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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 – February 26

Mayor announces resolution to rename park after Donnie Chin

February 22, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 13, at the grand opening of the Yesler Hill Climb, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced that he has submitted a resolution to Seattle City Council to rename the International Children’s Park in Chinatown in honor of Donnie Chin, the former International District Emergency Center head, who was fatally shot in July 2015. The […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Chinatown, Donnie Chin, First Hill, International Children, International District Emergency Center, Seattle City Council, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, Yesler Hill Climb, Yesler Terrace

First Hill Streetcar begins service amid firecrackers and lions

February 22, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 13, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and community leaders Ron Chew (International Community Health Services Foundation), Gloria Lung Wakayama (The Wing), David Leong (Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce), and Beth Takekawa (The Wing) celebrated the First Hill Streetcar’s start-of-service with a party full of lion dancing, firecrackers, and red envelopes. The party was […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Capitol Hill, David Leong, First Hill Streetcar, Gloria Lung Wakayama, International District, Pioneer Square, Ron Chew, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

KING 5 moves to new home at Home Plate Center in SoDo

February 22, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The KING 5 news station has moved to Home Plate Center in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, across from Safeco Field. The new location has more collaborative work spaces, streamlined workflows, and up-to-date and interactive technology. The newsroom at Home Plate Center houses KING 5 News, KING 5 Sports, and Northwest Cable News. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Home Plate Center, KING, Lori Matsukawa, Northwest Cable News, Safeco Field, Seattle, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, technology

NAKA chef teaches sushi rolling and washoku at cultural event

February 22, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Jan. 24, Shota Nakajima, a chef and owner of NAKA on Capitol Hill, taught Seattle residents how to hand-roll sushi as part of an initiative to make Japanese cuisine a regular staple in local households. The event was held at the Pike Place Market Atrium Loft. The event was hosted by the Ministry of […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Capitol Hill, Pike Place Market Atrium Loft, Seattle, Shota Nakajima, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, japan

Teens plead not guilty in homeless camp shooting

February 20, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — Teenage brothers, James and Jerome Taafulisia, charged in a drug-related shooting that left two people dead and three wounded at a Seattle homeless camp have pleaded not guilty to murder charges. The two boys, ages 16 and 17, each entered their pleas on murder and assault charges Feb. 11 at the Maleng […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

Asian American NYC officer guilty of manslaughter

February 20, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Colleen Long and Jennifer Peltz Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A rookie police officer who shot an unarmed man dead in a darkened public housing stairwell was convicted Feb. 11 of manslaughter in a case closely watched by advocates for police accountability. The courtroom audience gasped and Officer Peter Liang, who had broken […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Associated Press, Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch, Brian Conroy, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson, Chinese American, Mayor Bill, Michael Brown, New York City, New York Police Department, New Yorkers, Officer Peter Liang, Ousmane Zongo, Robert Brown, Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun, Sylvia Palmer, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

A new prize in Nevada: the Asian American vote

February 20, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nicholas Riccardi Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cynthia Ameli stopped her car, shocked at what she saw: A group of young Asian Americans waving Obama campaign signs on the side of a Las Vegas thoroughfare. A Chinese American who grew up in Chicago, Ameli was used to Black Americans and Latinos organizing for […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2016, Asian American Democrats, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Initiatives, Derek Uehara, Donald Trump, Filipino American Catholics, GOP, Huma Abedin, Jason Chung, Las Vegas, Lisa Changaveja, President Barack Obama, Republican National Committee, Rozita Lee, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, Zaffar Iqbal

Buddhist monk faces March trial in embezzlement case

February 20, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A Buddhist monk faces trial in March on charges he embezzled more than $200,000 from his Lafayette temple to feed a casino gambling habit. Khang Nguyen Le was scheduled to plead guilty on Wednesday to wire fraud charges. But The Advocate reports that the plea agreement fell apart when Le told […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2016, Canada, David Mayeux, Khang Nguyen Le, Lake Charles, Magistrate Judge Patrick Hanna, New York, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

Lunar New Year for Vietnamese dawns in Tacoma’s Lincoln District

February 20, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By CRAIG SAILOR The News Tribune TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A roast pig rests on a table in the middle of Xuan Phan’s Lincoln District restaurant. It is surrounded by roast chickens, fruit, rice, money, flower buds, and other items. The display in the Tacoma Vietnamese eatery was for the Lunar New Year. It’s an […]

Filed Under: Community News, National News Tagged With: 2016, Big Vac Inc, Hair Care, Kevin Le, Lincoln District Revitalization Project, Lincoln High, Lunar New Year Festival, Minh Phan, Oanh Lam Lee, Pacific Avenue, Pho Dragon, Restoration Christian Ministries, Sina Kong, Tacoma Vietnamese, Tom Pruett, Trang Dai, Vien Dong, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, Xuan Phan, Yakima Avenue

The Layup Drill — A New Year talking Doug B, a new Mariner, and … Manny’s last fight?

February 19, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to a new edition of The Layup Drill! This month, we revisit the great year by Doug Baldwin, a return home for a new Seattle Mariner — and is this the last fight for Manny Pacquiao? Despite coming up short, Seahawks’ Baldwin has a career year The feeling is […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Andre Berto, Carolina Panthers, Doug Baldwin, Father Time, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, National League, Philippines, Pro Bowl, Russell Wilson, Seahawks Baldwin, Seattle Mariner, Super Bowl, Timothy Bradley, Travis Ishikawa, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, World Series

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