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IN MEMORY OF … — Community leader “Paul” Patu passes

March 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Activist Von Tresckow ­­­­­­“Paul” Patu passed  last week. Patu was respected as a Asian American community member, and was especially committed to supporting youth, particularly encouraging API youth to continue their education, along with focusing on helping the API community with healthcare and job services. He suffered from a stroke and a brain aneurysm. His […]

Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: 2015, API, Asian American, Betty Patu, Tonga, Vol 34 No 11 | March 7 - March 13

Two named to Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs

October 14, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced the following appointments to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA). Gerardine “Didi” Cabusao is Filipino-American and resides in Selah. She is a registered dietitian at Yakima Valley School, Department of Social and Health Services. Cabusao is currently serving as a board member of the Filipino American Community of […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Antioch University, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Filipino American Community, Jay Inslee, South Seattle Community College, Tonga, Vol 32 No 42 | October 12 - October 18

Samoa and Tokelau jump ahead a day on New Year’s Eve

January 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Keni Lesa The Associated Press   APIA, Samoa (AP) — Sirens wailed and fireworks exploded in the skies over Samoa, as the tiny South Pacific nation jumped forward in time, crossing westward over the international date line and effectively erasing Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, from the country’s calendar.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, APIA, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, Independence Day, New Year, New Zealand, Prime Minister Tuila, Sailele Malielegaoi, South Pacific, Tokelau, Tonga, United States, Vol 31 No 2 | January 7 - January 13, communication

Glory days for soccer in tiny American Samoa

December 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

APIA, Samoa (AP) — Two days after winning for the first time in its soccer history, American Samoa stretched its unbeaten run to two games.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, American Samoan, Australia, Cook Islands, England, FIFA, Johnny Saelua, MLS, Paavo Mustonen, San Marino, Shalom Luani, South Pacific, Tala Luvu, Thomas Rongen, Tonga, Vol 30 No 49 | December 3 - December 9, World Cup

Rugby: the other football — The sport gains popularity in Seattle thanks to Fijian star

October 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The sport of rugby is gaining local interest in the Seattle area thanks to an international rugby superstar. Waisale Serevi is rugby royalty as he has single-handedly put the tiny nation of Fiji on the map in the sport.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, Alexander Lee, America Samoa, Central Washington, Eric Rasmussen, Europe, Fiji, Island Kings, Iva Sooto, North American, Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby Club, Pacific Islands, Pete Carroll, Seattle Rugby Football Club, Serevi Rugby Nation, Sevens World Cup, Summer Olympics, Tonga, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, Waisale Serevi

Regal Financial Bank settles lawsuit, admits to no wrongdoing in Ponzi scheme

July 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jean Wong Northwest Asian Weekly Regal Financial Bank (Regal Financial), a local community bank, announced that it has settled a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding a group of Indonesian investors in a Ponzi scheme. The settlement was announced through a June 27 press release.

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2011, Basant Singh, British Virgin Islands, CEO, Craig Werner, Danny Wong, Dressel Investments, Hank Lo, Indonesia, Jeanne Chang, Omar Lee, Pacific Islands, Randy James, Tonga, Vol 30 No 30 | July 23 - July 29

Editorial: Don’t forget the P in APA

May 5, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

May is an especially important month. Not only will we celebrate our moms on Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, May 8, but for the entire month, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, APA, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Asian Pacific Heritage Week, Chinese, Daniel Inouye, Editorial Don, Fiji, Indian Americans, New Guinea, Norman Mineta, Pacific Islanders, San Jose San Francisco, Spark Matsunaga, Tonga, United States, Vol 30 No 19 | May 7 - May 13

Alaska student building a Tonga library

February 11, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

She has books piled in a bin outside her cubicle at work. She has books stacked in boxes under her desk. She has heaps of books in her apartment and bundles of books in her car. She has boxes and boxes and more boxes of books stacked in a corner of a friend’s office. Children’s books, history books, computer books, science books, memoirs, biographies, fiction, non-fiction. From math to romance.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Anchorage Public Libraries, Clare Stockert, Clark Middle School, Fiji, Latiume Kaufusi, Martin Luther King Day, New Zealand, South Pacific, Tonga, Vol 29 No 7 | February 13 - February 19, poverty

Former NFL players Mahe and Reid visit American Samoa

December 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of former NFL players of Samoan descent finished a trip this week to American Samoa, where they helped with tsunami recovery efforts and handed over a check for $50,000 from the league and players association.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, American Red Cross, American Samoa, Chicago Bears, Disaster Relief Fund, Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Tonga, Vol 28 No 51 | December 12 - December 18

Seahawks’ Tatupu to donate to tsunami relief, sets example

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Lofa Tatupu’s father was born in American Samoa. The Seattle Seahawks star still has family members on the island. And he hasn’t heard how they fared through last week’s deadly tsunami that rolled across the U.S. territory as well as neighboring Samoa and Tonga.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, American Samoa, Coach Jim Mora, Leroy Hill, Matt Hasselbeck, Mosi Tatupu, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Pacific Rim, Pago Pago, Patrick Kerney, RENTON, Seahawks Tatupu, Tonga, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, Walter Jones, attention

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