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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 – May 22

Matsuno steps down from DON

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bernie Matsuno, who has served as director of Department of Neighborhoods (DON) since 2011, will be stepping down effective June 2. Matsuno came out of retirement to serve as director of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, intending to serve only a few months, but stayed on for over four years. She developed and expanded new community […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Bernie Matsuno, DON, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

Nguyen battles celebrity chef

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle chef Thoa Nguyen, founder of  Chinoise & Wabi Sabi restaurants, competed on national television this past January on “Beat Bobby Flay.” The format of the show pits two professional chefs against one another for the opportunity to do battle with TV personality/chef Bobby Flay. The episode featuring Chef Thoa is titled “Homeland” and will […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Beat Bobby Flay, Chef Thoa, Chinoise Wabi Sabi, National Public Radio, Seattle, TV, Thoa Nguyen, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

Chaya auction raises over $300,000

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

API Chaya’s 2015 Dinner & Auction on May 9 had over 580 registered guests and a preliminary total of approximately $300,000 dollars raised, an increase from the previous year’s $275,000.  Chaya also raised $2,800 for the Nepal Earthquake relief fund during the dessert raffle. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Dinner Auction, Nepal Earthquake, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

Okazaki awarded Kip Tokuda Award

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF) announced that Mark Okazaki is the winner of the Kip Tokuda Award.  The Kip Tokuda Award recognizes a community member that has demonstrated outstanding contributions to ACLF and the Asian Pacific Islander Community. Past winners of the Kip Tokuda Award include Vera and Joey Ing, Rep. Sharon […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, ACLF, Asian Pacific Islander Community, Assistant Director, Community Leaders Program Dinner, Executive Director, Jill Nishi, Joey Ing, King County, Kip Tokuda Award, Mark Okazaki, Neighborhood House, PIC, Ruth Woo, Seattle, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, Workforce Development Council

Bamboo awards for Tosh Okamoto and Seattle World School

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tosh Okamoto, a co-founder of Nikkei Concerns, and Seattle World School, a public school that helps immigrant children fully participate in American society, have been recognized with the Bamboo Award for Health, which honors one individual and one organization whose works have improved the lives of the International Community Health Service’s (ICHS) target populations of […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Bamboo Award, Bloom Gala, ICHS, International Community Health Service, Japanese American, John Okamoto, Joyce Miyabe, Nikkei Concerns, Nikkei Manor, Seattle World School, Sheila Omoto, Susan Lane, Tosh Okamoto Standing, Toshi Okamoto, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

Fukui-Sketchley receives Odegaard Award

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Colleen Fukui-Sketchley, diversity affairs director for Nordstrom, has been named the 2015 recipient of the University of Washington Charles E. Odegaard Award. The  Odegaard award honors individuals whose leadership in the community exemplifies the former UW president’s work on behalf of diversity. It is the only University and community-selected award, and is regarded as the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Chris Sketchley, Colleen Fukui-Sketchley, Jackson Sketchley, Odegaard Award, Sheila Edwards Lange, UW, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

Widener speaks about “Tank Man”

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jeff Widener, Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer of “Tank Man” spoke at the International District/Chinatown Community Center May 2. He discussed his “Tank Man” photograph, known for its portrayal of a single figure that stops a lineup of tanks after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. He had to elude Chinese security to take and send the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Chinese, Gulf War, Jeff Widener, Khmer Rouge, Pulitzer Prize-nominated, Tank Man, Tiananmen Square, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

Blakeney moves to Downtown Seattle Association

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Don Blakeney, Executive Director of the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area, will be resigning after five years of service. At the end of May, he will be joining the team at the Downtown Seattle Association as their Vice President of Advocacy & Economic Development, where he will be focusing on strengthening partnerships and policies to […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Don Blakeney, Downtown Seattle Association, Executive Director, Vice President, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

Singapore teen guilty of insulting Christians in video blog

May 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jeanette Tan Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Teen blogger Amos Yee was found guilty Tuesday of insulting Christians in a video monologue and of distributing an obscene image of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew with former British leader Margaret Thatcher. The 16-year-old Yee had faced three years in jail but instead will be […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Amos Yee, Associated Press, District Judge Jasvendar Kaur, Jesus Christ, Lee Kuan Yew, Margaret Thatcher, Singapore, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, blog, letter

China island building now totals 2,000 acres

May 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)  — China’s rapidly expanding campaign to construct artificial islands, potentially for military use or airstrips, now totals about 2,000 acres (800 hectares) and could far outstrip that amount as the year goes on, a senior defense official said Friday. The new estimate, disclosed for the first time, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese, East China Sea, Itu Aba Island, Philippines, South China Sea, Southeast Asian, Spratly Islands, Taiwan, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

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