Northwest Asian Weekly Summer Youth Leadership Program, Paris, Publisher Ng's blog, STEM, Tyler Nguyen, UCLA, Vol 33 No 37 | September 6 - September 12, West Seattle High School, ZBT, italy

Sakata’s play about Gordon Hirabayashi, ‘Hold These Truths’

July 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly Homecoming for a Civil Rights icon Gordon Hirabayashi Imagine that it is April in 1942, and the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor only four months ago. You

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, Arthur Barnett, Asian Studies, Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese Americans, Jeanne Sakata, Kathryn Bannai, Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, Lisa Rothe, Parker Posey, Personal Velocity, Peter Irons, Rosa Parks, Seattle, Supreme Court Case, UCLA, Union Street, Vol 33 No 30 | July 19 - July 25

Interim names Akita director

April 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Interim Community Development Association celebrated its 45th anniversary with a Sapphire Gala on April 12 at the Seattle Mariott. The event raised $130,000.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Andrea Akita, Distinguished Service Award, Interim Community Development Association, International District Improvement Association, Mayor Norm Rice, Seattle Culinary Academy, Seattle Mariott, Sue Taoka, Tomio Moriguchi, UCLA, Uwajimaya, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2

Kenyon Chan named as UW Tacoma interim chancellor

March 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The University of Washington announced that Kenyon S. Chan, who retired from his chancellor position at UW Bothell last year, will become interim chancellor at the University of Washington Tacoma on March 16. He replaces Debra Friedman, who died Jan. 26 from lung cancer. The process of picking a new permanent chancellor has not yet […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Debra Friedman, Kenyon Chan, UCLA, Vol 33 No 11 | March 8 - March 14

‘Angry Asian Man’: An evening of righteous anger

February 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alia Marsha Northwest Asian Weekly On Thursday, Jan. 30, the ASUW Asian Student Commission hosted a talk by Phil Yu, founder of the famous blog Angry Asian Man. Yu is not a very angry person after all. Rather, he likes to describe himself as a pretty chill man. However, as he pointed out that […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Alexandra Wallace, Alia Marsha, Angriest Posts, Angry Asian Man, Asian Americans, Michelle Le, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Phil Yu, San Francisco, TV, UCLA, UW, Vol 33 No 7 | February 8 - February 14, blog

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