Community News – Page 517

Deadly use of force committee recommendations: two yards gained or a touchdown?

January 6, 2017 By Admin

By Arlene Kiyomi Dennistoun NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Joint Legislative Task Force on the Use of Deadly Force in Community Policing wrapped up its final meeting in a grueling 11-hour […]

Community mourns passing of Al Sugiyama

January 5, 2017 By Admin

Long time community activist Al Sugiyama passed away on Jan. 2 at Swedish Hospital, surrounded by family and an intimate group of friends.

Remembering Al Sugiyama

January 5, 2017 By Admin

“I have fond memories of going over to the Sugiyama house to play basketball in their backyard while we were kids. The “court” was an uneven dirt area with a […]

Broadway costume designer Willa Kim dies

January 2, 2017 By Admin

Tony Award-winning costume designer Willa Kim died on Dec. 23 on Vashon Island, where she had been staying with a niece, according to the New York Times. She was 99 […]

New VP at The Seattle Times

January 2, 2017 By Admin

Sharon Pian Chan has been named vice president of innovation, product, and development for The Seattle Times, effective January 2017. She first joined The Seattle Times as an intern and […]

President of Athena University

January 2, 2017 By Admin

Chow Lee has been named the CEO of Athena University in Seattle. Athena University is a subsidiary of MingDao University of Taiwan. Lee is responsible for the operations of the […]

The Seattle chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) and MulvannyG2 Architecture entertained seniors on Dec. 22. The caroling event was held at Keiro Northwest Nursing Home […]

Annual mochitsuki

January 2, 2017 By Admin

The Puyallup Valley Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) hosted its annual mochitsuki (pounding rice to make mochi/rice cakes) on Dec. 3. The public got to observe and […]

Japanese community thanks Congressman Jim McDermott

January 2, 2017 By Admin

The Seattle JACL and the Consul General of Japan gathered on Nov. 10 to celebrate retiring Congressman Jim McDermott’s 28 years of service, and his support and advocacy for the […]