By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly For over 40 years, Keiro Northwest has proudly served the aging Asian American community. As the nursing home industry continues to face financial challenges, Keiro’s new CEO, Bridgette Takeuchi, is prepared and focused on making Keiro the best that it can be. While change can be uncomfortable to some, […]
Thinking big for Asian senior care
“Think big,” exclaimed Jeffrey Hattori. It’s a statement that partly defines the man who speaks of honor in caring for seniors as CEO of Keiro Northwest, formerly Nikkei Concerns.
Happy New Year!
Kiyomi (left) and Sakae Hattori, in traditional kimonos, are the twin daughters of Jeffrey Hattori, CEO of Nikkei Concerns. Wearing kimonos is a traditional practice during the new year for Japanese. (Photo provided by Jeffrey Hattori)
Wise words on aging gracefully
What do you wish you would have known when you were in your 20s? “1. Don’t be afraid to start a business at a young age. 2. Surround yourself with people you aspire to be. 3. Never take your health for granted. 4. Always do what is right over what is easy. 5. Marry well. […]
Lions make pancakes for charity, install new officers
Seattle First Hill Lions Club held its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser in February to benefit the Keiro and Kin On nursing homes and Kawabe Memorial House. The event also raised $2,400 for the George Tsutakawa Fountain repair and maintenance project at Seattle Central College.
PICTORIAL: Visionary gala honors 10 APAs
Ten people from the Asian Pacific American community were honored as “visionaries” by the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation on Oct. 18. About 300 people attended the gala event at Seattle’s China Harbor Restaurant, which included a no-host bar, personal welcomes from King County Council candidate Shari Song and Northwest Asian Weekly publisher Assunta Ng, a […]
Local APIs band together with national orgs to protest federal budget cuts
Organizations representing and serving Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities across the country joined together on March 17
March 8: Jeffrey Hattori is new Nikkei Concerns CEO
Jeffery Hattori was appointed by the Nikkei Concerns (NC) Board of Directors as NC’s new chief executive officer (CEO).