Community News – Page 387

UW Nikkei Alumni Association scholarship winners

November 26, 2018 By Admin

The UW Nikkei Alumni Association announced its scholarship recipients earlier this month. Aoi Anne Hunsaker, Kaito Durkee, Taylor Ishida, and Emily Ko will each receive approximately $3,000 towards their tuition. […]

Army specialist Kim naturalized

November 25, 2018 By Admin

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “I am so happy and honored to become a citizen of the United States. This means so much to me and my family,” said Army […]

Cindy Runger — Wheels of change spin at Rotary Club of Seattle

November 23, 2018 By Admin

By Joshua Holland NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY As Seattle continues to pulse with dynamic growth and change, keeping pace for long standing organizations and clubs has been a challenge. Many have […]

Da-Hyang Kwon — A National Treasure

November 23, 2018 By Admin

By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Da-Hyang Kwon was just 12 years old when she discovered what she wanted to do with her life. “She went to the theatre with […]

Attention, Korean IT job seekers in Seattle area — Changbal Society can help you

November 23, 2018 By Admin

By Yuna Kim Northwest Asian Weekly Changbal has two meanings in Korean: an abbreviation of “creativity and invention” and a literal translation of “emergence.” In Seattle, Changbal Society is a […]

Police arrest Chinatown drug dealers

November 23, 2018 By Admin

Police seized piles of cash, crack, and heroin on Nov. 9 and arrested two 50-year-old men suspected of dealing drugs out of their cars in the Chinatown-International District (ID). The […]

Still Martin Pang

November 23, 2018 By Admin

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Martin Pang did not show up for a Nov. 14 court hearing to hear his request to change his name to “Mark Sun Lee.” We […]

Denise Moriguchi elected to AAA Washington’s Board of Trustees

November 19, 2018 By Admin

The president and CEO of Uwajimaya, Inc., Denise Moriguchi, was recently elected to AAA Washington’s Board of Trustees. In a news release, the board said it feels strongly that Moriguchi’s […]

AAPI appointments by Gov. Inslee

November 19, 2018 By Admin

Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced Faith Pettis to the Western Washington University Board of Trustees, Steven Yoshihara to the Spokane Community Colleges Board of Trustees, and Elaine Chu to the […]

Timmer leaving CIDBIA

November 19, 2018 By Admin

The executive director of the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA), Jessa Timmer, has announced that she will be leaving at the end of December to pursue new endeavors. Under […]