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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 – April 18

Komen event raises $600K

April 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On March 1, former U.S. Ambassador to China Gov. Gary Locke and former Washington State First Lady Mona Locke joined Komen Puget Sound executive director David Richart and honorary co-chairs Jerry and Charlene Lee at Komen Puget Sound’s annual Grace Notes Gala. About 300 benefactors attended the event at the Fairmount Olympic Hotel, raising $600,000 […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Ambassador Gary Locke, Charlene Lee, Fairmount Olympic Hotel, Grace Notes Gala, Jerry Lee, Komen Puget Sound, Mona Locke, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18

Women discuss ‘glorious food’

April 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Wells Fargo Washington Women’s Roundtable was held March 18 at FareStart in Seattle. The theme, “Food, Glorious Food,” featured a panel of top local women in the multi-million dollar food industry on the topics of restaurant trends, sustainability, and “good eats.” Speakers included Andrina Bigelow of Fran’s Chocolates, Maria Smeraldo of Il Terrazzo Carmine, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Andrina Bigelow, Glorious Food, Lisa Nakamura, Mary Knell, PSBJ, Patti Payne, Seattle, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18

Miyake named city manager

April 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The City Council on April 8 unanimously selected Brad Miyake as Bellevue’s next city manager, pending contract negotiations.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Brad Miyake, City Manager Steve Sarkozy, Japanese American Leadership Delegation, Seattle, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18

Korean consul returns home

April 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Consul General Song Young-wan, the Republic of Korea’s highest-ranking consular officer at the nation’s Seattle consulate, is leaving his post after three years. The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea covers the states of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska, and Montana, providing visa and passport services. Song also spent his time both on diplomatic affairs […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Brad Owen Photo, Consul General Song Young-wan, Korean, Northwestern University, Olympic Peninsula, Sang Mi Hwang, Seattle, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18

General Biodiesel named West Seattle Business of the Year

April 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

General Biodiesel recently received the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce Westside Business of the Year Award. The company helps businesses with free pickup of used greases. This is then used to provide an alternative to petroleum fuel. Yale and Laura Wong launched General Biodiesel in 2006 to help reduce the nation’s reliance on foreign fuel.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, General Biodiesel, Japanese Citizens League, Laura Wong, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18, Wing Luke Museum

Supreme Court Justice says internment ruling could happen again

April 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Audrey McAvoy Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told law students at the University of Hawaii last month that the nation’s highest court was wrong to uphold the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, but he wouldn’t be surprised if the court issued a similar ruling during […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Avi Soifer, Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese Americans, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, United States, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18

API bands compete in Kollaboration showcase

April 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Five local API bands will vie for the chance to compete at Kollaboration Star in L.A. next fall.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, API, Bri Pruett, CDQ, Jessica Hu, Kollaboration, Kollaboration Seattle, Kollaboration Star, Meydenbauer Center, Pacific Islander, Tati Adry, Tread Worldwide Corp, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18, Willamette Week

Sting operation nets stolen goods, drug dealers, and scammers in ID

April 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Police Department reported the March 27 arrest of 25 suspects in a

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Avenue South, Captain Davis, Detective Todd Jakobsen, EBT, East Precinct Captain Pierre Davis, ID, International District, MCTF, Major Crimes Task Force, Minh Tam Market, SPD, South Jackson Street, Thanh Tam Restaurant, USDA, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18

Bank fraudsters preyed on Vietnamese community

April 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly A member of a bank fraud scheme who threatened people with a firearm to try to collect debts was sentenced last week to six years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2014, Chase Bank, Chi Anh Nguyen, Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigation, ICE, Northwest Asian Weekly, Phone Phommavanh, Seattle, Son Pham, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18

Loans available for businesses impacted by Chinatown fire

April 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest working capital federal loans to small businesses economically impacted by the Hudson Building fire in Seattle’s International District. The SBA declared the fire a disaster following an April 1 request from Gov. Jay Inslee.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Chinatown, Hudson Building, International District, Jay Inslee, SBA, Seattle District Director Nancy Porzio, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18

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