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Editorial: Good luck to you, Ellen Abellera

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This week is bittersweet for Northwest Asian Weekly. Ellen Abellera, executive director of Washington state’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA), recently retired from the organization …

Ron Sims’ replacement whittled down to four names

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The field for a prospective appointment as King County Executive was narrowed to four as members of the Metropolitan King County Council submitted the names for evaluation by a Blue-Ribbon […]

Behind the LAVSHness: Former history major makes his mark on the future

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Model photo: Alfred Lape wears his own designs. (Photos provided by Alfred Lape and lavshlv.com) By Jacklyn Tran NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY As Alfred Lape strolled the walkways of UW as […]

Sneakerheads: Put a spring into your step

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By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “Third Generation Sneakerheads”: This is how John Mooney describes himself and frequent customers at his Pioneer Square shoe boutique, Gems Sneakershop. Rather than stocking […]

Obama names another Asian American

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Harold Hongju Koh, 54, brother of Dr. Harold Koh, the Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health-Designate, becomes the second Koh to receive a nomination.

NWAW EDITORIAL: We’ll miss you, Ron

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In 1986, when both Ron Sims and Bruce Laing were members of the County Council, they co-sponsored changing the name of King County …

EDITORIAL: Businesses: Lunar New Year Celebration best CIDBIA event ever

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When we heard that that the Chinatown-International District Business
Improvement Area (CIDBIA) wanted to bring its annual Lunar New Year
Celebration outside instead of housing it in King Street Station, our first
thought was: Hope it doesn’t rain that day …