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True and blue: the sports fan living in your community

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Melanie Hoshino, petite, pretty, with a golden tan, and long, light brown hair and a trim, athletic build, is dwarfed by the huge gray doors of the CenturyLink Seahawks Pro Shop she manages. Hoshino seems a bit shy at first as she peeks around the door, but warms up instantly and flashes an irresistibly brilliant and welcoming smile, as she invites you into her world of blue and green hats, bikinis, pet outfits, and everything else designed to melt the heart of a Seattle Seahawks fan.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2016, API, Bon Odori, Bryan Carter Jr, Doug Baldwin, Guam, Ireland, Japanese Americans, Melanie Hoshino, Melissa Carney, Minidoka Wartime Relocation Center, Patrick Herman, Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson, Seahawks Life, Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowls, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Vietnamese, WWII

Duck Boat crash lawsuit filed

October 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle attorney Charles Herrmann of the Herrmann Scholbe law firm filed the first lawsuit arising out of the Duck Boat crash on the Aurora Bridge in Seattle Sept. 24. The plaintiff victim Na Ra Yoon is a 21-year old Korean student who had just arrived in the USA to attend North Seattle College. She was […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Aurora Bridge, Charles Herrmann, DUKW, Duck Boat, Georgia, Herrmann Scholbe, King County Superior Court, Korean, Na Ra Yoon, North Seattle College, RTDI, USA, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, WWII

COMMENTARY: My wish for the Japanese American community

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Louise Kashino Takisaki Northwest Asian Weekly My dedication to support the Nisei Veterans Committee is because of the importance of preserving our history, especially during WWII. Our mission at NVC is to “Honor the Past; Educate the Future.” The history books have included very little on the Japanese incarceration during WWII, so it is […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Asian Community, Bainbridge Island Japanese, Europe, Executive Order, Japanese American, NVC, Nisei Veterans Committee, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pearl Harbor, Regimental Combat, Shiro Kashino, Top Contributor, United States, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, WWII

Top Contributors honored

December 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Singh Northwest  Asian Weekly Every year, the Northwest Asian Weekly and Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation hold a banquet in honor of the Top Contributors to the Asian Community in the past year. These honorees are passionate about improving their communities in such areas as education, health, activism, and politics.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, API, Asian Community, Cornerstone Medical, Fred Yee, Frieda Takamura, Hong Restaurant, Korean, NAAAP, Nisei Veterans Club, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Pearl Harbor, Sherwin Tsao, Top Contributors 2014, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19, WWII, Washington State Senator-elect, top contributors

Publisher’s Blog: Horses are crowd-pleasers in the ID… Equines get more attention than the police officers!

August 23, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Meet Dozer, a horse. Dozer also works for the City of Seattle Police Department. See the badge he proudly displayed when he and his partner Harvest patrolled Uwajimaya’s storefront with Sgt. James Scott and Officer Mark Wubbena. Young and old adored Dozer and Harvest. Some patted them, while many gathered around with phone cameras, curiosity […]

Filed Under: News, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: Amber Lounge, Meet Dozer, Miller Adams, Minority Business Development Agency, Ohio State University, Publisher Blog Horses, Rainier Club, Ruth Woo, Seattle City Council, Seattle Police Foundation, Seattle Sheraton, Seattle University, Shoreline Community College, Tuskegee Airmen, WNPA2016, WWII

COMMENTARY: Yellowface in 2014? Is it 2014 or 1914?

July 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By The Chinese American Citizens Alliance For Northwest Asian Weekly The Chinese American Citizens Alliance sees the current production of The Mikado in Seattle as continuing the

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Chinese Exclusion Act, English Victorian, Japanese Americans, Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Mikado, Vol 33 No 31 | July 26 - August 1, WWII

LETTER: Japan needs to acknowledge WWII actions

July 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear Editor, The Abe government in Japan is acting against the international community in recently questioning Japan’s pledge in the Kono Statement of 1993, in which Japan acknowledged its wartime sexual slavery during World War II.

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2014, Asia, Dear Editor, Japanese Imperial Army, Kono Statement, Korea, Pope Francis, Second World War, United Nations, Vol 33 No 29 | July 12 - July 18, WWII

SIFF coming to a close

June 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly This is the final weekend of the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF). Here are three preview picks for Asian films showing as the festival winds down.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2014, Black Coal, Buddhist Temple, Diao Yann, George Takei, Japanese American, Khan Chittenden, Liao Fann, Northwest Asian Weekly, SIFF, SIFF 2014, Seattle Pride Parade, Singapore, Star Trek, Thin Ice, Twilight Zone, Tzu-yi Mo, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, WWII

70 years later, NU honors Japanese American student

May 2, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Northwest University (NU) in Kirkland will posthumously award an honorary bachelor’s degree to Yeiko Ogata, the school’s first Japanese American student. Research on the school’s multicultural history will be revealed during the ceremony, including how NU assisted Ogata in defiance of popular anti-Japanese sentiment during WWII.

Filed Under: Features, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Devin Cabanilla, Dropped Mar, Dye Ogata, Executive Order, Filipino American Historical Society, Henry Ness, Joseph Castleberry, NBI, NU, North Central, Northwest University, Overlake Christian Church, Seattle, Vol 33 No 19 | May 3 - May 9, WWII, Willows Rd, Yeiko Ogata

Admiral Nimitz’s WWII diary is posted online

March 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michelle R. Smith ASSOCIATED PRESS PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The U.S. Naval War College released a trove of World War II information Monday by posting online the operational diary kept by the Pacific commander, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, during the war against Japan. The 4,000-page multivolume collection includes a running summary of the situation […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Admiral Nimitz, John Hattendorf, Naval War College Foundation, PROVIDENCE, Pearl Harbor, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7, WWII

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