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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 – July 31

Liam promoted to Security Specialist at Boeing

July 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Michael Liam has recently been promoted to Level 3 Network Security Specialist at The Boeing Company. In his new position, Liam supports Boeing IT’s initiatives to run and protect the business against cyber threats. He also leads the development of security standards, best practices, and governance models for the enterprise, while guiding security risk assessments and mitigation efforts. […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Michael Liam, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

Monastrial will supervise at ICHS

July 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sunshine Monastrial was recently promoted to Planning, Development, & Evaluation Supervisor at the International Community Health Services (ICHS), a non-profit community health center that provides culturally and linguistically appropriate health services to improve the health of Asian Pacific Islanders and the broader community. In this role, she drives the development of ICHS’ community needs assessments; strategic, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Pacific Islanders, ICHS, Sunshine Monastrial, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

Uy appointed Ethnic Media Communications Specialist

July 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Joaquin Uy has been appointed as Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) new Ethnic Media and Communications Specialist for the City of Seattle. In this role, Joaquin will work to continue building the Ethnic Media Program, and also serve as OIRA’s Public Information Officer. Joaquin brings years of experience both as a radio news […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Ethnic Media Communications Specialist, Ethnic Media Program, Joaquin Uy, OIRA, Public Information Officer, Seattle, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

Jinyoung Lee Englund receives Maverick award

July 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jinyoung Lee Englund received the Future 40 Under 40 award presented by Maverick PAC. Maverick PAC was co-founded by Gov. Jeb Bush’s sons, George P. Bush and Jeb Jr. Every year hundreds of young people are nominated and only 40 are selected as the best in business, politics and identified as future leaders for the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Jeb Bush, Jeb Jr, Jinyoung Lee Englund, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

Chinatown Seafair parade

July 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  The Chinatown Seafair parade last Sunday evening attracted crowds and fanfare in the International District despite record heat levels. The annual parade proceeded from King Street to Fifth Avenue. Highlights included the Miss Chinatown float and representative groups, including the Washington State Native Taiwanese American Association. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Fifth Avenue, International District, King Street, Miss Chinatown, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

The Internet f looded with tributes to Nintendo chief

July 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata’s death from an illness at 55 is being mourned by game fans around the world. They’re sharing Iwata Mii avatars, creating pictures with farewell messages on the Nintendo drawing game Splatoon and sending Tweets with “ThankYouIwata” hashtags. Some of the online […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, IGN, Iwata Mii, President Satoru Iwata, San Francisco, Super Mario, Various Iwata, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

Journalists charged by Thai navy

July 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — Testimony began July 14 in a criminal defamation lawsuit filed by Thailand’s navy against a small news website over a report it posted saying naval forces accepted money to assist or turn a blind eye to the trafficking of refugees from Myanmar by sea. The navy […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Alan Morison, Associated Press, Australia, Chutima Sidasathien, Computer Crime Act, Grant Peck, Human Rights Watch, London-based Media Legal Defense Initiative, Myanmar, PHUKET, Pallop Komalodaka, Phil Robertson, Pulitzer Prize, State Department, Thailand, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

Two women to vie in Taiwan presidential election

July 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ralph Jennings Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s top two political parties have each nominated a woman for president in 2016, a historic first signaling acceptance of female leadership and kicking off a campaign highlighted so far by clashing views on ties with rival China. The ruling Nationalist Party on Sunday picked as […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Asia, Beijing, Chiang Kai-shek, China, Hung Hsiu-chu, Joanna Lei, New York-based, Park Strategies, Sheikh Hasina, South Korea, TAIPEI, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31, japan

Pao resigns — Controversial CEO leaves Reddit

July 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Marley Jay Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Reddit announced July 3 that interim CEO Ellen Pao resigned from the company, and co-founder Steve Huffman is back as its CEO. The freewheeling online discussion forum and news site, which says it had 164 million unique visitors last month, has been rocked by unrest recently. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Alexis Ohanian, Associated Press, CEO, Conde Nast, Jennifer Lawrence, Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, President Barack Obama, San Francisco-based Reddit, Silicon Valley, Victoria Taylor, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31, communication, social media

Eight brought in workers illegally for Asian eateries

July 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Joe Mandak Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eight men recruited immigrants who were in the country illegally to work for low wages at six Asian restaurants the suspects owned or managed in central Pennsylvania, federal prosecutors said. The suspected ringleader — 51-year-old Jing Mei “Jimmy” Jiang of Boalsburg — and the others have agreed […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Chinatown, District Court, Eight Asian, Guatemala, Homeland Security Investigations, Internal Revenue Service, Justice Department, Mexico, New York City, State College, Thailand, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

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