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EDITORIAL: Lori Matsukawa’s legacy

June 6, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lori Matsukawa has announced she will retire.The pioneer and trailblazer in television news will appear one last time as KING 5 anchor on June 14.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2019, Lori Matsukawa, VOL 38 NO 24 | JUNE 8 - JUNE 14

Local TV legend Lori Matsukawa announces retirement from KING 5

May 16, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KING 5’s beloved anchor of 36 years, Lori Matsukawa, is retiring. She will sign off on June 14 and KING 5 will air a one-hour special on that day, sharing memories, photos, videos, and stories about Matsukawa.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2019, Lori Matsukawa, VOL 38 NO 21 | MAY 18 - MAY 24

Minami is Kip Tokuda awardee

November 12, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Civil rights attorney Dale Minami was honored with the Kip Tokuda Award on Nov. 3, from the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF) Northwest. Minami practices in San Francisco in the area of personal injury. He has been involved in significant litigations involving the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans and other minorities, including […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, DALE MINAMI, Kip Tokuda, Lori Matsukawa, VOL 37 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16, Wendy Tokuda

Northwest Asian Weekly’s 35th anniversary: Let’s hear it from our readers

November 16, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The only weekly English-edition newspaper serving the Asian community in the state of Washington for 35 years.   “Editor, publisher, founder, fundraiser, mother, wife, daughter, mentor and friend. I am truly in awe of the impact [Assunta] and the Northwest Asian Weekly have had on so many lives, including my own. My sincere congratulations on […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2017, Adam Smith, Beth Takekawa, Bill Tashima, CHARLIE JAMES, Cindy Ryu, DALE MINAMI, Daryl Campbell, Dennis Lam, Eddie Rye, Eugene Tagawa, Fred Yee, Frederick Su, Gary Tang, Herb Tsuchiya, James Doane, Jay Inslee, Jean Godden, Joan Yoshitomi, Joaquin Uy, John Chen, Karen Yoshitomi, LOUISE MATSUMOTO, Lori Matsukawa, MAY SHING, MINH-DUC NGUYEN, Mac Crary, Michael Itti, Mike Fong, NWAW's 35TH ANNIVERSARY, Nate Miles, PATSY YAMADA, Peter Kwon, Rosa Leung, Sam Wan, Sherwin Tsao, TERRY LAU, TRACEY WONG, Teresita Batayola, Tim Otani, Vi Mar, Wayne Lau

MAP Bridging the Gap Breakfast

November 6, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KING 5 anchor Lori Matsukawa received the Dr. Samuel E. Kelly award at the University of Washington (UW)’s annual MAP Bridging the Gap Breakfast on Oct. 28. Dr. Stephen Sumida was also recognized at the event with a Distinguished Alumni Award. Founded in 1994, the Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) is dedicated to promoting diversity at […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, DR. STEPHEN SUMIDA, Lori Matsukawa, VOL 36 NO 45 | NOVEMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 10

EDITORIAL: The changing color of Seattle TV news

April 20, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

If you flip through the channels during the 5 o’clock news every evening, you will see that the faces of Seattle television news broadcasters has changed. Twenty years ago, the female anchors on the weeknight 5 o’clock newscasts on KIRO 7 (Susan Hutchison), KOMO 4 (Kathi Goertzen), and KING 5 (Jean Enersen) were all blonde […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2017, Lori Matsukawa, Mary Nam, Molly Shen, Monique Ming Laven, VOL 36 NO 17 | APRIL 22 - APRIL 28

Happy Mother’s Day!

May 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked some members of our community to share stories of their favorite food mom would prepare, or a time they embarrassed their mom or vice versa.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2016, Isa Call, Joaquin Uy, John Liu, Kelsey Schmidt, Lori Matsukawa, MOTHER'S DAY, Maureen Francisco, Mia Su-Ling Gregerson, Nicole Vallestero Keenan, Pia Benjawan Suwannakatesakul, VOL 35 NO 19 | MAY 7 – MAY 13

Summer Youth Leadership Program 2016

April 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  CLICK TO DOWNLOAD APPLICATION Deadline to submit is June 4, 2016. APPLICATION DURATION: June 27—July 14, 2016 PLACE: Massive Monkees Studio 664 South King St., Seattle TIME: Monday – Friday: 9 a.m.—3 p.m. CREATING LEADERS FOR THE FUTURE The Summer Youth Leadership Program is an all expenses-paid program designed for high school youths and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2016, Asian American, Bob Santos, International District, Lori Matsukawa, Massive Monkees Studio, Monday Friday, PLACE, Puget Sound, Seattle, South King St, Summer Youth Leadership Program, TIME, communication

KING 5 moves to new home at Home Plate Center in SoDo

February 22, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The KING 5 news station has moved to Home Plate Center in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, across from Safeco Field. The new location has more collaborative work spaces, streamlined workflows, and up-to-date and interactive technology. The newsroom at Home Plate Center houses KING 5 News, KING 5 Sports, and Northwest Cable News. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Home Plate Center, KING, Lori Matsukawa, Northwest Cable News, Safeco Field, Seattle, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, technology

Hou performs at reception for Emperor Akihito’s birthday

December 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lena Hou has performed the National Anthem at numerous community events. This included last week’s invitation to the Japanese Consulate’s residence for the reception honoring Japanese Emperor Akihito’s birthday. Consul Omura was in attendance and congratulated Hou on a job well done. Over 200 people attended the event. Lori Matsukawa and Ralph Munro were recognized […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Consul Omura, Japan Consul General Masahiro Omura, Japanese Consulate, Japanese Emperor Akihito, Lena Hou, Lori Matsukawa, National Anthem, Ralph Munro, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25

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