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You are here: Home / Archives for Interior Sally Jewell

Esther Kia’aina is on tap for top island leadership role

July 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The U.S. Senate on June 26 confirmed Esther Puakela Kia’aina as Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas. Born in Guam to Native Hawaiian parents, Kia’aina has strong connections to Pacific islands and extensive experience on Capitol Hill, said Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2014, American Samoa, Assistant Secretary, Capitol Hill, Esther Kia, Esther Puakela Kia, Guam, Interior Department, Interior Sally Jewell, Native Hawaiians, Northern Mariana Islands, President Obama, United States Virgin Islands, Vol 33 No 28 | July 5 - July 11

21 new American citizens naturalized at ReWA event

August 29, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Twenty-one new United States citizens, 19 of them women, were naturalized on Aug. 26 at a ceremony hosted by the Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) in celebration of Women’s Equality Day. Seven of the new citizens came to the United States as refugees.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Brazil, Equality Day, Ethiopia, France, Interior Sally Jewell, Mai Thy Nguyen, Mexico, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, President Obama, ReWA, Refugee Women, Russia, Somalia, United States, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 36 | August 31 - September 6

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