Shannon Gee, Randy Eng, Stephen Thomas Cavit, and Lawrence Matsuda won Emmy Awards from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). They won for the Seattle Channel feature, “An American Hero: Shiro Kashino,” for excellence in the historic/cultural program category. The piece, about a World War II veteran who […]
Gates Foundation mover and shaker
Yoko Shimomura has been promoted to Chief of Staff of the Chief Operating Officer’s Leadership Team at the Gates Foundation. Shimomura will assume the role effective June 27, transitioning from her current role as Deputy Director, Operations Management in Global Workplace Resources (GWR). Yoko received a B.A. from Fairhaven College at Western Washington University in […]
Anti-racism award to FOCS
Families of Color Seattle (FOCS) received the 2016 Ron Chisom Anti-Racism Award by Seattle Human Services Coalition. King County Councilmember Larry Gossett presented FOCS with a plaque at Seattle City Hall on June 1. Martha Reyes of the ACLU of Washington said, “FOCS fills a very significant gap for people of color, particularly in early […]
First Taiwanese to be picked up during MLB draft
Lyle Lin has become the first Taiwanese to be picked up by a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. The 18-year-old is a graduate of JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Originally from Taipei, Lin chose to attend high school in the U.S. to pursue his baseball dreams. It paid off — the […]
Asian Marketing Summit
The Asian American Advertising Federation’s (3AF) annual Asian Marketing Summit was held June 3 and 4 in Los Angeles. In the 3AF Creative Campaign of the Year category, the Gold award went to Admerasia for its “New Gen Versus” campaign for Nissan. The Silver award went to DAE for its “Member Stories That Inspire” campaign […]
Min Yasui centennial celebration
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Japanese American civil rights hero Minoru Yasui will be recognized in two events in Seattle this weekend, as part of a nationwide centennial celebration. A film screening of “Never Give Up! Minoru Yasui and the Fight for Justice” will take place at the Wing Luke Museum on June 25 at […]
Chinese man vanished in Alpine Lakes Wilderness
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have identified a hiker who vanished over the edge of a waterfall hole while sliding down Aasgard Pass in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office has identified him as 24-year-old Qi He. KOMO-TV reports (http://goo.gl/mshGYJ) he was a Chinese citizen who was a student and intern in […]
14th Annual Minidoka Pilgrimage
In 1942, almost 13,000 people of Japanese-ancestry living in Washington and Oregon, many of whom were American citizens, were removed from their homes and sent to a desolate “concentration camp” near Twin Falls, Idaho. The 14th pilgrimage, June 23 – June 26, will take place with former incarcerees, their families, and friends — from Seattle, […]
Across the world, shock and condemnation at Orlando massacre
By The Associated Press From across the world, officials and public figures are expressing condemnation and shock over the Florida mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on June 12, when police say a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle opened fire, killing at least 49 people and wounding dozens. PAKISTAN Pakistan’s former military ruler Gen. […]
Pakistani woman burns daughter alive for eloping
By Zaheer Babar and Asif Shahzad Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A woman in Pakistan burned her 17-year-old daughter alive on June 8 to punish her for marrying against the family’s wishes, the latest in a series of so-called “honor killings” that claim the lives of nearly 1,000 women every year in the conservative […]