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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 – NOVEMBER 16

First Vietnamese state senator and other election highlights

November 13, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — A record-breaking 2018 midterm election in Washington mostly ended the night of Nov. 6 with some major races called. Here are some of the highlights. Joe Nguyen won the 34th District State Senate race – 58 percent to Shannon Braddock’s 41 percent. Nguyen will become the state’s first […]

Filed Under: Community News, Politics Tagged With: Cheryl Shaw, JOE NGUYEN, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16

Minami is Kip Tokuda awardee

November 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Civil rights attorney Dale Minami was honored with the Kip Tokuda Award on Nov. 3, from the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF) Northwest. Minami practices in San Francisco in the area of personal injury. He has been involved in significant litigations involving the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans and other minorities, including […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, DALE MINAMI, Kip Tokuda, Lori Matsukawa, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16, Wendy Tokuda

Kuo wins PRSA award

November 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Annie Kuo was honored on Nov. 7 with the Hugh Smith Community Service Award from the Puget Sound chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Kuo is the second Asian American to win the award, Derek Wing won in 2015. The award recognizes outstanding citizenship in contributing public relations expertise to an important community […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, ANNIE KUO, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16

Glitter Gala

November 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Goodwill’s annual Glitter Gala raised $545,000 for its free job training and education programs. More than 700 people attended the event on Oct. 20 at Seattle’s Bell Harbor International Conference Center. Before the main program, attendees were treated to a silent auction, photobooth, a bling-toss game that awarded jewelry, and a Glitter Sale pop-up shop. […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, DARRELL CAMPBELL, Glitter Gala, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16

Singapore Airlines announces nonstop service to Sea-Tac

November 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Singapore Airlines announced on Nov. 1 that it will offer non-stop flights between Sea-Tac Airport and Singapore starting in September 2019. Sea-Tac will be the fourth North American non-stop destination for Singapore Airlines, adding to current services in San Francisco, New York (Newark), and Los Angeles. “This new link to Singapore and connections to destinations […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, SINGAPORE AIRLINES, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16

Seniors in Action honors

November 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seniors in Action Foundation President Anna Hau, and founder Nora Chan, were each honored on Oct. 23. Close to 500 seniors attended the dinner at the House of Hong Restaurant in Seattle. President Anna Hau received a proclamation honoring her work from the City of Seattle, and Chan received a similar proclamation from King […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, SENIORS IN ACTION, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16

Woman fought with driver, causing bus to fall in China river

November 11, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — A fight between a bus driver and a passenger who missed her stop caused the bus to plunge off a high bridge into China’s Yangtze River, police said. All 15 people onboard are presumed dead. An eight-second surveillance video released by Chongqing city police on its Weibo social media account shows the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16

Data recovered from crashed Lion Air data recorder: official

November 11, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Investigators succeeded in retrieving hours of data from a crashed Lion Air jet’s flight recorder as Indonesian authorities extended the search at sea for victims and debris. National Transportation Safety Committee deputy chairman Haryo Satmiko told a news conference that 69 hours of flight data was downloaded from the recorder including […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16

Japanese Princess Ayako marries commoner at shrine ceremony

November 11, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Princess Ayako married a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony on Oct. 29 at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine. Ayako and groom Kei Moriya were shown on national news walking slowly before guests at the shrine. The wedding took place in one of the pagoda-like buildings in the shrine complex and […]

Filed Under: World News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16

Brother: Indians died in Yosemite fall while taking selfie

November 11, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By ASHOK SHARMA and CHONCHUI NGASHANGVA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian couple who fell to their deaths from a popular overlook at Yosemite National Park in the western U.S. was apparently taking a selfie, the man’s brother said. Park rangers recovered the bodies of 29-year-old Vishnu Viswanath and 30-year-old Meekakshi Moorthy on […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16

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