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IN MEMORY OF …: A fond farewell to James Medina (1950-2015)

December 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

James A. Medina (Jim) passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at his home in Olympia after a hard-fought battle with leukemia. Jim was a loving and dedicated husband, father, and grandfather. Jim was born in Seguin, Texas, on Dec. 29, 1950. He married the love of his life, Patricia Higgins, on Nov. 19, 1977, […]

Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Asian Pacific Islander, Business Enterprise, Catholic Church, Executive Director, Gonzaga University, Human Rights Commission, Leilani Pottratz, Medina Jim, Patricia Higgins, Seahawks, Seattle Sonics, Space Needle, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, Washington State University

Modern Sky Festival comes to Seattle

October 9, 2015 By Andrew Hamlin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The Modern Sky Festival, based out of China, coming to Seattle on October 11th, isn’t the first festival that organizer Michael LoJudice has helped put on. “I’ve worked for Modern Sky Entertainment for almost 10 years,” he recalls. “We are based in Beijing, with an office in New York. Prior […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Hamlin, Beijing, Black Lips, China, Coachella Festival, Gang of Four, Mirel Wagner, Modern Sky Entertainment, New Pants, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Center, Song Dongye, Space Needle, United States, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16

Bumbershoot 2015 — Exciting Asian American billing (rain or shine)

September 18, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly From Sept. 5–7, thousands of people flocked to Seattle Center for Bumbershoot—Seattle’s annual music and arts festival. The three-day event showcases the latest in music, visual arts, dance, film, comedy, and more. Despite the bouts of rain, this year’s festival included a spectacular turnout from Asian American artists from […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: Asian American, Aziz Ansari, Chinese, Filipino, Fisher Green, Hari Kondabulu, Indian Illuminati, Jhen Aiko, Nahko Bear, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sara Porkalob, Seattle Center, Space Needle, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 39 | September 19 - September 25

Hong Kong investors to purchase Seattle’s Columbia Center — High-rise and high price: $725 million

June 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle has the Space Needle and the Smith Tower, the city’s guaranteed architectural treasures. But the building that is hard to overlook? That would be the tallest building in Seattle: Columbia Center, the city’s monolithic building at 76 stories high—and it is also the tallest building in the state of […]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: 2015, Beacon Capital, China, Columbia Center High-rise, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong-based Gaw Capital Partners, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Real Estate Alert, San Francisco, Seattle Columbia Center, Seattle Times, Smith Tower, Space Needle, United States, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 25 | June 13 - June 19

EDITORIAL: Tough competition but good news for the Asian American community – Two API candidates running for Clark’s City Council seat

April 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two qualified Asian Pacific Islander candidates will be running for Sally Clark’s recently vacated position on City Council. Clark’s last day was April 13 to serve in her new position as director of regional and community relations at the University of Washington. The candidate requirement in this type of special situation is that the position […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, API, Asian American, Asian Pacific Islander, City Council, Community Outreach Officer, Executive Director, Howard Wright, Jan Drago, John Okamoto, Libraries Committee, Peter Steinbrueck, Sharon Maeda, Space Needle, Sustainable Seattle, Transportation Committee, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24, Washington Education Association

“The Five Essentials: Arts and the movement for social justice” — Keynote Speech by Ron Chew at National Guild for Community Arts Education Conference

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ron Chew For Northwest Asian Weekly The arts can be an instrument for transforming individual lives, restoring communities, and remaking our society into a more tolerant and inclusive place for all. Five years ago, in a report I wrote for Americans in the Arts, I described the emergence of community-based arts organizations. I wrote […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Chinatown, Chinese, International Examiner, Japanese Americans, Post Office, Ron Chew, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle City Council, Seattle Symphony, Space Needle, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, Wing Luke Asian Museum, Wing Luke Museum, communication, culture, letter, poverty

COMMENTARY: New billboards in Seattle proclaim devotion to Thai king

November 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eugene Pike For Northwest Asian Weekly For the first time ever, the Thai community in Seattle and surrounding areas are renting billboards near the Space Needle.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Eugene Pike, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Massachusetts Dec, Seattle, Space Needle, Thailand, United States, Vine Street, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5

Students come from South Asia to study journalism in Seattle

July 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Twenty journalism students from Bangladesh, Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka arrived in Seattle on June 22. The students are here for five weeks and will be staying at the University of Washington for most of the period. They will be studying topics related to journalism and the media, along with working on community service projects, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Seattle, South Asia, Space Needle, Sri Lanka, Vol 33 No 28 | July 5 - July 11

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

April 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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 the 2014 season.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2014, Hope Solo, Jason Cruz, Laura Harvey, MVP, Nahomi Kawasumi, National Women, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Times, Soccer League, Space Needle, Sweden, Team Japan, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18, World Cup Championship

BLOG: Wow, China at the Washington State Fair!

September 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng I consider Luminasia at the Washington State Fair amazingly avant garde and dramatically in the style of Chihuly.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, Camp Harmony, China, Chinese, Japanese Americans, Long Beach, Moon Cake Festivals, Please God, Seattle, Space Needle, Totem Poles, Vol 32 No 39 | September 21 - September 27, Washington State Fair, turkey

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