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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6

China Club’s 100th anniversary

April 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

China Club of Seattle celebrated its centennial on April 22 with a dinner featuring special guest speaker Gary Locke. Bart Fite, the Club president, presented Locke with a backpack, remaking the image of Locke carrying a backpack on his way to Beijing, a symbol of his down-to-earth style. Founded in 1916, the Club was a […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, BART FITE, CHINA CLUB OF SEATTLE, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6, gary locke

Tim Otani honored

April 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Tim Otani was honored at the 2016 InterIm CDA Gala on April 23 with the annual Bob Santos Leadership in Sustainability award. InterIm CDA said, “Through Tim Otani’s leadership and influence with two financial institutions, the community served by InterIm CDA benefited greatly over the years, as have other communities of color. We thank him […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Bob Santos Leadership in Sustainability award, InterIm CDA Gala, Tim Otani, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6

Kay Hirai releases World War II memoir

April 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Kay Hirai, president of Seattle-based Studio 904 Salons, has published a book called “Keiko’s Journey.” Hirai said, “‘Keiko’s Journey’ is my story — it was only after I went through the introspective process of writing this book that I realized how experiences from my childhood deeply influenced my life’s philosophy as an adult.” The book […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, KEIKO'S JOURNEY, Kay Hirai, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6

FBI director honors Alan Lai

April 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

FBI Director James B. Comey presented Alan Lai with the 2015 Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA) in a ceremony at FBI Headquarters on April 15. Lai was honored for serving the Seattle-area community for more than 30 years. He was the first certified court interpreter in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese in Washington state. Today, he […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Alan Lai, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6

Vietnamese American writer wins Pulitzer

April 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen has won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his debut novel, “The Sympathizer.” The award, announced April 18, recognizes distinguished fiction published in book form by an American author. “The Sympathizer,” which follows a wickedly smart double-agent for South Vietnam, begins at the end of the Vietnam War, moves to Southern […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, THE SYMPATHIZER, VIET THANH NGUYEN, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6

Peony & Bamboo Festival at Chinese Garden

April 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Seattle Chinese Garden celebrated its 2016 Peony & Bamboo Festival on April 16-17, featuring unusual bamboo varieties for sale by Northwest specialty growers, displays, plant care talks and demonstrations, and cultural entertainment and Chinese painting demonstrations. Yiqiao Jiang, who introduced the Chinese peony to the Garden, said this year’s bloom outdid last year’s, probably even […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Jim Dawson, PEONY & BAMBOO FESTIVAL, Seattle Chinese Garden, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6

From Seattle to Shakotan and back again

April 28, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Way back in high school, I had already decided that I would live in Japan one day. It wasn’t enough to simply vacation there, I wanted to fully experience life in Japan.” That’s Lucas Kelleher, current Seattle resident, originally from Iowa. The author of “Shakotan Blue,” a memoir assembled […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2008 - January 2, 2016, SHAKOTAN BLUE, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6

Board games inspired by Asia

April 28, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

It’s a warm April evening, and a group of friends have gathered for the Harvest Festival. They take turns placing floating lights upon the surface of a placid lake, collecting lanterns of various shapes, and making dedications in exchange for honor.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Feature stories Tagged With: 2016, BOARD GAMES, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6

Amazing amateurs sail around the world in yacht race

April 28, 2016 By Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Earlier this month, Seattle served as one of the stops in a race around the world.

No, it wasn’t a reality television show, though the voyage was truly amazing.

In the sixth leg of this eight-leg voyage around the globe, crews left the sailing city of Qingdao, China on March 20. The crews crossed the Pacific Ocean and began docking into Seattle April 15.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6, YACHT RACE, Yuko Kikuchi

Seattle woman missing in Mexico

April 28, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly 3 Comments

Jenny Chen, 26, is missing after leaving the city of Oaxaca, Mexico for Cancún, where she was supposed to meet up with her husband, Jonathan Reinhard of Seattle.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, JENNY CHEN, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6

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