Profiles – Page 15

Governor’s office recruiting for Ruth Woo Fellowship

January 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The office of Gov. Jay Inslee, in partnership with the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA), is recruiting individuals with a commitment to civil rights and equality for the […]

Seattle rally against “Muslim ban”

December 15, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Washington) joined a coalition of organizations on Dec. 6, for a rally timed to coincide […]

A visual record of wartime incarceration

December 15, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Rehrmann “In the snow remaining in the advent of spring, I can see various kinds of birds singing and playing. The beautiful stripes of yellow sunlight peek through […]

Long-time ACRS executive director to retire in 2018

December 14, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Diane Narasaki, the longtime executive director of Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS), announced on Dec. 6 that she will retire in approximately 10 months, […]

A guerrilla’s dream

November 2, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Maria Lamarca Anderson NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Maria recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to receive the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of her late father, Rafael J. Lamarca, a Filipino […]

Why we need ethnic newspapers

October 20, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly It was about seven years ago when I received an email like many others. We need you to cover a story. It’s timely. The […]

Race to decide if West Coast keeps its only GOP-led chamber

October 5, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Senate is the only Republican-led legislative chamber on the West Coast, and a special election in Seattle’s […]

Ruth Woo’s legacy of creating leaders lives on

September 22, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Metropolitan King County Council recognized the career and legacy of Ruth Woo on Sept. 18 by unanimously approving the creation of a fellowship program […]

Four Seas owners partner in ID affordable housing project

September 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY InterIm Community Development Association (InterImCDA) is working to develop an affordable workforce housing mixed-use project at 714 South King Street — where the Four […]

Changing teams through technology

September 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

John Chen calls himself a big kid with an old soul. The founder and CEO of Geoteaming left a successful career at Microsoft to use technology to help teams work […]