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Facing deportation — Jennifer Choi’s hurdles

December 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly Sitting across the table from Jennifer (Jenny) Choi feels like sitting with a friend you should be sharing coffee with and discussing upcoming holiday plans—not discussing fears and intricacies of the possibility of deportation. Choi’s situation is complicated. She moved to the United States from South Korea when she […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Adam Smith, Jay Inslee, Jennifer Choi, Jennifer Jenny Choi, Maria Cantwell, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peggy Chapman, Public Administration, Seattle, South Korea, Twilight Dreamer, United States, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

Jessa Timmer will be new CIDBIA Executive Director

November 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Association (CIDBIA) announced Jessa Timmer as its new Executive Director.  Timmer comes to the CIDBIA with experience working on business development at Neighborhood Ventures, a community business organization, and the State of Michigan’s Main Street program. She has an extensive background in community engagement, capacity building and organizational leadership and […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, CIDBIA, Executive Director, Jessa Timmer, Main Street, Neighborhood Ventures, Public Administration, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

South Korean ferry sinks, 292 missing

April 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Youkyung Lee SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea’s southern coast on April 16, leaving nearly 300 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and helicopters. At least […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Byeongpung Island, Jindo Island, Kang Byung-kyu, Lee Gyeong-og, Lim Hyung-min, Park Ji-hee, Passenger Kim Seong-mok, Public Administration, SEOUL, South Korean, Vol 33 No 17 | April 19 - April 25, YTN, Youkyung Lee, japan

Indian American Vandana Slatter running for Bellevue City Council

May 6, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

North Bellevue resident and Indian American Vandana Slatter will be running for Bellevue City Council, challenging position 6 incumbent Don Davidson. Davidson is conservative member of the council. Currently a clinical pharmacist working for AmGen, Slatter graduated from the University of Washington with a Doctorate in Pharmacy and a Masters of Public Administration. She has […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Bellevue City Council, Don Davidson, Foundation Board, Indian American Vandana Slatter, Lynne Robinson, North Bellevue, Overlake Hospital Foundation, Public Administration, Vandana Slatter, Vol 32 No 19 | May 4 - May 10

Rep. Bob Hasegawa and Bobby Virk endorse each other for office

March 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly On March 12, Bobby Virk and Bob Hasegawa announced they are endorsing one another’s run for office. Hasegawa will vie for a state senate seat. Virk will vie for Hasegawa’s vacated seat in the state’s House.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, Bob Hasegawa, Bobby Virk, Boston University, Evans School, India, Japanese American, Margarita Prentice, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest Teamsters Local, Public Administration, Public Affairs, Teamsters Union, United States, Vol 31 No 12 | March 17 - March 23, Washington State Sen

Our top 10 burning questions with Patrick Yalung

November 17, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Patrick Yalung, a Filipino American, is the president of Wells Fargo of the Northwest. He oversees about 130 branches and 1,500 employees. Yalung joined Wells Fargo in 1983. Previously, he was the regional president for Wells Fargo in Greater Arizona. He is a member of the National Board of […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Antarctica, Asian Community, Ernest Shackleton, Filipino American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Coast Banking School Administrative Board, Patrick Yalung, Public Administration, South Pole, Stacy Nguyen, Top Contributors 2011, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, Wells Fargo Asian Business Services

What to know about Maiko Winkler-Chin, the new SCIDpda Executive Director

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Maiko Winkler-Chin is the new executive director of the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda). She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs and Asian Studies from the University of Puget Sound, and she earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Washington.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Asian Studies, Beacon Hill, Chinese American, ID, Leslie Yeh, Maiko Winkler-Chin, Northwest Asian Weekly, Public Administration, Puget Sound, Seattle Chinatown International District, Southeast Effective Development, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, Wing Luke Museum, communication, culture, japan

Ban Ki-Moon to receive honorary degree from UW

October 8, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Washington (UW) on Oct. 26 at a formal convocation. The ceremony will be presided over by UW President Mark Emmert and will take place in Meany Hall for the Performing Arts on the UW Seattle campus.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, Harvard University, International Relations, Kofi Annan, Korean, Marjorie Severyns Ravenholt, Meany Hall, Myanmar, Northwest Asian Weekly, Public Administration, Seoul National University, UWTV, Vol 28 No 42 | October 10 - October 16

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