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XBOT Robotics moves

July 28, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

XBOT Robotics founder and Executive Director Donna Yip-Lew received the Distinguished Service plaque while welcoming new Executive Director Naomi Takeuchi with board member Tom Blank and Board President Doug Landry at a reception in her honor at Seattle’s Kubota Garden on July 23.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 31 | JULY 30 - AUGUST 5

NAPAWF welcomes Virginia Lucy

July 28, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) announced on July 26 that Virginia Lucy will be its new communications director.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 31 | JULY 30 - AUGUST 5

North American Post, Soy Source celebration

July 28, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tomio and Jenny Moriguchi celebrated the North American Post’s 120th anniversary and Soy Source’s 30th anniversary on July 21.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 31 | JULY 30 - AUGUST 5

Hwang appointed student trustee on Edmonds College Board of Trustees

July 21, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Shinhae Hwang to the Edmonds College (EC) Board of Trustees as the 10th student trustee. Hwang’s term began July 1 and runs through June 2023. Hwang is a native of Seoul, South Korea. She previously obtained her bachelor’s in business and master’s in business administration from Korea University and worked in […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 30 | JULY 23 - JULY 29

University of Michigan hires first Asian American president

July 21, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The University of Michigan appointed Santa Ono as its new university president on July 13, making him the first Asian American to hold the university position. In a news release, the school said its board of regents voted unanimously to approve Ono’s appointment in a special meeting held the same day. Ono, born to Japanese […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 30 | JULY 23 - JULY 29

Miss Texas crowns first Asian American winner

July 21, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Averie Bishop, a Filipino American, is the first Asian American to win the title of Miss Texas in the 85-year history of the beauty pageant. “It’s such an emotional feeling because when I was a kid, I never dreamed of becoming Miss Texas because I didn’t think that anyone looked like me as Miss Texas,” […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 30 | JULY 23 - JULY 29

Sano is Port of Seattle Police Chief finalist

July 14, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Eric Sano, currently a captain with the Seattle Police Department (SPD), has been named a finalist for Port of Seattle Police Chief. The Port began recruiting for candidates in spring 2022 and expects to make a final decision this summer. Sano began his career with SPD in 1984. He has been a lieutenant in the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 29 | JULY 16 - JULY 22

Clark County swears in first Asian American judge

July 14, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tsering Cornell took her oath of office on July 1 to join Clark County’s Superior Court bench and become the county’s first Asian American judge, and the first Tibetan American judge in the U.S. Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Cornell in May to replace Judge Scott Collier. Cornell has worked for the attorney general’s Vancouver office […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 29 | JULY 16 - JULY 22

Ron Ho honored at BAM gala

July 14, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) held a live auction and dinner on July 9 at The Westin Bellevue. The Artful Evening gala and auction honored the late Ron Ho—an art jeweler who died in 2017—and several attendees wore Ho’s jewelry creations at the event. One of his pieces was auctioned off for $8,000. Ho’s work was […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 29 | JULY 16 - JULY 22

Wong, DON director

July 14, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Greg Wong has served as director of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON) since February. He leads a team devoted to creating and sustaining strong, vibrant communities that connect people to each other and their sense of place. Prior to joining DON, Greg was a community leader and attorney who worked on complex political and […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2022, VOL 41 NO 29 | JULY 16 - JULY 22

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