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Korean American ‘living the dream’ as Federal Way chief of police

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By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Wearing three gold stars on the left collar, three more on the right, and a badge, Andy Hwang, who might be the state’s only […]

Governor appoints John Chun to King Co. Superior Court

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In December, Gov. Jay Inslee appointed John Chun to the King County Superior Court bench. Prior to his appointment, Chun was a member of the Summit Law Group, where he […]

Arizona surgeon shares his expertise with Korea

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By James S. Kim KoreAm Journal Dr. Peter Rhee first caught the media spotlight more than two years ago, after the January 2011 shooting in Tucson that killed six and critically […]

A-pop! The end of an era and the start of a new one — Goodbye, Miyazaki! Hello, TV!

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By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Summer is out and fall is in! But before we usher in the new season, let’s take a moment to reflect on all that […]

Kelly Aramaki — 2013 Visionary Award Recipient

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This October, the Northwest Asian Weekly presents the Visionary Awards Gala, an event honoring visionaries in the APA community. By Gabrielle Nomura Northwest Asian Weekly Before he’d taken his SATs, […]

BLOG: Mysterious man donates $200,000 to CMS — Transforming the Korean community one event at a time

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By Assunta Ng If the Chinese and Japanese-American communities are considered to be sophisticated fundraisers, the Korean community is a super star. The Korean community surprised many by eclipsing its […]

Takei says Cho good choice for ‘Star Trek’

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By Heather Tan The Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Portraying USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in the latest “Star Trek” movie comes with big shoes to fill, but the man […]

A-pop! A month of influence, celebrity, and success

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By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly TIME and the most influential Asians TIME recently published the 2013 TIME 100 — its annual list of the 100 most influential people in […]

BLOG: Should the Asian community support only its own candidates and not white ones?

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By Assunta Ng Earlier this year, several Asian Americans stood with Rod Dembowski instead of Rep. Cindy Ryu, a Korean American, in a contested King County Council race. Dembowski, who […]

A-pop! On both screens — Winning awards, winning reality, and the first well-developed Asian comedy character

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By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly It may be officially springtime, but the vestiges of winter and its awards season still linger. Read on to see how Asians have been […]