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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 – November 20

Ex-TV anchor Wing awarded public relations society honor

November 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Derek Wing received the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Puget Sound Chapter’s 2015 Hugh Smith Community Service Award for his media and public relations work as a former ACRS board member. He received the award at the PRSA Annual meeting Oct. 27. He is the first Asian American recipient in the award’s nearly 20-year […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, ACRS, Amy Boyd, Asian American, Derek Wing, Diane Narasaki, Executive Director, Hugh Smith Community Service Award, Seattle, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

Jessa Timmer will be new CIDBIA Executive Director

November 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Association (CIDBIA) announced Jessa Timmer as its new Executive Director.  Timmer comes to the CIDBIA with experience working on business development at Neighborhood Ventures, a community business organization, and the State of Michigan’s Main Street program. She has an extensive background in community engagement, capacity building and organizational leadership and […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, CIDBIA, Executive Director, Jessa Timmer, Main Street, Neighborhood Ventures, Public Administration, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

MG2 Foundation gives $105K for Susan G. Komen Fund

November 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jerry Lee, MG2 Foundation Executive Director, and Foundation employees presented the Susan G. Komen Fund for the Cure with a donation of $105,000 from their golf tournament for October Breast Cancer awareness month at the Power of Promise Luncheon at the Sheraton hotel Oct. 28. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Jerry Lee, Komen Foundation, October Breast Cancer, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

Joe McDermott visits ID

November 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Oct. 22, King County Council member Joe McDermott visited three historic buildings located in the International District. The Bing Kung Association Building, Louisa Hotel and West Kong Yick Building have each applied for the Building for Culture: Saving Landmarks capital funding initiative. The King County Council will take action on the final recommendations from […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, ID, International District, King County Council, Louisa Hotel, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

Analysis: Historic meeting symbolic for Taiwan-China relations

November 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Many thought it might never happen: The presidents of China and Taiwan — inheritors to the Communist and Nationalist regimes that fought a civil war and remained bitter rivals for decades — coming together as equals for talks. While it isn’t yet clear what the impact will […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Nathan, Asia Society, Associated Press, China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Chinese, Columbia University China, DPP, Democratic Progressive Party, Ma Ying-jeou, Singapore, Taiwan Strait, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, Xi Jinping, attention

Myanmar icon Suu Kyi casts first-ever ballot

November 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Though championed worldwide as a pro-democracy icon, there is something Aung San Suu Kyi was unable to do until Sunday: vote. The 70-year-old smiled but said nothing to waiting reporters as she cast her ballot at a polling station near the lakeside villa that served […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, NLD, National League, Nyan Win, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, YANGON

Homelessness in Hawaii defies image of paradise

November 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cathy Bussewitz Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Two days before the city planned to dismantle her sidewalk home, Kionina Kaneso had no idea where she and her daughter and grandchildren would sleep. A full-time fast-food worker, Kaneso had bad experiences at shelters before and was hesitant to live in another, ending up instead in […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Ala Moana Beach Park, Associated Press, Connie Mitchell, Connie Tita Hokoana, Disney Magic, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Regency, Kandhi Elieisar, Keioleen Helly, Kifency Kinney, King Kamehameha, Kionina Kaneso, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Public Housing Authority, Scott Morishige, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, Waikiki Beach, language

Toyota invests $1b in artificial intelligence in US

November 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is investing $1 billion in a research company it’s setting up in Silicon Valley to develop artificial intelligence and robotics, underlining the Japanese automaker’s determination to lead in futuristic cars that drive themselves and apply the technology to other areas of daily life. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, AI, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, General Motors, Gill Pratt, Google, MIT, Silicon Valley, Stanford University, Tokyo, Toyota President Akio Toyoda, Toyota Research Institute Inc, US, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, technology

Mystery persists following murder of family in N.Y.

November 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michael Hill Associated Press GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (AP) — A couple originally from China and their two elementary school-age boys were found fatally stabbed and bludgeoned in their modest suburban home just over a year ago. Investigators since then have run into language barriers, cultural differences and the logistical challenge of a quadruple murder case […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Canada, Chinatown, Chinese, Eddie Chiu, FBI, GUILDERLAND, Hai Yan Li, Jin Chen, Lin Sing Association, Los Angeles, New York City, Senior Investigator John Camp, United States, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, language

UNIQLO arrives in Seattle

November 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

UNIQLO hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 6 to celebrate the opening of their first store in Seattle at Bellevue Square. The store is 16,000 square feet of retail space that will house the brand’s full assortment of men’s, women’s, and children’s collections. Attendees included Brian Surratt, City of Seattle Office of Economic Development Director; […]

Filed Under: Features, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Africa, Bellevue City Councilmember, Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci, Bellevue Square, Brian Surratt, Consul General Masahiro Omura, Kemper Development Company Larry Meyer, Pacific Northwest, Seattle Seahawks Corporate Partnerships Jermaine Kearse, Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver Kemper Freeman, UNIQLO, United States, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, japan

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