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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 38| September 12 – September 18

Miss Chinese Seattle 2015

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce will be hosting historical Seattle Miss Chinatown Pageant Sept. 20th 5:30 p.m. at Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue. Every year, the Scholarship for Women Program educates thousands within the Puget Sound region about the importance of Chinese heritage, culture and tradition. Through this goodwill competition, the program allows the opportunity […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Meydenbauer Center, Miss Chinese Seattle, Puget Sound, San Francisco, Seattle Miss Chinatown Pageant Sept, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, culture

Matsukawa to receive Foreign Minister’s commendation

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Aug. 18, Council Member Lori Matsukawa was named a recipient of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation. The anchor of KING-TV in Seattle helped establish the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington in 2003, and participated in the 2004 Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) program. The Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle announced her award with […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Council Member Lori Matsukawa, Foreign Minister Commendation, Seattle, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, japan

Seattle Colleges Chancellor announces retirement

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

After 40 years with Seattle Colleges, Chancellor Jill Wakefield has announced her retirement, effective June 2016. She was appointed as chancellor in 2009, becoming the district’s first female in that position. When she retires, she will be the longest-serving chancellor in the district’s history. Wakefield started with the district as a program assistant in the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, Chancellor Jill Wakefield, Charles Mitchell, Seattle Colleges, Seattle Colleges Chancellor, South Seattle Community College, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18

Moriguchi awarded

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tomio Moriguchi, infamous for Uwajimaya (and class of ’61 UW) will be receiving the Dr. Samuel E. Kelly Award from the Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) Oct. 17th at the University of Washington. Founded in 1994, the Multicultural Alumni Partnership is dedicated to promoting diversity at the UW and in the UW alumni community. MAP’s signature […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Homecoming Saturday, Kelly Award, MAP, Multicultural Alumni Partnership, Tomio Moriguchi, Uwajimaya, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18

Japanese-American WWII war hero Ben Kuroki dies

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Ben Kuroki, who overcame the American military’s discriminatory policies to become the only Japanese American to fly over Japan during World War II, has died. He was 98. Kuroki died Tuesday at his Camarillo, California, home, where he was under hospice care, his daughter Julie Kuroki told the Los Angeles Times […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Army Air Forces, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Ben Kuroki, CAMARILLO, Distinguished Flying Cross, England, Europe, Japanese Americans, Julie Kuroki, Los Angeles Times, Morocco, North Africa, Pearl Harbor, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, War Department, West Coast

Near LA’s Koreatown, pastor tries to lift veil on youth drug abuse

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christine Armario Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a blue-and-white church on the outskirts of Los Angeles’ Koreatown, pastor Young Ho Han is trying to lift the veil on a problem silently afflicting his community: drug abuse among young Korean-Americans. It’s an issue Han knows well, starting with his own addiction to cocaine […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: AADAP, Associated Press, Daniel Bak, Dean Nakanishi, Human Services, Inhui Bak, Korean, Los Angeles Koreatown, Skid Row, Timothy Fong, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, Young Ho Han, culture, turkey

Trial set for officer charged with abusing Indian man

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jay Reeves Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer went on trial Sept. 1 on a federal charge of using excessive force against an Indian man who was thrown down and partially paralyzed during a confrontation in a suburban neighborhood. Madison police officer Eric Sloan Parker, 26 is charged with violating […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Alabama Gov, Associated Press, Eric Sloan Parker, HUNTSVILLE, Hank Sherrod, Madison Police Chief Larry Muncey, Robert Bentley, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, language, letter

China seizes 620 turtles and tortoises smuggled from Vietnam

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese border patrol officials seized 620 wild turtles and tortoises — 510 of them considered endangered — that were found alive in a shipment of frozen seafood from Vietnam, state media said Sunday. The official Xinhua News Agency said border police detected crawling sounds when they were inspecting the shipment at a […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: China, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, Xinhua News Agency

Asia looking to dominate world music

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Teresa Cerojano Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Music hit maker David Foster said Monday he’s always on the lookout for fresh talent, and Asia seems to have a lot of it. Foster is in Manila for the “HITMAN: David and Friends” Asia tour concert with Natalie Cole, Boyz II Men, Ruben Studdard, Filipino […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Charice Pempengco, Filipino, Gerphil Flores, Latin Grammy, MANILA, Mark Mabasa, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Ruben Studdard, Singapore-based Asia, South Korea, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18

Totally Awesome Hulk and a totally awesome line-up

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly With the sun setting earlier and temperatures cooling, it’s clear that the summer is over. Let’s say goodbye to this last season as we examine and usher in everything new that fall has to offer: new characters, new castings, and new television shows. It’s time to get back at […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: 2015, ABC, Amadeus Cho, Asian American, Comedienne Margaret Cho, Frank Cho, Greg Pak, Ken Park, Korean American, Kristen Kish, Kyle Martino, Marvel Comics, Previous Top Chef, Totally Awesome Hulk, Travel Channel, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, culture

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