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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 – March 16

Jean-Sun Hannah Ahn crowned Miss Seattle, invites a little controversy

March 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Miss Seattle 2012 Pageant was held at the IKEA Performing Arts Center in Renton on March 3. Out of 20 contestants, Jean-Sun Hannah Ahn, an Arizona State University graduate, was crowned that night. Though a Seattle-native, Ahn is a former Miss Phoenix. She will go on to compete for Miss Washington this summer. Overshadowing […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Arizona State University, Jean-Sun Hannah Ahn, Miss Phoenix, Miss Seattle, Miss Washington, Overshadowing Ahn, Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 - March 16

Maria Koh among five honored with 2012 Washington State Jefferson Awards

March 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Initiated in 1972, The Jefferson Awards for Public Service honors ordinary people who do extraordinary things for others. The 2012 Washington State Jefferson Award winners will be featured on “Evening Magazine” on KING5 on March 12. This year’s state honorees are personal injury attorney Richard Adler, Friendship Adventures founder Maureen Browning, Jewels of Hope founder […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Cindy Nofziger, Evening Magazine, Friendship Adventures, Greer Gates, Maria Koh, Maureen Browning, Richard Adler, Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 - March 16, Washington State Jefferson Award

Filipino Community organizations raise thousands for Philippine typhoon victims

March 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 8, Local grassroots network of Filipino American organizations BAYAN-NW and the Filipino Community Center of Seattle announced that their 10-day-long fund drive to help those hit hardest by tropical storm Sendong (aka Typhoon Washi) was successful. The Seattle area alone raised $3,225.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Filipino American, Filipino Community Center, Martin Luther King, Seattle, Typhoon Washi, Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 - March 16

Seisuke Kamimura is RN74 Seattle’s new executive chef

March 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 9, Seisuke Kamimura helmed the kitchen at RN74 Seattle for the first time. He took over for Michelle Retallack at the Michael Mina restaurant. A graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York City, Kamimura brings more than 20 years of experience in the food service and hospitality industries from some of […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Beverly Hills, Les Cadeaux Gourmets, New York City, Seattle, Seisuke Kamimura, Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 - March 16, West Coast, Wolfgang Puck

Japan’s oldest Olympian, at 70, will compete again

March 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nesha Starcvic The Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — When Hiroshi Hoketsu first went to the Olympics in 1964, he was 23 and the games were in his native Tokyo. Now nearly 71, Hoketsu will be going to the Olympics again this summer — to compete, not to watch.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Beijing Games, Beijing Olympics, Belgium, FRANKFURT, France, Germany, Japanese Olympic, Johnson Johnson, Kikuko Inoue, London, Oscar Swahn, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 - March 16

BLOG: The secrets to Anne and David’s longevity

March 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Several men, young and old, glided across the room to dance with an old, pretty woman, and she never refused. At 93, Anne Wing’s amazing figure could perform the cha cha, swing, waltz, rumba, and even a line dance without missing a beat.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Ann Bishop, Anne Wing, Auntie Anne, David Wing, Faye Hong, Jumbo Chinese Restaurant, Kin On, Larry Luke, Miss Chinatown Pageant, Neta Ding, Publisher Ng's blog, Rainier Beach, Vi Mar, Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 - March 16, Wallace Properties

Sinoy Brown hopes to make dreams come true for Asian rappers

March 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Bounthavy Sayasane was born in Laos, but moved to the United States when he was a baby. Friends and fans know him better as Sinoy Brown or Sinoy Blaze, the rapper. But family members call him ‘Noy.’ Brown and his business partner, G-Dub, started the West Coast North record […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, Bounthavy Sayasane, Catch West Coast North, Jermaine Dupri, King James, Laos, Nina Huang, Royal Lounge, Seattle, Snoop Dogg, Strange Clouds, Thurrey Phandanouvong, Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 - March 16, Without Immaculate Flame, Yak Nasty, culture

The LAST Jeremy Lin article you should read

March 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly column about APIs in sports By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly So, anything new happen in the NBA in February? I asked a local sports bar owner if they carried the NBA League Pass, so I could catch the New York Knicks play. The league pass shows any […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, Ben Jerry, Christmas Eve, Frankie Edgar, Jeremy Lin, Madison Square Garden, NBA, New York Knicks, New York University, Richard Lee, Seattle, Song Henderson, Spike Lee, Tim Tebow, UFC, Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 - March 16

Diversity Makes a Difference — Part 5

March 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching out across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their school as being champions of diversity.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2012, Bobby Hinnenkamp, Caroline Friesen, Chinese Cultural Club, Diversity Makes a Difference 2012, Interlake High School, Katy Lam, Korean Cultural Club, Korean Culture, Matthew Grant, Northwest Asian Weekly, Redmond High School, Shelley Zimmerman, Skyline High School World Fair, Todd Herd, Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 - March 16, letter, poverty

Filmmaker Frank Abe ensures resisters are never forgotten

March 8, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Frank Abe’s documentary film “Conscience and the Constitution” begins with two old men discussing the past. They look out over a landscape they seem to know, and swap stories of old. We quickly learn that the two men are Frank Emi and Mits Koshiyama, two leaders of the draft […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2012, Andrew Hamlin, Asian American, Filmmaker Frank Abe, Heart Mountain, Japanese American Nisei, Japanese Americans, Lillian Benson, Los Angeles, Northwest Asian Weekly, Phil Sturholm, San Francisco, Seattle, Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 - March 16

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