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State representative receives lifetime achievement award

December 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tim Gruver Northwest Asian Weekly Having served Washington’s district 37 for nearly 18 years, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos will be one of eight people to receive a lifetime achievement award as one of the Northwest Asian Weekly’s top contributors to the Asian community. Cindy Domingo, Chief of Staff to King County Councilmember Larry Gossett, […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Sharon Tomiko Santos, TOP CONTRIBUTORS 2016, VOL 35 NO 49 | DECEMBER 3 – DECEMBER 9

Check to Santos

October 31, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Northwest Asian Weekly presented a $2,000 check to Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos on Oct. 17. The money came from sponsors of the Sept. 3–9 issue “Remembering Bob Santos,” including ACRS, CISC, InterIm, and the Port of Seattle in a later issue. Tomiko Santos designated the money to InterIm, which bore the cost of her […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, John Liu, Sharon Tomiko Santos, VOL 35 NO 44 OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 4

New bill brings cultural competency to food inspection

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the process of opening Dong Thap Noodles, restaurant owner Nick Bui learned about the restrictions applied to storing rice noodles at room temperature. Washington Board of Health regulations prevents rice noodles like those Nick Bui makes fresh from scratch to be stored at room temperature (temperatures ranging between 41 and 135 degrees Fahrenheit) for over four hours, but Bui and other restaurants and rice noodle manufacturers argue that the limited four-hour window is prohibitive and wasteful.

Filed Under: Features, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Bob Hasegawa, Derek Stanford, Dong Thap Noodles, House Bill, Jay Inslee, Korean, Nick Bui, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Timothy Louie, Representatives Cindy Ryu, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Tsue Chong Noodle, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Washington State Senate, attention, culture

Governor signs educational opportunity gap bill

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1541 into law on March 30 at Aki Kurose Middle School in Seattle. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos (D–Seattle), would implement strategies to close the educational opportunity gaps, and requires schools to collect and report data by Asian ethnicities so educators will have a better understanding […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, AAPI, Aki Kurose Middle School, HB, House Bill, Jay Inslee, Seattle, Sharon Tomiko Santos, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15

EDITORIAL: Oscars proves it’s #sowhite with child labor joke

March 4, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 88th Academy Awards took place last Sunday and, as usual, a bunch of really rich white people dressed up nicely and gave each other statues made of gold. It’s been obvious that the Academy has a diversity problem. Yet, even when Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 14, we were struck by certain glaring […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Academy Awards, Asian Americans, Chris Rock, East Asian, Jeremy Lin, Phil Angry Asian Man Yu, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Southeast Asia, Straight Outta Compton, United States, Vol 30 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, editorial, poverty

COMMENTARY: It’s time to listen — It’s time to close the opportunity gap

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

One of our core values as a country and state is providing the best opportunity for our next generation to succeed; this means all children regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or other defining characteristic.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2009, 2016, African American, EOGOAC, Frieda Takamura, House Bill, Native American, Pacific Islander, Senate Bill, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Sili Savusa, State Senate, Unfortunately Washington, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, poverty

Questions, questions — Donnie Chin murder investigation update

December 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly There was a community meeting to provide an update on the murder investigation of Donnie Chin, held Nov. 25 at the Nagomi Tea House in the International District. International District icon and Seattle resident Donnie Chin was shot and killed in the early hours of July 23, 2015. As the […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Councilmember Harrell, Deputy Chief Carmen Best, Donnie Chin, International District Emergency Center, Little Saigon, Nagomi Tea House, Northwest Asian Weekly, SPD, Seattle, Seattle Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11, attention, communication

BLOG: We need more revealing than concealing — No answers at community meeting on Donnie Chin’s slaying

December 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Since Donnie Chin’s slaying four months ago in the International District, there’s been little progress when it comes to getting information about the case. Why? Chin was the founder and one-man staff of the International District Emergency Center, providing patrol and emergency services in the ID. There have been […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Bob Santos, Chun Li, Deputy Chief Carmen Best, Donnie Chin, Dva Apartments, ID, International District Emergency Center, Lane St, Nagomi Tea House, Northwest Asian Weekly, Publisher's Blog, SPD, Seattle City Councilman Bruce Harrell, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11, Women of Color Empowered

Okazaki awarded Kip Tokuda Award

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF) announced that Mark Okazaki is the winner of the Kip Tokuda Award.  The Kip Tokuda Award recognizes a community member that has demonstrated outstanding contributions to ACLF and the Asian Pacific Islander Community. Past winners of the Kip Tokuda Award include Vera and Joey Ing, Rep. Sharon […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, ACLF, Asian Pacific Islander Community, Assistant Director, Community Leaders Program Dinner, Executive Director, Jill Nishi, Joey Ing, King County, Kip Tokuda Award, Mark Okazaki, Neighborhood House, PIC, Ruth Woo, Seattle, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, Workforce Development Council

Beyond McCleary — Education opportunity: Equal but Unequal? Legislators tackling student-achievement gap

March 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alice Day WNPA Olympia News Bureau Advocates for minority and low-income students are urging legislators to take a closer look at the state’s McCleary obligation to ensure that all students are given equal and ample opportunity to achieve in school. One bill would require state agencies to assess the potential negative impacts of education […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, African American Black, American Indian Alaska Native, English Language Learners Accountability Task Force, HB, House Bill, House Education Committee Chair Rep, King County Asian Pacific Islander Coalition, Lillian Ortiz-Self, Native Hawaiian, Pramila Jayapal, Senate Bill, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Solid Ground, Tony Lee, Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program, Vol 34 No 10 | February 28 - March 6

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