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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 – April 11

Governor appoints John Chun to King Co. Superior Court

April 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In December, Gov. Jay Inslee appointed John Chun to the King County Superior Court bench. Prior to his appointment, Chun was a member of the Summit Law Group, where he focused on employment, commercial, and international cases.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Columbia University, Cornell Law School, Jay Inslee, John Chun, King County Superior Court, Korean American, Ninth Circuit, Preston Gates Ellis, Summit Law Group, Superior Court Judge Michael Hayden, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11

ID Health Fair fun, educational

April 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle and King County Health & Safety Fair was held on March 8 at the International District Community Center. There was free healthcare enrollment, activities for kids, gifts, raffles, and refreshments.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Kiet Ly, Tam Nguyen, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11

First Transit names Sharad Agarwal as VP of call centers

April 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

First Transit, a bus transportation provider, has appointed Sharad Agarwal as vice president of its national call centers. Agarwal has more than 10 years of transportation experience, including spending the past year as First Transit director of business development focusing on the western region. In addition to call centers, the company also offers para-transit services, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, First Transit, Seattle, Sharad Agarwal, VP, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11

Diverse pros get into the mix

April 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Seattle hosted 105 people at a “Diversity Career Mixer” at O’Asian Kitchen in Seattle on March 13. Attendees networked with recruiters from Microsoft, Verizon, and Puget Sound Energy, among others. The event featured keynote speaker Paul Anderson of Prolango Consulting. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Puget Sound Energy, Seattle, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11

Bank of the West hosts grand opening of Seattle branch

April 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bank of the West, which opened its doors last October, held a grand opening on March 18 at its location on Second Avenue in Seattle. About 110 people came, including senior bank officials, community members, and business clients, to mingle and hear a keynote speech by economist Scott A. Anderson. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Alan Newstead, Calvin Tabata, Matt Bierman, Seattle, Second Avenue, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11

Memoirs and life stories

April 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Kapoho, Memoir of a Modern Pompeii By Frances H. Kakugawa Watermark Publishing, 2011 Frances Kakugawa was only 5 years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Despite still being quite young, she quickly learned what that meant for her and her Japanese American family living in the […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Big Island, DMV, Eddie Huang, Frances Kakugawa, Japanese American, Korean, Los Angeles, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Roy Choi, Samantha Pak, Spiegel Grau Trade Paperbacks, Throughout Choi, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11, Watermark Publishing

COMMENTARY: Preventing transit cuts will be a win for our communities

April 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Diane Narasaki and Rich Stolz Without action soon, King County Metro will cut 17 percent of its transit service, with the first cuts taking place as early as June of this year. As many as 74 routes, including routes critical to the mobility of Asian Pacific American communities, are slated to be completely eliminated. […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Asian Counseling Referral Services, Asian Pacific American, Diane Narasaki, King County Council, King County Metro, Rich Stolz, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11

COMMENTARY: Expand opportunities for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

April 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sefa Aina For Northwest Asian Weekly In February, President Obama launched his My Brother’s Keeper Initiative to expand opportunity for all young men and boys of color. This initiative builds upon collaboration between leading foundations and businesses to ensure that all young men and boys are able to achieve their full potential, regardless of […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, AAPI, Advisory Commission, Asian Americans, CRDC, Civil Rights, Higher Education, Keeper Initiative, NHPI, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Pomona College, President Obama, Sefa Aina, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11

Take a more balanced view of “banana slip”

April 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear Editor, Eric Liu’s recent commentary in your paper (originally appearing on CNN) titled “China’s Awkward Banana Slip,” referencing China’s view that Gary Locke is a “banana,” is written from a viewpoint of political correctness, but with somewhat sensationalistic undertones. My position is that we should take a more balanced view of this particular comment that was […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2014, African American, Awkward Banana Slip, CNN, China, Chinese, David Grant, Dear Editor, Eric Liu, Hillary Clinton, President Obama, United States, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11, commentary, editorial, gary locke, language

Biased, wrong reporting

April 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The following letter to King 5 News was sent to the NW Asian Weekly for publication. Dear Editor, I saw a story on your 6 p.m. news clip last night reported by Lynda Byron on the mayor’s minimum wage symposium that was very biased and wrong. In the news clip, Ms. Byron interviewed and reported […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2014, Dear Editor, Lynda Byron, Seattle, Taylor Hoang, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11, letter

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