International Community Health Center (ICHS) pharmacy manager Jon Sonoda passed away on Dec. 23. Sonoda led ICHS’ three service pharmacies at the agency’s Chinatown, Shoreline, and Holly Park locations. ICHS Foundation director Ron Chew said Jon’s generosity extended into the realm of charitable giving. “During our year-end fundraising campaign, he would come by my office […]
Seattle artist honored
Seattle-based artist Naoko Morisawa was chosen as one of the recipients of The Individual Artist Award 2017 by The Santo Foundation, a nonprofit that recognizes and assist the careers of individual artists. Morisawa received $1,000. The winners were selected by Elyse A. Gonzales, who is Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions at the Art, Design […]
Richardson becomes dean at UC Irvine
On Dec. 22, the University of California at Irvine (UCI) School of Law named L. Song Richardson as its newest dean. Richardson, who is Black and Asian American, becomes the only woman of color to currently hold the deanship of a high-ranking law school. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, Richardson is […]
James Ho confirmed to Fifth Circuit Court
The U.S. Senate voted on Dec. 14 to confirm James Ho as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ho is the first Asian Pacific American to serve on the Fifth Circuit and the sixth active Asian Pacific American federal appellate judge. “James Ho is nationally recognized for his legal […]
NW Asian Weekly Foundation endowment
On Dec. 7, Northwest Asian Weekly founder Assunta Ng met with Dean Mia Tuan at the University of Washington (UW) College of Education. Ng signed the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation’s (our nonprofit arm) $100,000 endowment to support undergraduate students at the UW College of Education. The funds were raised throughout 2017 in conjunction with the […]
Chinese woman gets 22 years in prison for killing daughter
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A Chinese woman accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter in a fit of anger has been sentenced on Dec. 28 to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges in Ohio. Thirty-year-old Ming Ming Chen was charged with murder, but Stark County prosecutors changed that to involuntary manslaughter under a […]
Survivor of World War II Bataan Death March dies at 100
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area man who survived the infamous 1942 Bataan Death March and symbolized the thousands of unheralded Filipinos who fought alongside American forces during World War II has died. He was 100. Ramon Regalado died Dec. 16 in El Cerrito, California, said Cecilia […]
Changes to Phoenix Chinese Cultural Center blocked for now
PHOENIX (AP) — A three-judge panel of the Arizona Appeals Court has blocked — at least for now — lower court rulings that would let a construction company make changes to the distinct exterior of Phoenix’s Chinese Cultural Center. The judges on Dec. 27 stayed enforcement of a Dec. 1 Maricopa Superior Court decision lifting […]
Retiring refugee leader to visit immigrants’ home countries
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — He has been the middleman in North Dakota’s refugee resettlement program for nearly three decades, helping thousands of refugees and other immigrants navigate their journey to U.S. citizenship. Now Tri Phan wants to see their native countries, such as Nepal, Bhutan and Sierra Leone. Phan — […]
China offers tax break to keep investors after US changes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China is responding to Washington’s tax overhaul by offering foreign companies a break on Chinese taxes in a bid to retain investment. The measure announced on Dec. 28 is Beijing’s first major reaction to the U.S. decision to cut corporate tax rates. It follows a flurry […]