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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 – May 8

Tran appointed NAC Executive Director

May 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sarah Tran has been appointed Executive Director of the Nonprofit Assistance Center (NAC), which provides culturally responsive capacity building services to strengthen immigrant, refugee, and communities of color in the Puget Sound area. Previously, Sarah served as the Deputy Director of the Vietnamese Friendship Association where she provided key leadership on fundraising strategies and initiatives, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Bruce Clausen, Charlotte Jahn Front Frances Carr, Dave Okimoto, Ed Hidano, Executive Director, NAC, Puget Sound, Puget Sound Region, Sarah Tran, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8

JACL collaborates with the Smithsonian

May 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Executive Director Priscilla Ouchida met with Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History John Gray to sign an agreement for JACL to collaborate with the Museum on a 2017 exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066. Signed by President Roosevelt in 1942, Executive Order 9066 led […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Executive Order, JACL, Japanese Americans, National Museum, President Roosevelt, Priscilla Ouchida, Small Documents Gallery, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8

“Make Democracy Work”

May 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Rep. Cindy Ryu was emcee for League of Women Voters – King County event “Make Democracy Work” on April 18 at the Wing Luke Asian Museum. Award winners included Sen. Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director of CAIRArsalam Bukhari, and David Perez an associate in Perkins Coie’s Litigation practice. Also present was King County Assessor Lloyd Hara. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Cindy Ryu, Executive Director, King County Assessor Lloyd Hara, Perkins Coie, Pramila Jayapal, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Wing Luke Asian Museum

Thousands march in South Korea protest

May 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kim Tong-Hyung   Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of South Koreans marched in Seoul for the second straight day Saturday to protest government labor policies and the handling of a ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people a year ago. Thousands of demonstrators supporting the relatives of ferry disaster victims […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Associated Press, National Police Agency, Park Geun-hye, Park Seong-shik, Seoul City Hall, South Koreans, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8

Philippines urges ASEAN to stop China in South China Sea

May 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Philippines on Sunday urged the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations to take immediate steps to halt land reclamation by China in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, warning that failure to do so will see Beijing take “de facto control’’ of the area. Philippine Foreign Secretary […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, ASEAN, Beijing, Brunei, Chinese, Malaysia, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert, Philippines, South China Sea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8

Man arrested over drone at Japanese prime minister’s office

May 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police have arrested a man who admitted to landing a drone with low-level radioactive sand on the roof of the prime minister’s office to protest the government’s nuclear energy policy, officials said Saturday. Tokyo metropolitan police said Yasuo Yamamoto, 40, turned himself in to authorities late […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Associated Press, Fukushima Dai-ichi, NHK, Obama, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo, United States, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, White House, Yasuo Yamamoto, japan

Wu wins Volvo China Open for 1st European Tour title

May 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Justin Bergman Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — With two Chinese golfers tied for the lead going into the final round of the Volvo China Open, there was a good chance one of them would break new ground by becoming the first from the country to capture a European Tour title on home soil. Most […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, Argentina, Associated Press, Chinese, European Tour, France, Japan Tour, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Li Haotong, Shenzhen International, Singapore Masters, Thailand, Tiger Woods, Tomson Golf Club, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Volvo China Open, Wu Ashun

In US-Japan talks, China’s leader a factor

May 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Kuhnhenn and Matthew Lee Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met last Tuesday, a major subtext of their discussions was the world leader not in the room — Chinese President Xi Jinping. China’s rise underlies both the economic and security discussions that will highlight […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Development Bank, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, East China Sea, Gettysburg Address, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, President Barack Obama, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea, State John Kerry, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Wall Street Journal, World Bank, attention

US lifts sanctions on prominent Myanmar businessman

May 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury on Thursday removed a prominent Myanmar businessman from a blacklist that had barred him from doing business in the United States. The beneficiary, Win Aung, is president of Myanmar’s main business association. Treasury also removed two companies of the Dagon Group that he heads off […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Burma, Dagon Group, Jose Fernandez, Marie Harf, Myanmar, Southeast Asian, State Department, US, United States, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Win Aung

Toyo’s Camera — Japanese American history through a new lens

May 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Japanese film director Junichi Suzuki turned his attention to the Japanese-American experience during World War II, for his “Nisei Trilogy” of documentary films, playing at SIFF in May with the director in attendance. “Toyo’s Camera” concerns itself with the late Toyo Miyatake, who illegally documented life in his incarceration […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Ansel Adams, Archie Miyatake, Camera Japanese American, Director Tatsumi Kumashiro, Infantry Regiment, JOCV, Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, Junichi Suzuki, LA, NWAW, Nisei Trilogy, Sanga Moyu, Suzuki Maybe, Toyo Miyatake, UTB, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8

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