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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 35 NO 25 | JUNE 18 – JUNE 24

Emmy winners

June 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Shannon Gee, Randy Eng, Stephen Thomas Cavit, and Lawrence Matsuda won Emmy Awards from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). They won for the Seattle Channel feature, “An American Hero: Shiro Kashino,” for excellence in the historic/cultural program category. The piece, about a World War II veteran who […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Emmy Awards, Lawrence Matsuda, NATAS, NORTHWEST CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES, RANDY ENG, Shannon Gee, VOL 35 NO 25 | JUNE 18 - JUNE 24

Gates Foundation mover and shaker

June 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Yoko Shimomura has been promoted to Chief of Staff of the Chief Operating Officer’s Leadership Team at the Gates Foundation. Shimomura will assume the role effective June 27, transitioning from her current role as Deputy Director, Operations Management in Global Workplace Resources (GWR). Yoko received a B.A. from Fairhaven College at Western Washington University in […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 25 | JUNE 18 - JUNE 24, YOKO SHIMOMURA

Anti-racism award to FOCS

June 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Families of Color Seattle (FOCS) received the 2016 Ron Chisom Anti-Racism Award by Seattle Human Services Coalition. King County Councilmember Larry Gossett presented FOCS with a plaque at Seattle City Hall on June 1. Martha Reyes of the ACLU of Washington said, “FOCS fills a very significant gap for people of color, particularly in early […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, FOCS, VOL 35 NO 25 | JUNE 18 - JUNE 24

First Taiwanese to be picked up during MLB draft

June 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lyle Lin has become the first Taiwanese to be picked up by a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. The 18-year-old is a graduate of JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Originally from Taipei, Lin chose to attend high school in the U.S. to pursue his baseball dreams. It paid off — the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, LYLE LIN, Major League Baseball, VOL 35 NO 25 | JUNE 18 - JUNE 24

Asian Marketing Summit

June 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian American Advertising Federation’s (3AF) annual Asian Marketing Summit was held June 3 and 4 in Los Angeles. In the 3AF Creative Campaign of the Year category, the Gold award went to Admerasia for its “New Gen Versus” campaign for Nissan. The Silver award went to DAE for its “Member Stories That Inspire” campaign […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Asian Marketing Summit, VOL 35 NO 25 | JUNE 18 - JUNE 24

Min Yasui centennial celebration

June 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Japanese American civil rights hero Minoru Yasui will be recognized in two events in Seattle this weekend, as part of a nationwide centennial celebration. A film screening of “Never Give Up! Minoru Yasui and the Fight for Justice” will take place at the Wing Luke Museum on June 25 at […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2016, Minoru Yasui, NEVER GIVE UP, THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE, VOL 35 NO 25 | JUNE 18 - JUNE 24

Chinese man vanished in Alpine Lakes Wilderness

June 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have identified a hiker who vanished over the edge of a waterfall hole while sliding down Aasgard Pass in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office has identified him as 24-year-old Qi He. KOMO-TV reports (http://goo.gl/mshGYJ) he was a Chinese citizen who was a student and intern in […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 25 | JUNE 18 - JUNE 24

14th Annual Minidoka Pilgrimage

June 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In 1942, almost 13,000 people of Japanese-ancestry living in Washington and Oregon, many of whom were American citizens, were removed from their homes and sent to a desolate “concentration camp” near Twin Falls, Idaho. The 14th pilgrimage, June 23 – June 26, will take place with former incarcerees, their families, and friends — from Seattle, […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2016, MINIDOKA PILGRIMAGE, VOL 35 NO 25 | JUNE 18 - JUNE 24

Across the world, shock and condemnation at Orlando massacre

June 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By The Associated Press From across the world, officials and public figures are expressing condemnation and shock over the Florida mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on June 12, when police say a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle opened fire, killing at least 49 people and wounding dozens. PAKISTAN Pakistan’s former military ruler Gen. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 25 | JUNE 18 - JUNE 24

Pakistani woman burns daughter alive for eloping

June 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zaheer Babar and Asif Shahzad Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A woman in Pakistan burned her 17-year-old daughter alive on June 8 to punish her for marrying against the family’s wishes, the latest in a series of so-called “honor killings” that claim the lives of nearly 1,000 women every year in the conservative […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 25 | JUNE 18 - JUNE 24

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