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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 37 NO 21 | MAY 19 – MAY 25

Hall of Fame Medal makes its way home

May 21, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The grandson of a man who was on a team that was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame — has received a medal. In 2005, the Vancouver Asahi Team was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame. Medals were made for each of the individual Asahi players, but many remained unclaimed by […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, DOUGLAS TSUJII, VOL 37 NO 21 | MAY 19 - MAY 25

Veteran pharmaceutical executive joins ICHS

May 21, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

International Community Health Services (ICHS) announced on May 8 that Rachel Koh has been named senior director of pharmacy services, a newly created leadership position that will drive enhancements to ICHS’ pharmacy capabilities. Koh will be responsible for the administration of ICHS’s retail pharmacy operations, management of medication and vaccines within ICHS clinics, and developing […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, RACHEL KOH, VOL 37 NO 21 | MAY 19 - MAY 25

2018 Congressional Arts Competition winners

May 21, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Rep. Pramila Jayapal announced the winners of Washington’s 7th District 2018 Congressional Arts Competition on May 3. Zhen Williams of Chief Sealth International High School took first place, Marlowe Pody of Garfield High School came in second, and Min Jeong Lee of Shoreline Christian School rounded out the top three. Zhen’s painting will be displayed […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 21 | MAY 19 - MAY 25, ZHEN WILLIAMS

Seattle sailor delivers the mail aboard USS Blue Ridge

May 21, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Logistics Specialist Third Class Taeyoun Jeong from Seattle distributes mail in the post office onboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge and her crew have now entered a final upkeep and training phase in preparation to become fully mission capable for operations.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 21 | MAY 19 - MAY 25

Ly honored as All-Washington Scholar

May 21, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Highline College student Phong Ly, 20, was honored as a member of the 2018 All-Washington Academic Team for academic achievement, community service, and involvement on campus. Ly and other top scholars from the state’s 34 community and technical colleges attended the March 22 awards ceremony at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia. During the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, PHONG LY, VOL 37 NO 21 | MAY 19 - MAY 25

Is 92 too old to lead? Malaysia’s Mahathir doesn’t think so

May 19, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By TIM SULLIVAN and EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The longtime strongman was born when silent films still packed movie theaters and Adolf Hitler was still a fringe politician. It was 1926, and his homeland was known as British Malaya. Now Mahathir Mohamad is 92 years old. He is also Malaysia’s […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 21 | MAY 19 - MAY 25

WSU football coach and some lawmakers visit Cambodia

May 19, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington State football coach Mike Leach and three state legislators are visiting Cambodia, where they met with the prime minister and other government officials earlier this month. A university spokesman says Leach is paying his own way for the trip, which is not connected to any Washington State University business. Photos […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 21 | MAY 19 - MAY 25

Soldier reunites with Japanese birth mother after 57 years

May 19, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By KATHRYN TOLBERT The Washington Post It began with a heart attack in the Pentagon parking lot in pre-dawn darkness. Air Force Col. Bruce Hollywood was on his way to work and found himself on the ground, thinking: “This is where it ends.’’ Later, as he lay in the ambulance racing to Walter Reed Army […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 21 | MAY 19 - MAY 25

Nielsen: Asian Americans outpace all other ethnic groups in growth, spending power

May 19, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Nielsen’s 2018 Asian American Consumer Report, Asian Americans: Digital Lives and Growing Influence, released on May 8 revealed that Asian American consumers are growing faster than the general population and maintaining income and education rates higher than any other racial or ethnic group. As the fastest growing ethnic group, Asian […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 21 | MAY 19 - MAY 25

The Abacus Bank sisters on courtrooms, cameras, and family

May 18, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Sung family of Abacus Federal Savings Bank spent years in court, accused by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in New York City of fraud, connected to the 2008 financial crisis. They came close to losing everything that the bank’s founder, Thomas Sung, worked since 1984 to build, as […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies, Featured stories Tagged With: 2018, ABACUS, VOL 37 NO 21 | MAY 19 - MAY 25

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