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EDITORIAL: Our 5 wishes for Seattle’s ID in 2016

January 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At the beginning of January, it feels natural to do a retrospective of the year before, take lessons, and think on how we’d want 2016 to look different. Here are five of our wishes: Wish 1: For no more senseless deaths in the ID There have been three known homicides in the International District (ID) […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, 2016, API, Benito Benny Enriquez, Chinatown, Christina Enriquez, Eighth Avenue South, ID, Kenny Chesney, Seattle Police Department, Seattle Streetcar, South Seattle, South Weller Street, Summit Sierra, TBD, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15

Donnie Chin, ID community protector, slain — Police continue search for killer

July 30, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle Police have no leads as to who killed International District mainstay Donnie Chin. The 59-year-old Chin was fatally shot in the early morning on Thursday, July 23rd near 8th Avenue and South Weller Street in the neighborhood he protected for most of his life. According to Seattle Police, […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Chinatown, Crawfish King Restaurant, Dicky Mar, Donnie Chin, Find It, Fix It, Harborview Hospital, IDEC, International District Special Review Board, Jason Cruz, Middle Eastern, Puget Sound, Seattle Police, South Lane Street, South Weller Street, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, WNPA2016, hing hay park

Yoshitomi launches “Memories” program

March 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Karen Yoshitomi, the new Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) executive director, has launched the “Omoide (Memories)”program series for 2015. She presented her organizational vision and goals in her first public appearance last week. The JCCCW resumes its series, at its cultural center at 1414 South Weller Street. A native Washingtonian, Karen is […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Community Center, JCCCW, Karen Yoshitomi, Omoide Memories, South Weller Street, Vol 34 No 12 | March 14 - March 20

Project Fukushima! — An interview with documentary director Hikaru Fujii

December 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Project Fukushima!” is a documentary examining the Japanese city and prefecture in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdowns that hit the region in 2011.  The film, directed by Hikaru Fujii, focuses intently on a music and arts festival in the region, roughly five months after the […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Andrew Hamlin, France, Hikaru Fujii Otomo Yoshihide, Michiro Endo, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Orchestra Fukushima, Project Fukushima Rather, Ryoichi Wago, Seattle, South Weller Street, Tokyo, Universit Paris, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Vision for new ‘parklet’ unveiled in Chinatown

January 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) has announced plans for a Chinatown-ID parklet program in 2014. Neighborhood community leaders are launching a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to build a public parklet on 6th Avenue South at South Weller Street.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Avenue South, Chinatown, Clear Alley Program, Don Blakeney, South King Street, South Weller Street, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10, hing hay park

Seattle Japanese Language School seeking photos of past events

August 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In honor of the centennial anniversary of its inaugural 1909 class, the Seattle Japanese Language School (JLS) is requesting that JLS alumni

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, JLS, Kokugo Gakko National Language School, Nihongo Gakko Japanese Language School, Seattle Japanese Language School, South Weller Street, Vol 31 No 33 | August 11 - August 17

Woman robbed in Chinatown, loses $2,000 and passport

February 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly On Feb. 14, a robbery occurred in Chinatown near Uwajimaya, in the alley between Maynard Avenue South and Sixth Avenue South, adjacent to South Weller Street.

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Assunta Ng, Chinatown, International District, King County Jail, Maynard Avenue South, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Police Department, Seventh Avenue, Sixth Avenue South, South King Street, South Weller Street, Uwajimaya, Vol 31 No 8 | February 18 - February 24

Multicultural block watch festival brings neighbors together

June 18, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

These representatives recounted how neighbors working together are the best ways for a neighborhood to achieve public safety and harmony.

Filed Under: News, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: Alan Lai, Asian Liaison, Community Police Team, Linh Thach, Mak Fai Chinese, Multicultural Block Watch Signs Festival, Paul Gracy, South Weller Street

East ID launches bilingual block watch

April 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A coalition of South Weller St., Chinatown, and municipal organizations is launching a bilingual block watch sign campaign on the east side of the International District. The signs will feature English-Chinese and English-Japanese versions, the first of its kind in Seattle, according to Thomas O’Kelly, coordinator of East ID Block Watch.

Filed Under: News, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: Chinatown, International District, Seattle Indian Health Board, South Weller Street

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