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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 – November 22

KIRO news anchor married

November 18, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Monique Ming Laven, award-winning news anchor for KIRO 7, married James Sido, public relations manager at Downtown Seattle Association, on Aug. 9, 2013, at Parsons Garden on Queen Anne Hill, followed by a reception at Within SoDo. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Downtown Seattle Association, KIRO, Monique Ming Laven, Queen Anne Hill, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22

Nikkei Concerns honors three

November 18, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Nikkei Concerns, a Seattle organization that serves Japanese elders in the Pacific Northwest, hosted nearly 200 people at the Omusubi Connection Luncheon Nov. 1 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle. At the event, board chair Ted Tomita honored Kokoro Kai Senior Activity program co-founders Julianne Kumasaka and Dennis Yamashita, recognizing their groundbreaking […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Julianne Kumasaka, Kokoro Kai Senior Activity, Nikkei Concerns, Omusubi Connection Luncheon Nov, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Ted Tomita, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22

Yambe set to win in Fife

November 18, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In Pierce County, Nikkei candidate for Fife City Council Bryan Yambe is poised to win his contest against Doug Fagundes. As of Nov. 13, Yambe had 61 percent of the votes cast in his favor, with 39 percent going to his opponent.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Bryan Yambe, Doug Fagundes, Fife City Council Bryan Yambe, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22

Ricoh rakes in revenue

November 18, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Frank and Penny Fukui of the Woodburn Company, a copier and printer company based in Everett, accepted two awards during the Ricoh National Awards Banquet held at the Aria Resort and Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., on Oct. 30. The awards were for highest percentage of revenue growth and highest dollar revenue growth under the Ricoh brand […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, CEO, Kevin Nealon, Las Vegas, Penny Fukui, Ricoh Corporation, Ricoh National Awards Banquet, Saturday Night Live, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22, Woodburn Company

Dinner funds scholarships

November 18, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Viet Nam Scholarship Foundation benefit dinner in September, “Light the Path,” raised $55,000 to provide multi-year scholarships to underprivileged students in Vietnam. It will also fund VNSF’s Transportation Access and Reading Rooms programs.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Lien Tam Music Academy, North Bellevue Community Center, VNSF, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22

Thai Senate kills contentious amnesty bill

November 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) – Thailand’s Senate has defeated an amnesty bill that could have led to the return from exile of deposed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but opponents of the bill vowed to continue their protests against the government.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, Associated Press, Democrat Party, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Thai Senate, Thailand, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22

Handing letter to emperor is taboo

November 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) – A novice Japanese lawmaker who wanted to draw attention to the Fukushima nuclear crisis has caused an uproar by doing something taboo: handing a letter to the emperor.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Associated Press, Emperor Hirohito, Emporer Akihito, Empress Michiko, Imperial Palace, Neither Yamamoto, Taro Yamamoto, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22, attention, japan, letter

Philippine typhoon deaths climb into thousands

November 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) – As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms ever recorded unleashed ferocious winds and giant waves that washed away homes and schools. Corpses hung from tree branches and were scattered along sidewalks and among flattened […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Eastern Samar, Elmer Soria, Leo Dacaynos, Leyte Island, Moro Gulf, Philippine National Red Cross, Philippine-born Australian Mila Ward, Philippines, Samar Island, South China Sea, TACLOBAN, Typhoon Haiyan, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22

Bring ideas to Hing Hay Park open meeting

November 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The public is invited to share ideas and offer input into plans for the renovation and expansion of Hing Hay Park at a meeting on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 6–8 p.m. at the International District/Chinatown Community Center, 719 8th Ave. S., in Seattle.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, International District Chinatown Community Center, King Street, Maynard Ave, Seattle Parks, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22, hing hay park

Kimmel skit spurs protest in Bellevue

November 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

About 300 people gathered in Bellevue Downtown Park on Saturday (Nov. 9) to protest ABC and the Jimmy Kimmel show for its Kid’s Table skit last month, in which a child said “kill everyone in China” in response to Kimmel’s question of how the U.S. should solve its debt problem. On the show, Kimmel called […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, ABC, China, Chinese, Foreign Ministry, Jimmy Kimmel, Qin Gang, Saturday Nov, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22

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