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BLOG: Wishing there were 1,000 Fred Yees

August 16, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Fred Yee’s ordinary yet gentle face could be deceiving. Unless you worked with him, you didn’t see his beautiful personality and extraordinary community spirit. Yee died at his home on Aug. 7 after a sudden heart attack. He was 67 years old. I was one of his friends and […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2018, Fred Yee, VOL 37 NO 34 | AUGUST 18 - AUGUST 24

Northwest Asian Weekly’s 35th anniversary: Let’s hear it from our readers

November 16, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The only weekly English-edition newspaper serving the Asian community in the state of Washington for 35 years.   “Editor, publisher, founder, fundraiser, mother, wife, daughter, mentor and friend. I am truly in awe of the impact [Assunta] and the Northwest Asian Weekly have had on so many lives, including my own. My sincere congratulations on […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2017, Adam Smith, Beth Takekawa, Bill Tashima, CHARLIE JAMES, Cindy Ryu, DALE MINAMI, Daryl Campbell, Dennis Lam, Eddie Rye, Eugene Tagawa, Fred Yee, Frederick Su, Gary Tang, Herb Tsuchiya, James Doane, Jay Inslee, Jean Godden, Joan Yoshitomi, Joaquin Uy, John Chen, Karen Yoshitomi, LOUISE MATSUMOTO, Lori Matsukawa, MAY SHING, MINH-DUC NGUYEN, Mac Crary, Michael Itti, Mike Fong, NWAW's 35TH ANNIVERSARY, Nate Miles, PATSY YAMADA, Peter Kwon, Rosa Leung, Sam Wan, Sherwin Tsao, TERRY LAU, TRACEY WONG, Teresita Batayola, Tim Otani, Vi Mar, Wayne Lau

The death of an Asian American community center

January 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly All things change, even a community center. <!–more–> The Asian Resource Center built in 1994 to honor Robert Chinn, founder of the United Savings and Loan Bank, was sold to Pacific Charter School Development for $4 million last month to build a new charter school in the Chinatown/International District. […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, ARC, Apollo Ohno, CID, Chinatown International District, Derek Chinn, Fred Yee, Jen Wickens, Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke, Marvin Eng, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, RCF, Rainbow Bookfest, Robert Chinn Foundation, Seattle Chinese Chamber Lunar New Year, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Town Hall, WSCCNA

Top Contributors honored

December 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Singh Northwest  Asian Weekly Every year, the Northwest Asian Weekly and Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation hold a banquet in honor of the Top Contributors to the Asian Community in the past year. These honorees are passionate about improving their communities in such areas as education, health, activism, and politics.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, API, Asian Community, Cornerstone Medical, Fred Yee, Frieda Takamura, Hong Restaurant, Korean, NAAAP, Nisei Veterans Club, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Pearl Harbor, Sherwin Tsao, Top Contributors 2014, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19, WWII, Washington State Senator-elect, top contributors

Top Contributor: Celebrating a lifetime of community service — Fred Yee

November 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Fred Yee was a Chinese American student who wanted to please his family by studying science. So he chose geology, but he quickly realized that community service was his real passion. When he was 18, Yee arrived at Seattle from Hong Kong in August 1969. The original plan was […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Asian Community, CISC, Chinese American, Dennis Lam, Fred Yee, Hong Kong, Kin On, MBA, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle University, Top Contributor Celebrating, Top Contributors 2014, UW, Vol 33 No 47 | November 15 - November 21, Wing Luke Asian Museum, Yee Family Association

Annual Kin On sports tournament raises $40K

August 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Over 400 participants, friends and family and community supporters gathered to celebrate the success of the 7th Annual Kin On Sports Tournament. All three events (table tennis, soccer and badminton) brought in a combined total of close to $40K in support of Kin On’s Expansion Project which included a 2600 sq-ft multipurpose space for conducting […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Ed Suen, Expansion Project, Fred Yee, Kin On, Raymond Lock, Raymond Tse, Shan Yuen, Vol 33 No 32 | August 2 - August 8

ICHS honors Fred Yee and the Children’s Alliance at Bloom annual fundraiser gala

June 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On May 19, International Community Health Services (ICHS) and the ICHS Foundation, which supports affordable health care in the Seattle area, honored Fred Yee and the Children’s Alliance at Bloom, their fundraising gala at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. Yee is the director of Kin On, an elderly health care center. The Children’s Alliance advocates for […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Bamboo Award, Fred Yee, ICHS, Kin On, Komen Puget Sound, Seattle Marriott Waterfront, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8

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