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You are here: Home / Archives for Elaine Akagi

BLOG: Remembering Elaine Akagi

October 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng What killed Elaine Akagi, president of the Japanese American Citizens League Seattle chapter? Selflessness. A former educator, Akagi was the co-chair for the group’s national convention at the Bellevue Hyatt Hotel last July. She was sick while working on the convention, but her selfless attitude pushed her to continue giving and serving the […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Bellevue Hyatt Hotel, Elaine Akagi, Four Seas Restaurant, JACL, Japanese American Citizens League Seattle, Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 44 | October 27 - November 2

JACL welcomes its first Chinese American president

August 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly This year, Elaine Akagi, Seattle resident and vice president of the national Japanese

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, API, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Bill Tashima, Chinese Americans, Computer Science, David Lin, Elaine Akagi, JACL, Japanese American Cultural Community Center, MBA, Rutgers University, Seattle, Taiwan, Vol 31 No 33 | August 11 - August 17, culture

JACL National Convention comes to Pacific Northwest

July 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jocelyn Chui Northwest Asian Weekly Founded in 1929, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is the nation’s largest and oldest nonprofit organization committed to protect the rights of Japanese Americans and other segments of the Asian Pacific American community.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Bill Tashima, Carol Narasaki, Commerce Norm Mineta, Congressman Mike Lowry, Dale Kaku, David Lin, Diane Narasaki, Edison Uno Award, Elaine Akagi, Frank Fuji, JACL, Japanese Americans, Karen Narasaki, Keith Yamaguchi, Lori Matsukawa, National Convention, Pacific Northwest, Sayonara Banquet, Seattle, State Rep, Vol 31 No 29 | July 14 - July 20, Wendy Takuda

What Asian Pacific Americans need to know about diabetes

April 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Julie Cheng began ice skating at age 7.

After skating competitively for three years, she took a yearlong break from the sport at age 10. She wasn’t sidelined due to injury. She was out for health reasons.

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2010, ADA, American Diabetes Association, Asian Americans, CEO, Convention Place, Diabetes Expo, Elaine Akagi, Julie Cheng, Kenmore Junior High School, Mark Johnson, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, Samantha Pak, Seattle, Uwajimaya Tomio Moriguchi, Vol 29 No 18 | May 1 - May 8

In celebration of APA Heritage Month

May 9, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Education is key: According to the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), education is pivotal to how Asian Pacific Americans (APA) are viewed and treated. The Seattle Chapter has launched a concerted effort to proactively fight for important APA issues by focusing on teaching students about the experiences of people of Asian ancestry.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: China, Education, Elaine Akagi, Elsie Taniguchi, JACL, Japanese Americans, Joe Jonas, Jonas Brothers, North Korea, Pau Gasol, Puyallup Valley, Ryan Chin, TV, culture, miley cyrus, vol 28 no 20 | May 9 - May 15

“Minority” no longer

October 11, 2008 By Stacy Nguyen

“We have often been overlooked,” Elaine Akagi, educator and past president of JACL, said. “Due to the small number of API voters, so it is important that all eligible API voters are registered and vote.”

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2008, API, Akemi Matsumoto, Albert Shen, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Assunta Ng, Bellevue Community College, Elaine Akagi, JACL, LEAP, Murthy Kalkura, Stacy Nguyen, Western Washington, language, vol 27 no 42 | October 11 - October 17

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