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2015 top stories — Seattle’s Chinatown loses its hero, receives a visit by Chinese President Xi, and hookah lounge controversy

December 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly 1. Donnie Chin murder devastates community Hundreds of people gathered at Hing Hay Park for a memorial July 26, to honor the memory of Donnie Chin, who was devoted to the International District (ID). Chin served as ad hoc security around the ID neighborhood since he was a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, AILA, Ana Mari Cauce, Donnie Chin, Eric Garner, Everett Community College, Garfield High School, Indonesia Mami Sato, International District, Izabel Laxamana, Kings Hookah Lounge, Lane Street, North Seattle College President Warren Brown, Peggy Chapman, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, UW, United States, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1

MAP: Bridging the Gap Breakfast — Honoring and celebrating diversity

December 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) at the University of Washington (UW) celebrated its 21st anniversary Oct. 17. The event benefits the MAP Endowed Scholarship Fund. Founded in 1994, the Multicultural Alumni Partnership is dedicated to promoting diversity at the UW and in the UW alumni community. MAP has taken a leadership role in addressing issues […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Ashley Walls Journalism, Claudia Kauffman Scholarship, Estela Ortega, Homecoming Saturday, Jacqueline Johnson Communications, Kelly Award Tomio Moriguchi, Lee Scholarship, MAP, Multicultural Alumni Partnership, Patrick Lozar History, UW, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

Huskies and Horns in Shanghai — UW basketball vs. Texas in China

October 29, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Imagine a Husky basketball player shooting three points in a Shanghai arena, Yao Ming of legendary basketball fame and Jack Ma of Alibaba opening their mouths in disbelief, and a sea of Chinese fans leaping out of their seats going wild. This could be a reality on Nov. 14 […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2015, Alibaba, Ambassador Gary Locke, Ashley Walker, Assunta Ng, Beijing, China, Chinese, Coach Lorenzo Romar, Jack Ma, Malik Dime, Marquese Chriss Photo, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olympics, Pac-12 Conference, Professor Shawn Wong, Shawn Wong, UW, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, Washington Huskies, Yao Ming

Watch out — App cofounder speaks of women’s safety

October 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Daria Kroupoderova Northwest Asian Weekly Do women feel safe in public spaces? Kalpana Viswanath, cofounder of Safetipin, addressed the safety of women in her presentation “Building Gender Inclusive Cities” on Mon, Oct. 12 at University of Washington to an all-female audience. Viswanath, a researcher of women’s safety in cities for over 20 years, began […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Ashish Basu, Colombia, Daria Kroupoderova, India, Kalpana Viswanath, Kenya, Naynay Chohan, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Sutapa Basu, UW, Vol 34 No 44 | October 24 - October 30

UW appoints Cauce as president — The University’s first woman and openly gay president

October 15, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly It takes 154 years for the University of Washington to select a woman president. Ana Mari Cauce is the first woman, the first Latina, and the openly gay president of the University. The UW Regents announced Cauce as the 33rd president of the University on Oct. 13th. Cauce is […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2015, American Ethnic Studies, Ana Mari Cauce, Asian American, Assunta Ng, Cuba, Distinguished Teaching Award, Education, Interim President Phyllis Wise, Kenyon Chan, Miami, Northwest Asian Weekly, UW, Vice Provost, Vikram Jandhyala, Vol 34 No 43 | October 17 - October 23, Yale University, technology

Colleen Fukui-Sketchly awarded

September 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Colleen Fukui-Sketchley (B.A., 1994) is the Corporate Center Diversity Affairs Director for Nordstrom, a company she has served for more than 20 years. Committed to giving back to her alma mater, she became the youngest person to be appointed President of the UW’s Alumni Association in 2011 and has been an incredible supporter of the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Alumni Association, Disability Employment Task Force, Minority Affairs, UW, Vol 34 No 40 | September 26 - October 2

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

September 10, 2015 By Nina Huang

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 Hill selects Englund as one of “50 Most Beautiful”

August 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jinyoung Lee Englund, a University of Washington graduate, was recently selected as one of the “2015 50 Most Beautiful” by The Hill. She began her policy work in Mozambique, where she worked after graduating from UW. When she came home, she wanted to address the kind of poverty she’d seen overseas. She ran a Republican […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Digital Currency Council, Jinyoung Lee Englund, Mozambique, UW, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, poverty

Nella Kwan crowned Miss Seafair 2015

August 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Nella Kwan was selected as Miss Seafair 2015. She is an undergraduate at the University of Washington where she is pursuing a degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and information systems. She recently traveled to Egypt, where she expanded her knowledge and passion for global literacy and education. She has been heavily […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Egypt, Miss Seafair, Nella Kwan, Seattle South African Scholarship Foundation, South Africans, Talking Rain Ice Ambassador, UW, Undergraduate Business Council, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7

Advice from a graduate

June 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

We all have dreams. Some want to be actors, doctors, or professional athletes. Me? I wanted to become an international sports agent. I grew up in a very active sports family that participated in baseball, basketball, gymnastics, swimming, etc. My goal since I was young was to carry my love of sports into a career […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2015, Aleyna Yamaguchi, Europe, Hungary, NFL, Seattle Seahawks Street Team, UW, Vol 34 No 27 | June 27 - July 3, italy, japan

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