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Joby Shimomura shares her path to the Governor’s office

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By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Joby Shimomura is a fourth-generation Japanese American, recently appointed as Gov. Jay Inslee’s chief of staff. On April 13, she took time to talk […]

“Documented” by Vargas gets to heart of immigration debate

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By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas spurred conversations about what it means to be American when he outed himself as an undocumented immigrant […]

Will Yu make history? — She could be first Asian American on state’s highest court

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly King County Superior Court Judge Mary Yu will make history if she’s successful in her bid for an open seat on the Washington State […]

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 […]

Reign welcomes a Women’s World Cup veteran to the club

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Atop the roof of the Space Needle on April 2, the Seattle Reign FC unveiled its new “kits,” a soccer term for uniforms, for […]

Memoirs and life stories

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By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Kapoho, Memoir of a Modern Pompeii By Frances H. Kakugawa Watermark Publishing, 2011 Frances Kakugawa was only 5 years old when the Japanese bombed […]

Mayor faces ethnic media

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By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle Mayor Ed Murray called members of ethnic media to City Hall for a half-hour press conference on April 1, to discuss issues facing […]

Raising funds for $21 million reconciliation park is not easy

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By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Recent efforts to raise awareness and funding for the Tacoma Chinese Garden and Reconciliation Park have brought the project back into the city’s consciousness. […]