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It might smell like strawberry, but it’s still tobacco — Can hookah be healthy?

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When you walk through the touristy Pike-Pine corridor in downtown Seattle, it’s hard to miss the smoke shops that pervade the area. On the ground level window display of Smoke Plus, on the busy intersection of Pike and First Ave., there are boxes of cigars, glass pipes of various colors and sizes, and a lineup of grandiose hookah pipes with long coils shoved against each other. A sweet scent permeates the shop’s perimeter that leads down to the basement.

Filed Under: Feature stories, Health Tagged With: 2015, Columbia University, Double Apple, First Ave, Go Ask Alice Compared, International District, Iran, Laura Blinkhorn, Mayo Clinic, Middle Eastern, Mo Kairbash, Pete Holmes, Sameer Iqbal, Seattle City Attorney, Seattle Downtown Public Health Center, Smoke Plus, VSCO, WNPA2016

“A world without refugees” — Remembering Luke T. Lee, father, and a fighter for human rights

June 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sharon Lee Special for Northwest Asian Weekly This is the first time I will not be calling my dad and sending him a card on Father’s Day. It is hard to express this sad and empty feeling from losing a parent.  Luke T. Lee passed away suddenly in January at age 91 from Parkinson’s […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Assistant Secretary, China, Chinese, Columbia University, Executive Director, International Law Association, LIHI, Northwest Asian Weekly, Patsy Mink, President Jimmy Carter, Sharon Lee, State Department, UNICEF, Vol 34 No 26 | June 20 - June 26, japan

Welcome home! — Kenneth Bae finally gets home, family, pizza, and freedom

November 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Donna Bankinship and Josh Lederman Associated Press SEATTLE (AP)—Kenneth Bae arrived home after two years of imprisonment in North

Filed Under: Features, Community News, World News Tagged With: 2014, Air Force One, Associated Press, Bobby Lee, Columbia University, International Criminal Court, James Clapper, Jeffrey Fowle, Kenneth Bae, Kim Jong-un, Matthew Miller, North Koreans, President Barack Obama, Seattle, Speaking Sunday, Sue Mi Terry, Terri Chung, Vol 33 No 47 | November 15 - November 21, reunion

Writing her own book — Cuc Vu, director of Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, has her own history

September 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly As Saigon fell during the end of the Vietnam War, the chaos of people trying to leave the country tore families apart, as most sought to escape

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Columbia University, Cuc Vu, East Coast, Eastern Washington, Jason Cruz, LGBT, Mayor Murray, New York, Pomona College, Public Affairs, Seattle, Tan Son Nhat, Tumwater High School, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 33 No 38 | September 13 - September 19, Whitman College, Wohlers Chevy Nova

BLOG: The New York Times gives a thumbs-up for Timothy Wu

September 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Even with a loss, Timothy Wu has already made history. The New York Times (NYT) endorsed him with a prominent headline, “Timothy Wu for Lieutenant Governor.”

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, Asian American, Columbia University, Lieutenant Governor, NYT, New York, Timothy Wu, Vol 33 No 38 | September 13 - September 19, editorial

Cuc Vu is director of OIRA

July 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Cuc Vu, a refugee from the Vietnam War, relocated with her family to Olympia, WA based on an uncle’s advice. She earned an undergraduate degree at Pomona College and a graduate degree as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. She also brings ­­­­­­­­­­­­twelve years of experience working on […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Columbia University, Cuc Vu, Eliseo Medina, OIRA, Pomona College, Public Affairs, Vietnam War, Vol 33 No 30 | July 19 - July 25

Indian American confirmed as Assistant Secretary of State

May 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Puneet Talwar has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a key diplomatic position, becoming the second Indian American to join the state department. Talwar, who was a key aide of President Barack Obama on the Middle East, will now serve as the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Assistant Secretary, Columbia University, Cornell University, Indian American, Iran, Iraq, Joseph Biden, Middle East, President Barack Obama, Public Affairs, Puneet Talwar, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16

Governor appoints John Chun to King Co. Superior Court

April 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In December, Gov. Jay Inslee appointed John Chun to the King County Superior Court bench. Prior to his appointment, Chun was a member of the Summit Law Group, where he focused on employment, commercial, and international cases.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Columbia University, Cornell Law School, Jay Inslee, John Chun, King County Superior Court, Korean American, Ninth Circuit, Preston Gates Ellis, Summit Law Group, Superior Court Judge Michael Hayden, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11

Kelly Aramaki — 2013 Visionary Award Recipient

September 5, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This October, the Northwest Asian Weekly presents the Visionary Awards Gala, an event honoring visionaries in the APA community. By Gabrielle Nomura Northwest Asian Weekly Before he’d taken his SATs, driven a car, or even knew which high school he was attending, Kelly Aramaki had a profound experience that would influence his future career. It […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2013, Beacon Hill International Elementary, Columbia University, Executive Director, Guatemala, Japanese American, Kelly Aramaki, Korean American, Lake Bellevue, Laos, Maywood Hills Elementary School, Milken Educator Award, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Teachers College, Visionary Award Recipient, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13, culture

BLOG: Rhea Suh, a product of the American Dream

February 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng It’s always wonderful to see Obama’s Asian appointees in Seattle. Last Sunday, Rhea Suh accompanied Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to the signing ceremony for the Wing Luke Museum’s becoming an Associated Affiliate of the National Parks System.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2009, 2013, American Dream, Columbia University, Education, Graduate School, Harvard University, Interior Ken Salazar, Korean War, Last Sunday, Obama, Rhea Suh, Seattle, Vol 32 No 8 | February 16 - February 22, Wing Luke Museum

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