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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 – August 2

Community remembers the life of Kip Tokuda

July 29, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle community celebrated the life of Kip Tokuda at Tokuda’s public memorial on July 21 at the University of Washington. Over 800 people attended, with reflections presented by Gov. Jay Inslee, Mayor Mike McGinn, Jill Nishi, King County Exec. Dow Constantine, Betsy Wells, Laurie Lippold, Lori Matsukawa, State Rep. Eric Pettigrew, and Dale Minami. […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Adam Smith, China Gary Locke, Dow Constantine, Jay Inslee, Jill Nishi, King County Exec, Kip Tokuda, Lori Matsukawa, Seattle Foundation, State Rep, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2

3 Seattle APA business owners graduate UW executive program

July 29, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Three APA Seattle-area business owners graduated from the UW Foster School of Business’ Minority Business Executive Program on July 21. They are Angela Shen from Savor Seattle, Shelia Burrus from State Farm, and Raymond Lam from Silk Road Environmental.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Angela Shen, Minority Business Executive Program, Savor Seattle, State Farm, UW, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2

Tsutakawa sculpture restored at Washington State fair

July 29, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In August 1983 Gov. John Spellman signed a proclamation recognizing Japanese American citizens who were evicted from their homes and placed in wartime internment camps. A living memorial sculpture by George Tsutakawa and his son Gerard Tsutakawa was erected at the Washington State Fair to honor Japanese Americans who were temporarily housed at “Camp Harmony” […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Camp Harmony, George Tsutakawa, Gerard Tsutakawa, Governor Spellman, Japanese Americans, John Spellman, Laura Pavola, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2, Washington State Fair

Russell Joe joins JCCCW as CAO

July 29, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Former Issaquah City Councilmember Russell Joe joined the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) as the organization’s new chief administrative officer on July 1. CAO is a new position to the organization, following the restructuring of JCCCW’s leadership infrastructure. The CAO and COO positions replace the former executive director position.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Bif Brigman, CAO, COO, Community Center, Former Issaquah City Councilmember Russell Joe, Hunts Point, JCCCW, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2

Food safety, farm groups oppose Smithfield sale

July 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — A coalition of farm and food safety groups wants federal regulators to quash the proposed sale of Smithfield Foods to a Chinese conglomerate in what would be the largest such takeover of a U.S. business.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Casey Guernsey, China, Chinese, Debbie Stabenow, Drug Administration, Food, Jay Nixon, LOUIS, Missouri Gov, Missouri House, Missouri Rural Crisis Center, Premium Standard Farms, Senate Agriculture Committee, Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd, Tim Gibbons, United States, Virginia-based Smithfield, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2, language, letter

Political odd couple together on voting law

July 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laurie Kellman The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The white Wisconsin lawyer and the black preacher from Georgia strode into the Senate hearing room together and took their seats, shoulder-to-shoulder, at the witness table. Veteran lawmakers and experts in civil rights law, they had been here before.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, GOP, George Zimmerman, Georgia, House Judiciary Committee, Influential House Republicans, John Lewis, Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, President Barack Obama, Republican Rep, Senate Judiciary Committee, South Carolina, Speaker John Boehner, Trayvon Martin, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2, Voting Rights Act

WWII ‘comfort woman’ visits NJ monuments

July 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Henry The Associated Press HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Okseon Yi, now frail and elderly, still remembers as a 15-year-old leaving her home in Busan, Korea to go out for a walk and being grabbed by two men and thrown into the back of a truck with five other terrified girls. They were held […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, Chejin Park, China, HACKENSACK, NJ, New Jersey, Palisades Park, South Koreans, United States, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2, WWII, attention, japan

Japan’s ruling bloc wins upper house elections

July 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Malcolm Foster The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition won a comfortable majority in the upper house of parliament in elections July 21, giving it control of both chambers and a mandate to press ahead with difficult economic reforms. The win is an endorsement of the Liberal Democratic […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, China, Chinese, Elaine Kurtenbach, Kyodo News, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, Mari Yamaguchi, NHK, NTV, Naohisa Hayashi, New Komeito, Shinzo Abe, South Korea, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2, japan

China detains city workers after death

July 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Police in south-central China detained six urban management officers July 20 on suspicion of intentionally harming others and their supervisors were fired after a watermelon grower died in a conflict with authorities when he tried to sell fruit in their county, state media reported.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, China, Chinese, Deng Zhengjia, Huang Xixi, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2

HK opens exhibit honoring Bruce Lee

July 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The late superstar Bruce Lee is best-known for the kung fu skills he displayed in his movies, but his daughter hopes that more people take the effort to understand his teachings and life philosophy. Marking his death 40 years ago, the Hong Kong government has teamed […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee Foundation, HK, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Shannon Lee, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2

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