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John Kwak: A not-yet-ready-to-retire business owner and Korean community leader

August 25, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

John Kwak is one of NWAW’s Pioneer in Social Entrepreneurship.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: Asian American Pioneers, China Harbor Restaurant, Chinese, Doni Kwak, Emergency Fund, John Kwak, Korea University, Korean American Association, Korean Americans, North Korea, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pioneer Awards, Seattle Public School, Seoul Olympic Committee, South Korea

Koreans mark more than 100 years of U.S. migration

January 27, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEWARK (AP) — Korean immigrants across the United States celebrated a milestone this month, marking more than 100 years since their predecessors first arrived in America

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Ambassador Kim Young-mok, City University, KAAGNY, Korean American Association, Korean American Day, Korean Americans, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York City, New York-based, Preserving Korean, South Korea, United States, Vol 30 No 5 | January 29 - February 4, Yong Hwa-ha

Blog: The Korean community on cloud nine

January 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Historically, Chinese and Japanese Americans have dominated the spotlight in performances. At the Celebrate Asia! concert, however, it was a Korean opera singer

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Although Jo, Ari Arirang, Asian Americans, Benaroya Hall, Carolyn Kuan, Celebrate Asia!, Chinese, Giuseppe Verdi, James Sun, Japanese Americans, Korean Americans, La Traviata, Lament Song, Miss Jo, Opera, Sempre Libera, Sumi Jo, Vol 30 No 4 | January 22 - January 28

Editorial: Hep B, a silent killer we must be aware of

December 2, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Hepatitis B is an epidemic that is devastating the Asian community. A big problem is that most people don’t know this.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, AIDS, Asian Americans, CDC, California Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Congressman Mike Honda, Disease Control, HIV, Korean Americans, Liver Cancer Bill, Thomas Friedman, Vol 29 No 49 | December 4 - December 10, attention

Semi-Pro: Korean American keeps football dream alive

September 9, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Rich Lee-Kim first played football in the fourth grade. However, he was told that he needed to play with the sixth and seventh graders because he was bigger than all of his classmates.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, AFL, Arena Football League, Asian American, Central Washington University, Jason Cruz, Korean Americans, Lake Washington High School, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Seahawks, Snohomish Vikings, South Korean, Vol 29 No 37 | September 11 - September 17, Wes Fischer

Cancer screenings are a hard sell for Korean Americans

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bbali, Bbali. It means quickly. You will hear it shouted in many places by Korean Americans, particularly in restaurants, because they are often busy and have no time to wait.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Bo Hee Kim, California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Haera Han, Human Services, Kathy Kim, Korean Americans, San Jose, Southern California, Valley Medical Center, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16

Michael Park, the new face of Federal Way?

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In 1995, Washington state elected the first and only Chinese American governor in U.S. history. Sixteen years later

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Chinese American, Denise Yun, King County, Korean Americans, Linda Kochmar, Los Angeles, Michael Park, Northwest Asian Weekly, Public Safety Committee, Sarah Yee, Seattle Central Community College, United States, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18

Editorial: Suicides among Koreans increase, time for us to be more vigilant

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The situation may be even more troubling than the numbers reveal, as the Korean Consulate General in New York stated that it only keeps statistics on Korean citizens, not Korean Americans. Consul General Kyungkeun Kim told The New York Times that he believes the actual figure may be twice as high. The Korea Times has reported that at least 36 Koreans and Korean Americans have taken their lives in the New York region in the last year.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, Consul General Kyungkeun Kim, Editorial Suicides, International District, Korean Americans, New York City, New York Koreans, Puget Sound, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, attention

New study says Asian Americans losing out on government contracts

November 5, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A new study by UCLA researcher Dr. Paul Ong revealed that Asian Americans win the fewest contracts when it comes to local, state, and federal minority government-contracting programs.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2008, 2009, AAJC, Asian American Contractor Empowerment Project, Asian Americans, Korean Americans, Minority Business Enterprise, Oiyan Poon, Paul Ong, San Francisco, Thanksgiving, UCLA, Vol 28 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, Windy City, attention

Local churches prove Christianity is not just a white man’s religion

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The International Mission Church in Auburn and the Chinese Baptist Church on Beacon Hill have something in common: a devotion to Christianity.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, American Christianity, Asian Christians, Beacon Hill, Chapter Eight, Chinese Baptist Church, Dan Gun, Greater Seattle Area, International District, International Mission Church, Korean Americans, Michael Kim, Ming Lee, Second Corinthians, Steven Cong, Sun Mi Pak, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, culture

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