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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 – April 6

The Korean American Bar Association invites Supreme Court Justice Steven Gonzáles as guest speaker for 12th annual banquet

April 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Members of the Korean American Bar Association (KABA) came together last month for their annual banquet at the Palace Ballroom. Participants were treated to the keynote speaker, Steven Gonzáles, Washington Supreme Court Justice. Before his appointment as Supreme Court Justice, Gonzáles served as a domestic-violence prosecutor for Seattle and worked in the business law department […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, KABA, Korean, Los Angeles, Palace Ballroom, Seattle, Steven Gonz, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6, Washington Supreme Court Justice

Community advocate Angela Wan wins national contest with a video about ICHS

April 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Angela Wan’s video submission to the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organization’s (AAPCHO) “Our Stories 2012: Empowering Healthy Communities” won the grand prize for the competition, which asked contestants to share how their community health center improved their local community’s health and inspired community members to be leaders. Wan’s video shared how she started […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, AAPCHO, Angela Wan, Empowering Healthy Communities, ICHS, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6

Wing Luke Museum receives grant to preserve stories of World War II veterans and internees

April 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience received a $170,833 grant for its “Honoring a Legacy, Forging a Future: Preserving the Stories and Collections of World War II Veterans and Internees” project, from the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program. The national 4-year-old grant program, established to protect U.S. confinement sites where Japanese […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Asian Pacific American Experience, Heart Mountain, Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program, Japanese Americans, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6, Washington State University, Wing Luke Museum

28-year-old Iranian American Sahar Fathi announces run for state representative

April 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sahar Fathi, former legislative aide to City Councilmember Mike O’Brien, declared her intention to run for state representative of the 36th District. Fathi, who sits on the boards of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and ACLU Washington, vows to stand for progressive sustainability in Olympia. Fathi earned a law degree and a master’s degree from […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Iranian American, Middle Eastern Legal Association, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Sahar Fathi, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6

Vietnamese San Francisco slaying suspect had been ordered deported

March 31, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Terry Collins and Jason Dearen The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An immigration judge in 2006 had ordered the suspect in the recent slayings of five people in San Francisco to be removed from the country, officials said on March 26. However, he remained in the United States after the Vietnamese government declined […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Brian Luc, Chia Huei Chu, Chief Assistant District Attorney Sharon Woo, Chinese, City College, Hua Shun Lei, Ingleside District, Lena Huang, Police Chief Greg Suhr, Quantitative Medical Systems, Suspect Binh Thai Luc, Todd Sidebottom, United States, Vietnamese San Francisco, Vincent Lei, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6, Wan Yi Xi, Ying Xue Jess Lei, Ying Xue Lei

Boeing delivers 787 planes to Japan Airlines

March 31, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Boeing Co. delivered two of its new 787s to Japan Airlines on March 26. The planes will be the first 787s that will fly commercially from the United States.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Asia, Chicago-based Boeing, General Electric, JAL, Japan Airlines, San Diego, Tokyo, United Airlines, United States, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6

Woman gets 3 years in illegal immigrant case

March 31, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman convicted in Mississippi of harboring illegal immigrants from China, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, and Mexico has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Chevy Suburban, China, District Court, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, Sheren Nguyen, Vietnam, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6

U.S. importers of research monkeys facing cruelty charges

March 31, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. importer of research monkeys was set to stand trial March 26 on cruelty charges after 15 primates died during an international flight.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2012, China, Guyana, Indonesia, Kenya, Los Angeles Zoo, Miami, Philippines, Robert Matson Conyers, San Diego Zoo, United States, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6, Wild Animal Park

U.S. nominee for World Bank job to visit seven countries

March 31, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jim Yong Kim, the Obama administration’s nominee to head the World Bank, is starting a global tour to promote his candidacy with stops in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the Treasury Department announced on March 26. Treasury officials said that Kim, the president of Dartmouth College, began his […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Africa, Asia, Bank President Robert Zoellick, China, Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo, Dartmouth College, Ethiopia, India, International Monetary Fund, Jim Yong Kim, Mexico, Nigeria, President Barack Obama, South Korea, Treasury Department, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6, World Bank

A 1970s fountain by local artist George Tsutakawa is brought back to life in Seattle

March 30, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Several art patrons are working with art dealer John Braseth to feature a large fountain sculpture by local acclaimed artist George Tsutakawa. The fountain, originally named the Jefferson Plaza Fountain, was displayed in an office plaza in Indianapolis, Ind. before the office property changed hands and the work was placed on sale. The 3-ton fountain […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Canada, George Tsutakawa, Gerard Tsutakawa, Jefferson Plaza Fountain, John Braseth, Man Earth, Maynard Avenue South, Mount Baker, Seattle, South Jackson Street, South Park, United States, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6

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