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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 – August 23

Pacquiao: My comeback starts in Macau fight with Rios

August 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) — Manny Pacquiao will be coming off the longest layoff of his incredible career when he steps back into the ring in Macau in November.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2013, Alex Ariza, Although Pacquiao, Beverly Hills Hotel, Brandon Rios, China, Chinese Olympic, Freddie Roach, Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, Seeing Pacquiao, Timothy Bradley, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, Wild Card, Zou Shiming

Opportunities, changes common in South Seattle

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly As South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, and other neighborhoods in Central and North Seattle have prospered in recent years,

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Central District, Central Link, Columbia City, Impact Family Village, North Seattle, Northwest Market Director Keith Kawachi, Othello Station, Pepsi Northwest Beverages, Pepsi Valley Partnership, RVCDF, Sound Transit, South King County, South Seattle, Southeast Seattle, Tim Lew, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, Wayne Lau

The Rainier Valley — a neighborhood continually in flux

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly The heart and soul of Rainier Valley can be summed up by the mural on the Darigold plant just outside of Columbia City.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2013, African Americans, Census, Central District, Chief Seattle, Columbia City, East Africans, Fort Lewis, Holly Park, John Hoole, King County, Puget Sound Sage, Rainier Valley, Several Samoans, Seward Park, Southeast Seattle, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23

Family: Seattle man detained in North Korea hospitalized

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An American man detained in North Korea for the past nine months has been hospitalized after losing more than 50 pounds, and the need to bring him home is becoming more urgent, his sister said Aug. 11.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Bill Clinton, China, Family Seattle, Jimmy Carter, Kenneth Bae, North Korea, South Korea, Sweden, Terri Chung, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23

98118: the most diverse zip code?

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Despite widespread belief, 98118 is not the most diverse zip code in the United States, but it’s close. Of the 17,000 metropolitan zip codes in use by the United States Postal Service, it’s 64th, according to Diana Canzoneri, demographer and policy analyst for the Seattle Planning Commission. Neighboring 98178, which covers South Rainier Beach and […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Diana Canzoneri, MA, NY, New York City, Rainier View, San Francisco, Seattle Planning Commission, South Rainier Beach, TX, United States Postal Service, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, WA

Twenty-nine Japanese doctors visit Seattle to learn surgery techniques

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Twenty-nine Japanese physicians from Japan’s leading hospitals and universities attended an intensive four-day training seminar covering the best practices and techniques for performing complex ear surgeries intended to restore hearing or address other medical issues involving the inner ear from Aug. 6 to Aug. 9 in Seattle.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Bioskills Lab, SSF, Seattle Science Foundation, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Twenty-nine Japanese, Virginia Mason, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23

President Obama awards former Sen. Daniel Inouye Presidential Medal of Freedom

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Barack Obama named the late Sen. Daniel Inouye one of sixteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Aug. 8. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Daniel Inouye, Japanese American, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Presidential Medal, Regimental Combat Team, Senator Inouye, United States Senate, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, White House

Wing Luke Museum honors Liao couple for philanthropy

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Wing Luke museum honored Dr. Paul B. Liao and his wife Mei-Yea on Aug. 2 for his philanthropic efforts on behalf of the museum.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Oklahoma State University, Paul Liao, Taiwan, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, Wing Luke Executive Director Beth Takekawa, Wing Luke Museum

Julien Loh hired as district director of Rep. Susan Delbene district office

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Julien Loh was hired as district director of Rep. Susan Delbene’s Washington State office, officially starting January 2013. The aide of former Mayor Greg Nickels and former Gov. Christine Gregoire, Loh graduated from Mercer Island high school and Western Washington University. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Christine Gregoire, Julien Loh, Mayor Greg Nickels, Mercer Island, Susan Delbene, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, Washington State, Western Washington University

BLOG: Mysterious man donates $200,000 to CMS — Transforming the Korean community one event at a time

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng If the Chinese and Japanese-American communities are considered to be sophisticated fundraisers, the Korean community is a super star. The Korean community surprised many by eclipsing its older brothers with progressive attitudes towards charitable causes on Aug. 10.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, CMS, Chang Shin, Chinese, Consul General Young Wan Song, Dr. Jai Jun Byeon, James Yoo, Japanese Americans, Johsel Namkung, King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert, Korean American, Lee Family, Moncia Namkung, Publisher Ng's blog, Sea Mar Community Health Center, Suzane Pak, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, blog

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