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You are here: Home / Archives for Top Contributors 2012

APA contributors honored at dinner

December 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly Leadership, volunteerism, and movers and shakers were the name of the game at the Northwest Asian Weekly and NWAW Foundation’s Top Contributors to the Asian Community banquet on Dec. 7.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, APA, Asian American, China Harbor Restaurant, Jun Bae Kim, Morgan Stanley, Neighborhood House, Northwest Asian Weekly, Phnom Penh Noodle House Joan Yoshitomi, Pink Tie Guys, Sandy Huynh, Seattle, Sesinando Cantor, State Senator-elect Mark Okazaki, Top Contributors 2012, Trong Pham, United States, Vietnamese Chamber, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21

PICTORIAL: The 2012 Top Contributors Banquet

December 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Photos by Binh Tran and Rebecca Ip

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Aki Sogabe, Bob Ferguson, Bob Hasegawa, Dennis Su, Jay Inslee, Joan Yoshitomi, Jun Bae Kim, Mark Okazaki, NWAW, Nina Odell, Rebecca Ip, Robert Mak, Sam Ung, Sandy Huynh, Sesinando Cantor, Someireh Amirfaiz, Teri Wong, Top Contributors 2012, Trong Pham, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21

Sam Ung tells his story from the Cambodian Killing Fields

November 29, 2012 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In 1975, after five years of civil unrest and increasing cruelty, the Khmer Rouge became the ruling party of Cambodia. <!–more–> Battambang, the city where Sam Ung was born and where his family lived, combusted on April 15. The Khmer Rouge launched missiles into the city center, and Ung, […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2009, 2012, Cambodian Killing Fields, Clint Eastwood, Dawn Cropp, Khmer Rouge, Northwest Asian Weekly, Phnom Penh Noodle House, Sam Ung, Seattle, Stacy Nguyen, Thai Cambodian, Top Contributors 2012, United States, Vol 31 No 49 | December 1 - December 7

ReWA’s Amirfaiz sends message of hope and resiliency

November 29, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Travis Quezon Northwest Asian Weekly For the thousands of new immigrants and refugees who make Washington state their home each year, there are immediate

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Bhutan, Burma, Domestic Violence Program, ESL, Iranian Revolution, King County, Nepal, Northwest Asian Weekly, ReWA, Someireh Amirfaiz, Top Contributors 2012, United States, Vol 31 No 49 | December 1 - December 7, Youth Program, culture, language, poverty

Work doesn’t stop after retirement for CTEF’s Dennis Su

November 29, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly At 71, Dennis Su takes his retirement seriously. Whether it’s attending board meetings for multiple organizations around

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2012, CTEF, China Tomorrow Education Foundation, Chinatown Seafair Parade, Dennis Su, Elizabeth Wang, Higher Hat, Hong Kong, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Chinese School, Oklahoma State University, Ruby Chow, Seattle Chinese Garden Society, Seattle Preparatory School, Though Su, Top Contributors 2012, United States, Vol 31 No 49 | December 1 - December 7

Trong Pham, a man about building community

November 29, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly When Trong Pham was young, he wanted to become an educational ambassador, so he could

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Boy Scouts, Charles Lam, Julie Pham, Morgan Stanley, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Vietnamese News, Pink Tie Guys, Seattle, Top Contributors 2012, Trong Pham, United States, VP, Vietnam War, Vietnamese Chamber, Vol 31 No 49 | December 1 - December 7, Washington State University, attention

Top Contributor: Bob Hasegawa

November 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly Nov. 6 marked a special day for Bob Hasegawa: the lifelong labor rights champion was elected to his first term in Washington State Senate. But Hasegawa is hardly new to politics. He has served six years as State Representative of Washington’s 11th District, representing Tukwila, the southern part of […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Asian Pacific Islanders, Beacon Hill, Bob Hasegawa, Cindy Domingo, House Bill, King County Council Member Larry Gossett, Margarita Prentice, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, State Representative, Teamsters Local, Teamsters Union, Top Contributors 2012, UPS, Vol 31 No 48 | November 24 - November 30, Wall Street, Washington State Senate

Top Contributor: Mark Okazaki

November 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly When asked what his hobby was, Mark Okazaki candidly answered, “Neighborhood House and the community.” As the executive director of Neighborhood House, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving low-income communities and alleviating poverty in Seattle, Okazaki has dedicated most of his life to serving the community.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, API, Asian Family Affair, Bob Santos, East African, Erin Okuno, Japanese Baptist Church, Mark Okazaki, Mark Okazakis, Neighborhood House, Rainier Vista, Ruth Woo, Seattle Keiro, Sharon Tomiko Santos, South Seattle, Summer Youth Employment Program, Top Contributors 2012, Vol 31 No 48 | November 24 - November 30, poverty

Top Contributor: Joan Yoshitomi — Career working in politics highlighted by work in education

November 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “I probably should have become a teacher,” Joan Yoshitomi said half-joking.

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Century Community Learning Centers Program, Delores Sibonga, Deputy City Comptroller, Infantry Regiment, Jim McDermott, Joan Yoshitomi, Judy Vu, King County Executive Gary Locke, King County Executive Locke, Renton High School, Renton School District, Seattle City Council, Seattle City Deputy Comptroller, Skagit County, Top Contributor Joan Yoshitomi Career, Top Contributors 2012, Vera Ing, Vol 31 No 47 | November 17 - November 23, gary locke

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