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Frieda Takamura appointed to Renton Tech’s board

January 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Frieda Takamura to Renton Technical College’s board of trustees, a term she will serve through Sept. 30, 2020. Takamura was president of the Renton Education Association from 1988–91 and taught junior high and high schools in Renton, Walla Walla, and Crawfordsville, Ind. She previously was the human and civil rights program […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Frieda Takamura, Jay Inslee, Renton Education Association, Renton Technical College, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, Walla Walla, Washington Education Association, Whitman College

Humane Society rescues pups from South Korean meat farm

November 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sheila Hagar Walla Walla Union-Bulletin They have no names, yet. “I really want the families to be able to name them,” said Sara Archer, executive director of Blue Mountain Humane Society, dishing out a pet treat for the 80-pound dog in front of her. Archer is referring to four tosa inus, also called Japanese […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Adam Parascandola, Although Archer, Blue Mountain Humane Society, Bok Nal, HSI, Humane Society International, Olympics, San Francisco, Sara Archer, South Korean, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, Walla Walla, adoption

Top Contributor: Frieda Takamura, lifetime contributor to the Asian community

November 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Senhao Liu Northwest Asian Weekly From being a teacher to a policymaker in education improvement, Frieda Takamura has contributed much during the past 40 years to the Asian Pacific Islander community.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, API, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Asian Pacific Islander, Chinese, Frieda Takamura, Japanese American, Michael Itti, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Senhao Liu, Southeast Asian, Tokyo, Top Contributor Frieda Takamura, Top Contributors 2014, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28, WEA, Walla Walla, White Center Community Development Association, Whitman College

Surviving a stroke; facing challenges — Dr. Greg Ogata moves forward

November 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By WSDA News Northwest Asian Weekly If you’ve ever met Washington State Dental Association President Dr. Greg Ogata

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, American Dental Association, Cherry Hill, Doug Coe, Gary Inman, Greg Ogata, Laos, Laura Williams, Northwest Asian Weekly, Occupational Therapist, Seattle, Swedish Hospital, US, Vol 33 No 47 | November 15 - November 21, WSDA, Walla Walla, Washington State Dental Association President Dr

Get free help getting naturalized

February 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

People who want to become U.S. citizens can get free help at day-long  “Citizen Day” workshops being offered around the state.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Citizenship Day, Tacoma Community House, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7, Walla Walla

There are plenty of Lunar New Year celebrations

January 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Marino Saito Northwest Asian Weekly Lunar New Year is known as the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar — a time for families to get together. It’s like Christmas Day for Americans. The Lunar New Year starts on Jan. 31 this year. A lot of events will be held around the Seattle and […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Cambodia, Chinatown, Chinese New Year, Christmas Day, Dessert Dash, Eddie Vedder, Lake City Community Center, Lunar New Year Banquet Silent Auction, Next Friday, Northwest Asian Weekly, Parade Contest, Seattle Symphony, Vietnam, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31, Walla Walla, hing hay park

BLOG: Cheering for a competitor and a friend

July 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Are there competitors that I admire? Yes, there was one. Carolyn Kelly, retired president of the Seattle Times, used to be my competitor.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Asian American, Carolyn Kelly, Edward Carlson Award, Jane Nishita, King County Councilmember Larry Gossett, Leadership Tomorrow, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Sheraton, Seattle Times, Space Needle, Vol 32 No 29 | July 13 - July 19, Walla Walla, Washington State, Yvonne Tate, women of color

BLOG: A dinner for Chinese media

April 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng What does Washington state mean to Chinese people?

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, Ben Zhang, Brad Owen, China First, China Harbor Restaurant, Chinese, Great China Industries Founder, Greater China Industries, King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn, Lake Union, Lo Yu Sun, Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Vol 32 No 18 | April 27 - May 3, Walla Walla, White House, blog

Lt. Gov. Brad Owen honored at Seattle Chinatown dinner

April 5, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Though politicians were plentiful at the March 31 event honoring Lt. Governor Brad Owen, it wasn’t a political affair. Rather, the Sunday dinner was about fun and celebration.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: Albert Shen, Although Owen, Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee, Chinatown, Debadutta Dash, Easter Sunday, Evelyn Wong, Governor Brad Owen, International District, Kasper Lee, Lena Hou, Linda Owen, Nora Chan, Northwest Asian Weekly Publisher Assunta Ng, Seattle Chinatown, Seattle Chinese Post, Walla Walla, Zachariah Bryan

Washington politicians draw from excess campaign cash

August 30, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mike Baker The Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — With their excess campaign cash, politicians in Washington state often return money to donors, forward it to their political party, or donate it to charity.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, Brad Owen, Democratic State Auditor Brian Sonntag, IRS, Joe Zarelli, King County Council, Lori Anderson, OLYMPIA, PDC, Public Disclosure Commission, Republican Rep, Toby Nixon, Vol 31 No 36 | September 1 - September 7, Walla Walla

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