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Congratulations graduates! — Local star students

June 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Greg Young Northwest Asian Weekly Years ago, entering high school or college, it was hard to believe it could ever happen. But now it has—graduation. Here are some of our remarkable community graduates. Aleyna Yamaguchi Aleyna has had quite the journey during her time at University of Washington. She’s studied abroad in Rome, volunteered […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2015, Benjamin Lee, Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellowship, Forest Ridge High School, Gates Millennium Scholarship, Hazen High School, International Studies, Jackson School, Jessica Wang, Justina Wu, Luce Scholar, Mount Lake Terrace High School, Pomona College, Seattle Seahawks, South Korean, Teen Link, UW, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Varsha Govindaraju, Vol 34 No 27 | June 27 - July 3

Despite criticism, US Open at Chambers delivers — Matsuyama, Pan Impress while Tiger does not

June 25, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly It went down to the final hole at the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay as Jordan Spieth won his first U.S. Open title after Dustin Johnson was not able to sink his last putt to force a Monday playoff.  It was a memorable time for many at the University […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Although Lahiri, American Samoan, Anirban Lahiri, Chambers Bay, Cole Hammer, Dustin Johnson, Go Dawgs, India, Jordan Spieth, Northwest Asian Weekly, Professional Golfers Association Tour, Richard Lee, Shigeki Matsuyama, Tiger Woods, Tony Finau, UW, University Place, Vol 34 No 27 | June 27 - July 3

BLOG: Devotion to WSU was more important than his life – What we learned from Elson Floyd

June 25, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly The first black president of Washington State University (WSU), Elson Floyd, died of colon cancer on June 20. He was 59 years old. The last six months of his life was critical to the success of WSU establishing its own medical school, thus ending the monopoly of the University […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, African American, Elson Floyd, Malcolm Gladwell, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Floyd, President Michael Young, Seattle, UW, Vol 34 No 27 | June 27 - July 3, WSU

“Representing our views” — A perspective on how much a flag can have significance

June 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tom Vu Special for Northwest Asian Weekly It was a joyous moment June 22 that the Seattle City council passed the resolution to recognize the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag as the symbol for the Seattle’s Vietnamese community. Kshama Sawant voted against it with two full pages of argument.  She had strong arguments though.  […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Council Chambers, Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Kshama Sawant, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle City Council Photo, Seattle Vietnamese, South Vietnamese, Tom Vu, US, UW, Vol 34 No 27 | June 27 - July 3, language

Student scholars honored at 45th annual EOP celebration — Supporting minority students

June 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Several outstanding student scholarship recipients were recognized at the 45th annual Odegaard Award Celebration held May 7, at UW’s Husky Union Building. The dinner and scholarship fundraiser was hosted by the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) and the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). Due to the support of sponsors, donors, […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Achievement Award, Alecia Pak, Ashley Alday, Cleveland Browns, Danny Shelton, EOP, Educational Opportunity Program Celebration Scholar, Jimmy Nguyen Murray, Major Anthropology, Major Political Science, Major Psychology, Major Social Welfare, Minority Affairs, Odegaard Award Celebration, Rosebaugh Scholar, UW, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

Fukui-Sketchley receives Odegaard Award

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Colleen Fukui-Sketchley, diversity affairs director for Nordstrom, has been named the 2015 recipient of the University of Washington Charles E. Odegaard Award. The  Odegaard award honors individuals whose leadership in the community exemplifies the former UW president’s work on behalf of diversity. It is the only University and community-selected award, and is regarded as the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Chris Sketchley, Colleen Fukui-Sketchley, Jackson Sketchley, Odegaard Award, Sheila Edwards Lange, UW, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

There is no limit — “Rising Stars” serving our community

May 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation is proud to honor women who have made significant impact and contributions to our community. Here is a selection of our “Rising Stars” who will be honored Friday, May 15, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the China Harbor Restaurant in Seattle. Zenzile Brooks, PhD, […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, African American, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Chinese, Executive Director, MPH, Marketing Manager, Northwest Chinese School, Pacific Northwest, Rising Stars, Seattle Human Services Department, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle South Asian Independent Film Festival, Southern California, TASVEER, UW, United States, Urban League, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, editorial

Forced to f lee — Young Burmese refugees share their stories

May 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lauren Pongan Northwest Asian Weekly Note: This article uses the name “Burma,” rather than its recognized name of “Myanmar,” in order to reflect the preferences of panelists and presenters from the event. “Before we start, can everyone please move down to the front?” Sumyat Thu asked the audience at last week’s event, April 22, […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Burma, Burmese American, Burmese Myanmar Student Association, Cynthia Maung, Erika Berg, Lauren Pongan, Northwest Asian Weekly, Saffron Revolution, Shwe Zin, Social Welfare, Sumyat Thu, Ta Kwe Say, Thai Burmese, UW, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Vung It, Washington State, Young Burmese

The Layup Drill — Seasons change and so do the sports

April 17, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, we take a look at the close of the NBA season, the start of baseball, and golf is always on our minds. Bhullar is first Indian born player in NBA Gursimran “Sim” Bhullar made his long-awaited debut in […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Although Suzuki, Bay Area Invite, Golf Today Northwest, Gursimran Sim Bhullar, India, Jason Cruz, Jennifer Yang, LPGA, Miami Marlins, NBA, NBDL, New Mexico State University, New York Yankees, Taiwanese American, UW, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24

Chief Court Musician, Hiroaki Tohgi on goodwill visit to Seattle

April 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Japan Arts Connection Lab (JACLab) will be bringing Noh + Opera as well as Jiuta (“Music of Kyoto’s pleasure quarters”) performances to Seattle audiences. This year, there will be a goodwill visit to Seattle by the Chief Court Musician of Japan’s Imperial Household Agency, Hiroaki Tohgi. He will be presenting through the week of May […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Allen Library Auditorium, Brechemin Auditorium, DEMONSTRATION, Heian-era Japan, Hiroaki Tohgi, Imperial Household Agency, Japan Arts Connection Lab, LECTURE, New York, Puget Sound, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Silk Road, UW, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24, culture

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