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KAC helps students produce documentary

August 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Korean American Coalition (KAC) is collaborating on a civic engagement project with high school and college students to produce a short documentary to elevate the status of Korean language, culture, and history. Under the guidance of KAC member and a film producer, Jay Koh, the students are learning the skills necessary to film and edit. […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Board Chair, Education, Filming Rod Dembowski, Governor Jay Inslee, Jay Koh, KAC, King County Council, Korean, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, communication, culture

Google celebrates Lunar New Year

February 26, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Google employees, their family and friends celebrated Lunar New Year on Wednesday, February 18th at its Kirkland campus. Employees took time from their busy days to join in celebrating the Year of the Sheep.  There were lots of young children dressed in customary Chinese dress, most in red signifying […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Cultures Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Chinese, Google, Governor Inslee, Governor Jay Inslee, Happy New Year, Jason Cruz, Jing Wang, Ken Lin, Lunar New Year Celebration, Mountain View, Northwest Asian Weekly, Qi Ke, Seattle, Vol 34 No 10 | February 28 - March 6, culture

MLK matters to Seattle — Huge turnout for rally and march

January 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Singh Northwest Asian Weekly On January 19, 2015, a large crowd gathered at Garfield High School <!–more–>in Seattle to rally and march on behalf of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and the continued struggle that faces the United States as a result of Ferguson and the series of deaths of unarmed black citizens […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Capitol Hill, Eric Garner, Federal Courthouse, Garfield Gymnasium, Garfield High School, Governor Jay Inslee, International District, King County Jail, MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Minal Singh, Seattle Huge, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, Yesler Terrace, Youth Detention Center

Top Contributor: Dr. Jai Jun Byeon — Helping the underserved community

December 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Dr. Jai Jun Byeon is the CEO and Chief Medical Officer for Cornerstone Medical Services. He is a strong advocate of health equity for immigrants and minorities, and received the 2013 Molina Healthcare Champion award. As a family physician, Byeon is a certified civil surgeon who can perform immigration physical […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, CEO, Cornerstone Medical Services, Dr. Jai Jun Byeon, Governor Jay Inslee, Korean, Molina Healthcare Champion, Northwest Asian Weekly, Radio Hankook, Samsung Medical Center, Seattle, Seoul National University, South King County, South Korea, Top Contributors 2014, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12

Batayola appointed as trustee by Insleee

November 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Teresita Batayola has been appointed to the Seattle Colleges District Board of Trustees by Governor Jay Inslee, effective Oct. 20, 2014. Batayola, CEO of International Community Health Services (ICHS) in Seattle, is one of five members of the Board of Trustees appointed to five-year terms by the governor. Trustees are responsible for overall policy and […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, CEO, Governor Jay Inslee, Seattle, Teresita Batayola, Vol 33 No 46 | November 8 - November 14

Twisp mayor leads during town crisis

August 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “I had no aspirations to be the mayor,” recalled Twisp’s mayor, Soo Ing-Moody. Yet, the former sociologist and bed and breakfast owner has spearheaded the effort to help the citizens of this small town in Okanagan county back from the devastating July Carleton complex fires and subsequent flooding that […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Benson Creek, Canada, Chinese, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Germany, Governor Jay Inslee, Homeland Security, Jason Cruz, July Carleton, Methow Valley, Mongolia, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Barack Obama, Soo Ing-Moody

Gov. appoints Wada to CAPAA

May 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lori Wada, supervisor of the Statewide Health Information Benefits Advisors program at the Washington State Office of Insurance Commission, was appointed to the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs by Governor Jay Inslee on April 2, 2014.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Pacific American Affairs, BA, Beijing, CAPAA, China, Commissioner Wada, Governor Jay Inslee, Lori Wada, Martins University, Russia, South Korea, Statewide Health Information Benefits Advisors, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, World Women

Washington lawmakers pass state’s own ‘DREAM’ act

February 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Officially named “The Real Hope Act,” Washington State Senate Bill 6523 is being referred to as Washington’s “DREAM Act” because it allows students brought here illegally as children to be eligible to receive financial aid for college.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, DREAM, Governor Jay Inslee, Vol 33 No 9 | February 22 - February 28, Washington State Senate Bill

Governor Jay Inslee appoints new chief of staff

November 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee has named senior advisor Joby Shimomura as his new chief of staff. Shimomura, 41, is a longtime aide who has served on the governor’s executive team since he took office in January.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Governor Jay Inslee, Joby Shimomura, Mary Alice Heuschel, Republican Congressman John Miller, Results Washington, Seattle Schools First, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

BLOG: Remembering June Chen

May 30, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng What do Lloyd Hara, Sharon T. Santos, Christine Gregoire, Gary Locke, Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray, and Jay Inslee all have in common?

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, China, Chinese American, Governor Jay Inslee, Hillary Clinton, Hong Kong, June Chen Memorial Scholarship, Mayor Norm Rice, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obama, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle Chinese Post, Seattle Sheraton, Singapore, Taiwan President Chen Shuibin, Two Chinese, Vietnamese, Vol 32 No 23 | June 1 - June 7

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