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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 – AUGUST 4

Donnie Chin remembered

July 31, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On July 23, Donnie Chin’s family members and the International District Emergency Center (IDEC), of which Chin was executive director, hosted a vigil in Canton Alley to remember Chin’s life and the circumstances of his death. Speakers included Chin’s sister, Connie, as well as his best friend, Dean Wong, in addition to IDEC leaders. Chin […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Donnie Chin, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4

Anthony Bourdain eats at Tai Tung

July 31, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On July 21, Anthony Bourdain, former chef and host of “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” ate at Tai Tung restaurant, Seattle’s oldest Chinese restaurant. Tai Tung owner Harry Chan was busy in the kitchen when Bourdain entered in a low-key way (sans camera crew). It was only when a customer asked to have a photo taken […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Anthony Bourdain, Harry Chan, Tai Tung, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4

Nikki Huang is Denise Louie’s new director of major giving

July 31, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Nikki Huang is Denise Louie Education Center (DLEC)’s new director of major giving, to lead the agency’s $4.1. million capital campaign. This $73-million-dollar project is a collaboration between Mercy Housing, DLEC, and NeighborCare to bring early learning services, affordable housing, and healthcare access to the Sand Point area. Huang was the former development director leading […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, NIKKI HUANG, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4

Japanese TV food personality Rika Yukimasa at Bite of Seattle

July 31, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Japanese television food personality and prominent Japanese chef Rika Yukimasa was at Groupon Bite of Seattle July 21–23. Yukimasa is a co-host of “Dining with the Chef,” a signature lifestyle and cooking program on NHK WORLD TV. In the series, Rika demonstrates original Japanese recipes and enlightens viewers on Japanese food culture.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Rika Yukimasa, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4

Hideyuki Komaki a Watanabe Scholar

July 31, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For the 2017–2018 year, there are 21 Watanabe Scholars. Among them is Hideyuki Komaki, from Keio University in Japan, who is now studying at the University of Washington. The Watanabe Scholarship is awarded to Japanese students to study abroad in the United States. The scholarships cover the full cost of attendance at an American university […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Hideyuki Komaki, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4

Chan wants to stay on as Snohomish County Fire District commission

July 31, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Snohomish County Fire District 1 has four candidates challenging incumbent David Chan for a position on the five-member commission. Chan is the only person of color on the commission. His challengers are P. Bret Chiafalo, Brandon Richards, Brandy Donaghy, and Michael Ellis. Fire District 1 is governed by a board of five commissioners elected to […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, David Chan, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4

Bereaved New Zealand family protests Japan’s psychiatric care

July 29, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sherry Zheng Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A New Zealand family says it wants to be a catalyst for change in mental health care in Japan, following the death of a family member who went into cardiac arrest after being restrained in a hospital for 10 days. Kelly Robert Savage, who was working as […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4

Airbnb host who canceled reservation over race fined $5,000

July 29, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michael Balsamo Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Airbnb host who cancelled a reservation and told the guest, “One word says it all. Asian,” has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine and attend a college course in Asian American studies, officials with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing said July 13. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4

Claims of human rights abuses in Hawaii fleet

July 29, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Caleb Jones Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A human rights complaint has been filed with an international commission to investigate claims of human rights violations in Hawaii’s commercial fishing industry. Turtle Island Restoration Network told The Associated Press on July 20 that they filed the complaint the previous week with the Inter-American Human Rights […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4

Man dies when air bag inflator ruptures during car repair

July 29, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Another person has been killed in the United States by an exploding Takata air bag inflator, but this death wasn’t the result of a crash. Ramon V. Kuffo, 81, of Hialeah, Fla., was working inside a 2001 Honda Accord using a hammer when the air bag […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, TAKATA, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4

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