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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 – June 8

ICHS honors Fred Yee and the Children’s Alliance at Bloom annual fundraiser gala

June 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On May 19, International Community Health Services (ICHS) and the ICHS Foundation, which supports affordable health care in the Seattle area, honored Fred Yee and the Children’s Alliance at Bloom, their fundraising gala at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. Yee is the director of Kin On, an elderly health care center. The Children’s Alliance advocates for […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Bamboo Award, Fred Yee, ICHS, Kin On, Komen Puget Sound, Seattle Marriott Waterfront, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8

Puget Sound Energy awarded National New Marketer of the Year for multiethnic ads

June 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On May 16, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) was announced as an Asian American Advertising Federation (3AF) Creative Excellence Awards winner at the 3FA Federation Marketing Summit held in Las Vegas, Nev. 3AF is a nonprofit trade organization comprising of Asian American advertising agencies, market advertisers, media companies, and other industry specialists. As the leading energy […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Asian American Advertising Federation, Las Vegas, PSE, Puget Sound Energy, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8, Western Washington

Seattle Nisei veterans honored on Memorial Day

June 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Nisei Veterans Committee and the Japanese American community will gather to honor fallen veterans at the 67th Annual NVC Memorial Day Program at Lake View Cemetery on Capitol Hill. Michael Reagan, a combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, gave the keynote speech. Reagan is a portrait artist who has […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Boy Scout Troop, Capitol Hill, Congressional Gold Medal, Consul General, Japanese Americans, Kiyokazu Ota, Lake View Cemetery, Marine Corps, Memorial Day, Michael Reagan, Military Intelligence Service, Regimental Combat Team, Seattle Nisei, Vietnam War, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8

Woman adopted as baby faces deportation

June 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By P. Solomon Banda The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Attorneys are scrambling to find a way to prevent the deportation of a woman who was adopted from an orphanage in India as a 3-month-old baby, following a determination by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that she is in the country illegally.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Child Citizenship Act, Chuck Johnson, Circuit Court, Customs Enforcement, Erlene Shepherd, India, Kairi Abha Shepherd, Kairi Shepherd, Salt Lake City Tribune, Salt Lake County Adult Detention Complex, United States, Virginia Kice, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8, adoption, attention, language

Ping pong dreaming for 16-year-old Olympian

June 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stephen Wade The Associated Press Ariel Hsing was 8 when she wrote down her Olympic dream on a piece of paper. She rolled it up, wrapped it with a string, and tucked it into a small box. “I said something along the lines of ‘I wish to become an Olympian one day,’ ” the 16-year-old […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, 2016, Ariel Hsing, Berkshire Hathaway, China, Chinese American, Dennis Davis, Forest Gump, Germany, Li Zhenshi, London Olympics, Pan American Games, Susan Sarandon, Taiwan, Uncle Warren, United States, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8, Xin Jaing, Zhou Xin, attention, letter

Thai king makes first trip outside of Bangkok in years

June 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands upon thousands of devoted Thais feted their 84-year-old monarch Friday on his first trip outside the capital in almost three years, a period marked by his ailing health and national political turmoil. The elaborate tribute to King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the old capital of Ayutthaya […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Burma, Elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Queen Sirikit, Queen Suriyothai, Siriraj Hospital, Steps Without His Cane, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8

Slack-key guitarist Makana to attend Town Hall event

June 1, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

YES! Magazine will celebrate a “Year of People Power in the U.S. and Beyond” at Town Hall on June 6 a 7 p.m. The attendees will include slack-key guitarist Makana, who made national headlines last fall when he performed his Occupy anthem, “We Are the Many,” for President Barack Obama and other APEC leaders gathered […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, APEC, Alice Walker, President Barack Obama, Puanani Burgess, Town Hall, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8

BLOG: An Asian spin on Rob McKenna’s campaign?

June 1, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng A roast pig, a dragon dance, and campaign signs in Asian languages were not the only Asian elements of Attorney General Rob McKenna’s gubernatorial campaign party. The celebration was held in Chinatown, where his new campaign office is located.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Asian American Republicans, Chinatown, Governor Dan Evans, Judy Yu, Karen Wong, Rob McKenna, Ron Chow, Samantha Pak, Tomio Moriguchi, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8, Walter Liang, Yoshi Minegishi

BLOG: Jay Inslee in the ID

June 1, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee, a former congressman, invited me to chat with him at the Panama Hotel recently. Inslee and Organizing for America opened their office close to the International District on Rainier Avenue South. Will Inslee do a better job than his fellow Democrat, current Governor Christine Gregoire, if he […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, Dino Rossi, Governor Brad Owen, Governor Christine Gregoire, International District, Japanese Americans, Jay Inslee, Joby Shimomura, Panama Hotel, Rainier Avenue South, Rob McKenna, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8

BLOG: Portobello mushrooms, and seafood twice a week

June 1, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng “What does she eat?” A Caucasian woman who has seen me often at events was curious why I don’t gain weight. You see, Asian community events are often featured lots of delicious food.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, International District, Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8

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