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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 – FEBRUARY 16

Nonprofit launches fundraiser to bring back Seattle’s historic streetcars

February 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Friends of the Benson Trolleys (FOBT) launched a fundraising campaign on Feb. 1 to restore Seattle’s historic waterfront trolleys to the streetcar line in downtown Seattle. The goal is to raise $28,000, enough money to cover the initial costs of the engineering feasibility and design work, to begin in spring of 2018. The trolleys […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, BENSON TROLLEYS, VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16

Consul General of Canada in Seattle

February 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Brandon Lee was appointed as Consul General of Canada in Seattle in 2017 — he is the first Asian from Canada to be a Consul General in Seattle. Born in Toronto, Lee has a background leading management and innovation, and he has held several executive and management positions within the department. Prior to serving in […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, Brandon Lee, VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16

Shuko Hara celebrates 103 years

February 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The mother of former King County Assessor Lloyd Hara, Shuko Hara, a former Seattleite, celebrated her 103rd birthday on Jan. 31. Lloyd Hara sent us a photo of his mom enjoying sushi and wonder if the sushi is what keeps her young. The elder Hara now lives in Delaware.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, Shuko Hara, VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16

Stories of immigrants and community

February 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Longtime International District residents shared their stories about the immigrant experience in a documentary mini series at the Wing Luke on Jan. 20. All videos were created by English Innovations students from the Chinese Information and Service Center in collaboration with OneAmerica. They participated in the Chinatown International District Digital Storytelling class. The event was […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16

Seeing red!

February 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 6, staff members at International Community Health Services encouraged patients at its International District clinic to join them in wearing red for a national day of demonstration. The act sent a message to Congress to support renewed federal funding for health centers.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16

City-ID partnership to improve neighborhood

February 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The City of Seattle is partnering with the Chinatown-International District (CID) to address a set of issues important to the neighborhood. “I believe the community request for the partnership grew out of some frustration with the city,” said Gary Johnson, the Center City Strategy Coordinator. “There’s a perception that […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, GARY JOHNSON, SCID, VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16

‘Mega Workshop’ for immigrants, refugees

February 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Becky Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY My father came to this country in 1969, thus initiating my family’s “chain migration” to the United States. “Chain migration,” a term from the 1960s describing the family-based immigration process, has recently resurfaced in our national debate, but with a negative connotation. Unfortunately, this debate has added stress and […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16

Year of the Dog celebs — Do these public figures exemplify or defy their puppy traits?

February 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Dogs are awesome! They come in so many shapes, sizes, and haircuts, and they have been working and living alongside humans for thousands of years. They do amazingly heroic stuff like jump into the sea to save a baby fawn from drowning off Long Island. They do heartbreaking stuff […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16, YEAR OF THE DOG

Paolo Montalban in Seattle production of ‘Mamma Mia!’ at 5th Avenue Theatre

February 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris S. Nishiwaki NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY This is not your romantic comedy of the academic high-achieving Asian student. Mind you, Paolo Montalban, Filipino-born and New Jersey-bred, stars in Mamma Mia!, a contemporary fairytale set to the music of disco supergroup ABBA, running at the 5th Avenue Theatre Feb. 9–25. Montalban was that high-achieving student […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, Paolo Montalban, VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16

Education students design innovations to better serve immigrant youth

February 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Dustin Wunderlich Director of Marketing and Communications University of Washington College of Education Over 24 intense hours, teams of University of Washington (UW) education students drew upon design thinking processes to craft new ideas for better addressing the educational needs of immigrant and refugee youth and families. The UW College of Education’s first-ever Ideathon […]

Filed Under: Education, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16

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