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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 – December 19

Pham appointed to serve the Office for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

December 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

John Okamoto, Interim Director of Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD) announced Lan Pham as the manager of the Office for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention. Pham previously worked as the senior planning and development specialist within HSD’s Domestic Violence Unit. Prior to this, she served as the executive director of the Asian and Pacific […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Domestic Violence Unit, HSD, International Community Health Services, John Okamoto, Lan Pham, Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle, Social Work, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Patel appointed CEO of CHI Franciscan Health

December 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ketul Patel was appointed as CEO of Tacoma-based CHI Franciscan Health. He is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Operations Officer for the Hackensack University Health Network and its University Medical Center, which employs about 11,300 people. Franciscan has about 12,440 employees, about 5,400 of whom are in Pierce County. He will be […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, CEO, CHI, Executive Vice President, Ketul Patel, Pacific Northwest Division, Pierce County, University Medical Center, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

New Chinese Consul General arrives in San Francisco

December 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Luo Linquan arrived at SFO on December 5 to start his tour of duty as the 12th Chinese Consul General in San

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bay Area, China, Chinese, Foreign Affairs, Ireland, Luo Linquan, Qiao Li, SFO, San Francisco, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Chinese Chamber of Commerce announces Board of Directors

December 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce (TGSCCC) announced the results of its 2015 election for the Board of Directors, and its 2015 Officers.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Chinese Chamber, David Leong, Dennis Su, Felicity Wang, Jesse Tam, John Liu, Lawrence Pang, Martha Lee, Millie Su, Patsy Bonincontri, Van Vong, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Hong Kong teen protest leader ends hunger strike

December 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service HONG KONG (AP) — A prominent teenage leader of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests ended his hunger strike Saturday after 4 1/2 days at his doctor’s urging.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Chinese, Hong Kong, Joshua Wong, Mong Kok, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Threatening e-mail sent to Sony employees

December 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI said Friday it is investigating threatening e-mails sent to some employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was hit by a cyber attack last week that disrupted its computer system and spewed confidential information onto the Internet.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2014, GOP, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, Removing Sony Pictures, Social Security, Sony Pictures Entertainment, South Korean, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Swiss hostage escapes from Filipino extremists

December 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Swiss hostage made a dramatic escape Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists when he hacked a rebel commander and then got shot as he dashed to freedom amid a military bombardment, ending more than two years of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Abu Sayyaf, Associated Press, Berlin, Chinese, Ewold Horn, Filipino, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, MANILA, Malaysia, Oliver Teves, Roman Catholic Philippines, Rustico Guerrero, Tawi Tawi, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Powerful typhoon slams into eastern Philippines

December 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Teresa Cerojano and Oliver Teves Associated Press LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Hagupit slammed into the central Philippines’ east coast late Saturday, knocking out power and toppling trees in a region where 650,000 people have fled to safety, still haunted by the massive death and destruction wrought by a monster storm last year.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Ben Evardone, Blanche Gobenciong, Cyclone Phailin, Eastern Samar, Gregorio Pio Catapang, Hagupit Filipino, India, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, Jojo Moro, LEGAZPI, Oliver Teves, PAGASA, Philippines, Senior Inspector Alex Robin, Typhoon Haiyan, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Mark Wahlberg seeks pardon for 1988 assaults

December 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By William J. Kole Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Marky Mark doesn’t want a black mark any longer. Actor Mark Wahlberg is asking Massachusetts for a pardon for assaults he committed in 1988 when he was a troubled teenager in Boston, saying he has dedicated himself to becoming a better person in his adult years, […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Actor Mark Wahlberg, Associated Press, Democratic Gov, Deval Patrick, Hoa Trinh, Mark Wahlberg, Marky Mark, Massachusetts Parole Board, New England Cable News, Republican Gov, Republican Mitt Romney, Thanh Lam, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Project Fukushima! — An interview with documentary director Hikaru Fujii

December 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Project Fukushima!” is a documentary examining the Japanese city and prefecture in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdowns that hit the region in 2011.  The film, directed by Hikaru Fujii, focuses intently on a music and arts festival in the region, roughly five months after the […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Andrew Hamlin, France, Hikaru Fujii Otomo Yoshihide, Michiro Endo, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Orchestra Fukushima, Project Fukushima Rather, Ryoichi Wago, Seattle, South Weller Street, Tokyo, Universit Paris, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

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