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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 – February 1

APAs hired as part of Inslee’s administration staff

January 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Though Gov. Jay Inslee has yet to make an appointment to his Cabinet, Asian and Pacific Americans will already have a part in his administration. Joby Shimomura, Kelly Wicker, Kirstan Arestad, and Stacey Tichenor all currently hold positions working for the governor. Shimomura, Inslee’s former campaign manager and congressional office staff member, has been brought […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Executive Scheduler, Jay Inslee, Joby Shimomura, Joby Shimoura, Kelly Wicker, Kirstan Arestad, Legislative Affairs, Senior Adviser, Stacey Tichenor, Though Gov, Unjin Lee, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1

Tuck Eng celebration raises funds for Chinatown gate

January 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tuck Eng celebrated his 79th birthday on Oct. 7, 2012 at the Maple Greens Golf Club with over 130 relatives, close friends, and associates attending.  

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Historic Chinatown Gate Foundation, Maple Greens Golf Club, Tuck Eng, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1

New President and Vice President of Events appointed to AAJA Seattle board

January 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle chapter of the Asian American Journalist Association appointed Mai Hoang as Chapter President and Tiffany Wan as Vice President of events. This action follows a 60-day nomination period and fills two vacancies on the five-person board.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Asian American Journalist Association, Chapter President, Mai Hoang, Seattle, Vice President, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1

King County appoints Vietnamese-speaking representative to Elections Committee

January 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

King County appointed a Vietnamese-speaking representative to its Citizens’ Elections Oversight Committee last week, selecting Linh Thai, Community Liaison of Congressman Adam Smith’s office, to fill the role. A naturalized citizen, Thai will be serving on the committee until December 2017.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Citizens Elections Oversight Committee, Congressman Adam Smith, James Rigby, King County Elections System, Linh Thai, Paul Berry, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1

South East Asia and Japan get closer over China concerns

January 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tran Van Minh The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Japan’s prime minister promised closer security and economic ties with Vietnam on Wednesday, bolstering an alliance that shares concerns over rising Chinese territorial assertiveness in regional waters.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese, East China Sea, Elaine Kurtenbach, HANOI, Indonesia, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South East Asia, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Tokyo, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1, japan

Japan talk of warning shots heats up China dispute

January 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge The Associated Press TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan says it may fire warning shots to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between Tokyo and Beijing that raises concerns that a dispute over hotly contested islands could spin out of control.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Beijing, China News Service, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Christopher Bodeen, East China Sea, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, Japanese F-15s, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Qin Gang, State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Taiwan, Tokyo, United States, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1, attention

Obama deflects criticism about lack of diversity

January 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Josh Lederman The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Deflecting criticism about a perceived lack of diversity in his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama on Monday, Jan. 14 urged Americans not to rush to judgment about who he will appoint to replace departing members of his team.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Ambassador Susan Rice, Chuck Hagel, Defense Department, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Jack Lew, Japanese American, John Kerry, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Massachusetts Sen, President Barack Obama, Secretary Arne Duncan, State Department, State Hillary Clinton, Supreme Court, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1, White House

Delayed-deportation immigrants can drive in Oregon

January 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jonathan J. Cooper THE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants accepted into a new federal program that delays deportation for some young people brought illegally to the United States as children, officials said Wednesday, Jan. 16.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, DMV, David House, Homeland Security, Jim Ludwick, John Kitzhaber, Mexico, Miriam Corona, SALEM, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1

The Layup Drill — Please explain to me what happened with Manti Te’o

January 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Happy New Year! Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. While we are going to look at a wide spectrum of sports this month, one late-breaking story required that I rewrite the column. Thank you, Manti Te’o.

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2013, Australian Open, Brian Te, Chinese American, Fighting Irish, Happy New Year Welcome, Heisman Trophy, Honolulu Star Advertiser, Lance Armstrong, Lied Strong, Mainland China, Manti Te, Marques Tuiasosopo, NHL, Notre Dame, Sabatino Chen, San Diego Chargers, Seattle, Troy Polamalu, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1

Community says goodbye to Wai Eng

January 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle paid its respects to community leader Wai Chow Eng last Saturday, Jan. 19, at a service that turned out to be a Chinatown affair. Over 300 people attended to say goodbye to the man who brought Chinese barbecue to Seattle, helped revitalize Chinatown, and loved and cared for his family his entire life.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Auto Shop, Charles Herrman, Chinatown, Chinese, Clifford Eng, Doug Lo, Eng Family Association, Far East Building, Jim Clifford, Kau Kau, Leyte Hotel, Patti Carlson Holly Finkbeiner, Sandra Chinn Eng, Seattle University, Suey Eng Sun Plaza, United States, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1, Wai Chow Eng, Wai Eng

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