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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 37 NO 50 | DECEMBER 8 – DECEMBER 14

Mari Horita joining NHL Seattle

December 10, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

ArtsFund President and CEO Mari Horita announced on Nov. 28 that she is leaving the organization after 20 years to join NHL Seattle. She’s been CEO of the nonprofit organization for the last seven years. In a letter to ArtsFund supporters, Horita wrote, “I would not have made this difficult decision but for the unique […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, Mari Horita, VOL 37 NO 50 | DECEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 14

Elisa Hahn leaves KING 5

December 10, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Elisa Hahn announced on Nov. 28 that it was her last day at KING 5. She accepted a position at Boeing. “I have been craving a new adventure,” she wrote on Twitter. “I make this decision with a heavy heart, as I leave behind my dear friends, some of the best journalists in the business.” […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, Elisa Hahn, VOL 37 NO 50 | DECEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 14

Wing Luke Museum got a visit from Asian American Santa

December 10, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Wing Luke Museum got a visit on Dec. 1 from Asian American Santa. Families and kids got a chance to pose for photos with the Jolly Red Elf played by Kerry Taniguchi. A longtime volunteer at the Wing, Taniguchi first stepped into Santa’s boots in 2016. Santa was accompanied by a helper elf played […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 50 | DECEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 14, Wing Luke Museum

New director of UW Bothell education research institute

December 10, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Carrie Tzou, an associate professor at the University of Washington Bothell School of Educational Studies, is the new director of the university’s Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal, which works to support teachers and help students become better citizens in a democracy. Tzou takes over for Professor Tom Bellamy. Tzou will continue to grow partnerships that turn […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, Carrie Tzou, VOL 37 NO 50 | DECEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 14

Helping Link/Một Dấu Nối 25th anniversary celebration

December 10, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Over 200 people gathered at the Tukwila Community Center on Nov. 3 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Helping Link/Một Dấu Nối. $55,000 was raised at the event and organizers are still collecting donations and sponsorship through the end of the year. Founder and Executive Director Minh-Duc Nguyen recognized many individuals and organizations for their […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, Helping Link, MINH-DUC NGUYEN, VOL 37 NO 50 | DECEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 14

World leaders praise former President George H.W. Bush

December 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94. The World […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 50 | DECEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 14

Car plows into pedestrians in Manhattan’s Chinatown

December 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) — A 70-year-old driver trying to parallel park on a New York City street lost control of his minivan and struck several pedestrians standing next to a fruit stand, killing one person and injuring six others, police said. “The car just suddenly appeared and banged into the wall backward. I was just […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 50 | DECEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 14

White House: Trump-Xi trade talks went ‘very well’

December 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By PAUL WISEMAN, ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEYAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Face-to-face for more than two hours, President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping engaged in dinner diplomacy on Dec. 1 aimed at resolving a trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies that has rattled financial markets and threatens world […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 50 | DECEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 14

Shots fired at Seattle shelter

December 7, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By StaffNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE—Officers responded to a report of shots fired and a possible robbery attempt at a shelter in the 600 block of 12th Avenue South on the night of Dec. 1. Callers stated that a man armed with a handgun entered a common area and attempted to rob the individuals sleeping inside. […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 50 | DECEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 14

South Korea’s “Burning” a slow burn for the senses

December 7, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew HamlinNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Chang-dong Lee’s “Burning,” adapted from a short story by Japan’s Haruki Murakami, opens in a low-key fashion and moves along slowly. It runs more than two-and-a-half hours, and devotees of action, explosions, car chases, and fights might well come away disappointed. Stick with the film, though, and you’ll discover an […]

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, AT THE MOVIES, BURNING, VOL 37 NO 50 | DECEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 14

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