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USPS celebrates Lunar New Year with special edition monkey stamp

February 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 5, the United States Postal Service (USPS) issued its Year of the Monkey stamp. The stamp art features two bright reddish-orange peonies against a purple background. Peonies symbolize wealth and honor in Chinese culture and often decorate the sides of the traditional drums played during the holiday festivities. Art director and stamp designer […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Chinese, Clarence Lee, Ethel Kessler, Lau Bun, Lunar New Year, USPS, Vol 35 No 6 | February 6 - February 12

Bye post office, hello double-sized Hing Hay Park

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Demolition has started at the site of the former International District branch of a United States Postal Services (USPS) post office on Sixth Avenue and King Street. (The post office has not moved far. It’s now at 409 Maynard Ave. S.) USPS’s lease expired in 2013. Seattle Parks and Recreation Department had purchased the site […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2013, 2016, Beijing, International District, King Street, Maynard Ave, Seattle Parks, Sixth Avenue, USPS, United States Post Office, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, hing hay park

Community groups work with U.S. Postal Service representatives to find alternative location for Chinatown-ID station

March 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In early 2012, the U.S. Postal Service announced dramatic cutbacks that included the proposed closure of the Chinatown-International District Station and distribution center.  Responding to community concerns, representatives from the Chinatown-ID BIA, SCIDpda, the Mayor’s Office, Seattle Parks & Recreation, and Seattle’s Office of Economic Development have been working to track this issue and advocate […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Economic Development, Pioneer Square, Postal Service, Postmaster General, Seattle Parks Department, Seattle Parks Recreation, Seattle Postmaster, USPS, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29, WA, hing hay park

Lunar New Year commemorated with USPS forever stamp

January 28, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The colorful Year of the Dragon stamp is the latest collectible in the U.S. Postal Service’s Celebrating Lunar New Year series, which began in 2008 with the Year of the Rat.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2012, 2013, Celebrating Lunar New Year, Forever Stamp, Ponemon Institute, Postal Service, USPS, Vol 31 No 5 | January 28 - February 3

Post office relocation and Hing Hay expansion good for ID?

April 28, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In 2013, the lease for the building currently occupied by the International District (ID) post office on 6th Avenue and South Jackson Street will expire.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2011, Although Blakeney, Chinatown, Don Blakeney, Ernie Swanson, Hing Kay Park, ID, International District, Ken Song, Margaret Su, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Parks, South Jackson Street, USPS, Union Station Starbucks, Vol 30 No 18 | April 30 - May 6, hing hay park, letter

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