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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 – November 27

Minoru Yasui awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

November 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Obama announced on Nov. 16 that Minoru “Min” Yasui will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Minoru Yasui was a civil and human rights activist best known for his U.S. Supreme Court Case questioning the constitutionality of curfews imposed on Japanese American citizens during World War II. Cases […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese Americans, Minoru Min Yasui, Minoru Yasui, Mitsuye Endo, President Clinton, President Obama, Presidential Medal, Supreme Court Case, United States, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

ICHS honored with award for excellence in health care

November 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee has named International Community Health Services (ICHS) winner of the 2015 Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care. The annual award, which was established by the state legislature in 1994, identifies and honors health care providers and facilities in Washington state who exhibit exceptional quality and value in the delivery […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Health Care, ICHS, Jay Inslee, Martha Choe, Seattle City Councilmember, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, Warren Featherstone Reid

Director Sheila Burrus chosen as APEC Summit delegate

November 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Filipino Community of Seattle Executive Director Sheila Burrus has been chosen as the official White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders delegate to attend the Asian Pacific Economic Council (APEC) Summit in Manila, Philippines, on Nov. 16-18. Initiated in the Philippines in 1996, the APEC CEO Summit is a business forum that focuses […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Filipino Community, Pacific Islanders, Philippines, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, White House Initiative

Inslee appoints Pacholke as Secretary of Corrections

November 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Dan Pacholke to serve as the new Secretary of Corrections for the State of Washington, effective Oct. 17. Pacholke, whose mother is Japanese American, served as the Deputy Secretary for the department, and has more than 32 years of experience with the agency. Since 2014, in his role as Deputy […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Assistant Secretary, Correctional Officer, Dan Pacholke, Deputy Secretary, Japanese American, Jay Inslee, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

Former foes, vets of UK, Japan shake hands

November 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In 1944, the two men were in northeastern India as foes, fighting one of the harshest battles of World War II between Japan and Britain. More than 70 years later, they shook hands and sipped tea in Tokyo earlier this month. Roy Welland, 94, a former British […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Across Asia, Akiko Macdonald, Associated Press, Changi Prison, Foreign Ministry, Frail-looking Urayama, India, Jack Thomas, Keith Fowler, Mikio Kinoshita, Roy Welland, Taiji Urayama, Tokyo, UK, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, japan

South Koreans sue government over farm slavery

November 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Eight men who had been held as slaves at South Korean salt farms for several years took the government to court on Friday for alleged negligence and police inaction they say largely caused and prolonged their ordeal. In the lawsuit filed at Seoul Central District […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Associated Press, Choi Jung Kyu, Justice Ministry, Kim Seong-baek, Seo Je-gong, Seoul Central District Court, Sinui Island, South Koreans, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

Tweaking traditions — Americans abroad celebrate holidays

November 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Melissa Rayworth Associated Press In our global world, you can easily buy a Thanksgiving turkey for roasting in Dubai or Beijing or Tokyo. You also can shop for Christmas trees in Bangkok, where stores play Christmas carols throughout December, a constant reminder that Santa Claus can come to town even when you’re 8,000 miles […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, American Women, Antarctica, Asia, Club Med, Lauri Barrett, Malaysia, Marine Corps, Melindah Bush, National Geographic, New Hampshire, Pam Hurd, Santa Claus, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Thanksgiving, Theresa Starta, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, turkey

Suit claims violations at Chinese agencies, restaurants in Illinois

November 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sophia Tareen Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office announced a federal lawsuit Nov. 13 against three Chinatown employment agencies and two suburban restaurants, alleging wide-ranging wage and civil rights violations of immigrant and Latino workers in the Chicago area. The complaint alleges the agencies sought out Latinos for employment […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, Associated Press, Chinatown Agencia, Chinese, Civil Rights Act, Employment Agency Inc, Illinois Human Rights Act, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

Racketeering defendant to testify during his trial

November 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A defendant in a San Francisco racketeering case will take the stand at his trial as prosecutors accuse him of ordering the killing of a rival before taking over his organization in Chinatown. Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow is a reformed criminal whose testimony will be the […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Allen Leung, Associated Press, Chinatown, FBI, Ghee Kung Tong, Leland Yee, Philippines, Prosecutor Waqar Hasib, Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow, San Francisco, Tony Serra, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

COMMENTARY: Acknowledging the horror of all attacks

November 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Russell For Northwest Asian Weekly I understand why so many people I know are upset about what happened [Nov.13]–Paris is a place many of us have been to, and the people who died were doing things that we’ve all done before (eat in restaurants, go to concerts). It’s relatively easy to relate to […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, Afghanistan, Baghdad, Congo, Doctors Without Borders, France, Paris, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

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