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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 – November 6

Thousands at tai chi event set Guinness world record

November 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 11th Generation direct-line successor of Chen Family Taiji Chuan Grand Master Chen Zhen Lei’s three disciples of Seattle: Master Yijiao Hong (front left), Master Viola Brumbaugh (front middle), and Master Ning Wang (front right) lead their students in practicing Chen Taiji in Kerry Park in Queen Anne on Oct. 18. The event was held […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Chen Family Taiji Chuan Grand Master Chen Zhen Lei, China, Guinness World Record, Kerry Park, Master Ning Wang, Master Viola Brumbaugh, Queen Anne, Seattle Master Yijiao Hong, Tai Chi Guinness World, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, World Taijiquan Day

Powerlifting gold medalist

November 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Alma Kimura recently won a gold medal in the world powerlifting championships Sept. 28.  On Sept. 16, she won another gold medal, this time in the “raw nationals” in Scranton, Pa. Kimura, a Georgetown University law-school graduate who practices solo in estate planning, probate and family law on Capitol Hill, was recruited by a tennis colleague […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Alma Kimura, Baton Rouge, Capitol Hill, Georgetown University, Hatsuko Kimura, San Antonio, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Presentation recalls internment

November 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Oct. 14, 2015, Elsie Taniguchi, Cho Shimizu, and Eileen Yamada Lamphere presented a PowerPoint program about the Puyallup Assembly Center, aka Camp Harmony. This presentation was a joint effort by the Puyallup First Christian Church, Puyallup United Methodist Church, and Whitney Memorial Methodist Church, all in Puyallup, Wash. From April to September 1942, Elsie […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Camp Harmony, Eileen Yamada Lamphere, Elsie Taniguchi, JACL, Puyallup Assembly Center, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

40th anniversary celebration

November 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Wing Luke Museum hosted the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority’s (SCIDpda) 40th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 16. There was food, drink, and a raffle. There also was a live auction for 14 packages including a “Seattle Sports Frenzy” package (Seahawks tickets), a “Dream Dinner for Eight,” a Vietnamese dinner at the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Anniversary Celebration, David Chang, Deputy Director Veronica Wood, Jennifer Phang, Seahawks, Seattle Sports Frenzy, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Ginseng in the U.S. rebounds

October 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Barry Adams Wisconsin State Journal WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Few crops compare to American ginseng. The beige root resembles a cross between a carrot and a turnip and above ground a combination potato and strawberry plant. The complexity, vulnerability and price of ginseng, however, are unmatched compared to most produce grown in Wisconsin soil. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Canada, China, Dave Schumacher, GBW, Ginseng Herb Cooperative, Hong Kong, Hsu Ginseng, Jeff Lewis, Marathon City, Marathon County, Mayo Clinic, Nick Sandquist, Panax Quinquefolius, Paul Hsu, Taiwan, Tom Hack, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, WAUSAU, Wisconsin State Journal

Ko wins LPGA Taiwan to regain No. 1 spot

October 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lydia Ko ran away with the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday to regain the No. 1 spot in the world ranking. The 18-year-old New Zealander holed a 30-yard pitch for eagle on the par-5 12th and finished with a 7-under 65 in sunny, breezy conditions at Miramar for a nine-stroke victory. […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, Canada, Canadian Women, Charley Hull, China, England, France, Horton Smith, Inbee Park, Japan Classic, KLPGA, Malaysia, Nancy Lopez, New York, New Zealand, South Korea, TAIPEI, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Tearful cross-border reunion may be last for elderly Koreans

October 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 98-year-old South Korean man cried loudly and repeatedly buried his face in a handkerchief as his elderly North Korean son, who last saw his father as a 5-year-old, watched calmly from across the table. Meanwhile, an 88-year-old South Korean woman sobbed uncontrollably as she […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Diamond Mountain, Ju Jae Un, Kim Wol-soon, Korean Peninsula, Korean War, Lee Bok-soon, Lee Seok-ju, North Korean Jong Kun Mok, Ri Dong Wuk, SEOUL, South Koreans, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, reunion

Kong Yick investment firm awarded 4Culture grant

October 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Marie Wong Northwest Asian Weekly In late June 2015, King County 4Culture awarded a special project grant to the Kong Yick Investment Company. The funding will produce a planning and restoration study for the West Kong Yick landmark building. It is a first and critical step for rehabilitation. The 4Culture grant is supported by […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Bob Hale, Chinese, King County Lodging Tax, Kong Yick Investment Company, Louisa Hotel, Maria Barrientos, Marie Wong, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rolluda Architects, Seattle Chinatown National Register Historic District, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, West Kong Yick, Wilton Chinn

Cleanup at former Metro site in ID now complete, state regulators report

October 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — State regulators say an environmental cleanup in Seattle’s International District is now complete. The Department of Ecology says the two-block property can now be removed from the state’s list of contaminated sites because it meets state standards. King County Metro Transit cleaned up contaminated soil and groundwater at its former facility under […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, ID, International District, King County Metro Transit, Seattle, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

COMMENTARY: What’s going to happen to the C-ID without Donnie Chin?

October 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Marie Wong Northwest Asian Weekly It has been almost four months since the murder of Donnie Chin. The sensationalism of the story has waned from the general media as other stories have come to the forefront of the news. But for the people who live and work in the Chinatown-International District (C-ID), the profound […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, Asian American Studies, Associate Professor, Chinatown, Donnie Chin, Kong Yick, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Police Department, Seattle University, Urban Planning, Vincent Chin, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

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