Japanese American

Gov. Christie nominates Japanese American judge for state Supreme Court

March 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michael Catalini Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie nominated his pick to fill a longstanding vacancy on the state Supreme Court on Feb. 28, tapping a […]

Bellevue’s Kelsey Schmidt is Miss Washington USA 2016

February 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kelsey Schmidt, of Japanese American heritage, is Miss Washington USA. Schmidt took the post after former Miss Washington USA Stormy Keffeler resigned this month due to controversy surrounding a DUI […]

Top contributors to the Asian American community

December 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly It is an event organized by Northwest Asian Weekly and the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation to mark the noteworthy achievements of local Asian American […]

Inslee appoints Pacholke as Secretary of Corrections

November 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Dan Pacholke to serve as the new Secretary of Corrections for the State of Washington, effective Oct. 17. Pacholke, whose mother is Japanese American, served […]

LETTERS: Hookah lounges in the ID — Aug. 17 statement to Seattle City Council

August 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do or say that will bring Donnie back. All of us here can only work on issues that hopefully will prevent such tragedy from […]

Bamboo awards for Tosh Okamoto and Seattle World School

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tosh Okamoto, a co-founder of Nikkei Concerns, and Seattle World School, a public school that helps immigrant children fully participate in American society, have been recognized with the Bamboo Award […]

“Man From Reno”

April 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Dave Boyle’s “Man From Reno” begins with a gray screen. Slowly, we see that the camera is aimed dead on at a car windshield […]

Okamoto to run for City Council

April 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly If the Seattle City Council wants to pick a candidate who can hit the ground running, and yet has no political ambition to fill […]

COMMENTARY: My wish for the Japanese American community

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Louise Kashino Takisaki Northwest Asian Weekly My dedication to support the Nisei Veterans Committee is because of the importance of preserving our history, especially during WWII. Our mission at […]

Top Contributor: Frieda Takamura, lifetime contributor to the Asian community

November 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Senhao Liu Northwest Asian Weekly From being a teacher to a policymaker in education improvement, Frieda Takamura has contributed much during the past 40 years to the Asian Pacific […]