Best known as the owner of the Seattle Seahawks and co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen died on Oct. 15. He was 65 years old. Just two weeks ago, Allen announced that the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that he was treated for in 2009 had returned. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called Allen’s contributions to the company, community, and […]
There’s always next season…
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly I thought that the weather served as foreshadowing for a positive result on Super Bowl Sunday. As my wife and I landed in Phoenix from our flight from Seattle, I saw a steady downpour of rain from the window of our airplane on Friday afternoon. Felt like home. Of […]
PICTORIAL: ’Hawks are in!
Victory is sweet for the Seattle Seahawks, who beat the San Francisco 49ers 23-17 in Sunday’s conference championship game at CenturyLink Field. It was a nail-biter, with the ’Hawks down 17-13 at the start of the fourth quarter, but several big plays put them over the top. Fans came from near and far in their […]
Cho fired after less than one year with Trail Blazers
On Monday, May 23, Burmese American Rich Cho was fired as general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers. Cho was the ninth general manager in Trail Blazers’ history
Editorial: Confused and saddened over Cho firing
If you are surprised over the firing of Rich Cho as general manager (GM) of the Portland Trail Blazers this Monday, you are not the only one. Rich Cho was reportedly
Rich Cho ‘trail blazes’ to Portland
Rich Cho, former assistant general manager (GM) of the Seattle SuperSonics, has been hired to replace Kevin Pritchard as general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers.