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Chow and former Gov. Spellman hope to bring pandas to Washington

January 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Sept. 23, 2015, Ron Chow was appointed as International Friendship Representative for Washington state by the Sichuan Provincial Government to promote trade and friendship between the two regions. Chow co-chairs the Washington State Panda Foundation with former Washington Gov. John Spellman. They aim to bring pandas to Seattle-area zoos. The majority of pandas are […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, China, John Spellman, Ron Chow, Sichuan Provincial Government, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Washington Gov, Washington State Panda Foundation

Former refugee thanks governor who welcomed him in 1975

December 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Melissa Santos The News Tribune TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Vuong Nguyen has spent the past 40 years feeling indebted to former Washington Gov. Dan Evans. This year, the former Vietnamese refugee finally found a way to express his thanks: by giving the former Republican governor a bonsai tree landscape. Nguyen was one of the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, California Gov, Camp Pendleton, China, Dan Evans, Jay Inslee, Jerry Brown, Native Americans, Pacific Bonsai Museum, TACOMA, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1, Vuong Nguyen, Washington Gov

Mona Locke’s new appointment

January 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Intellectual Ventures has hired Mona Locke, a former journalist best known as Washington State’s former first lady, as its new senior vice president of corporate communications and marketing.<!–more–> The hire was announced by the controversial patent holding and technology firm, based in Bellevue, Wash., and led by former Microsoft chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold. Locke’s appointment promises to improve the […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Names in the News, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, 2015, China, Intellectual Ventures, Komen Foundation, Mona Locke, Nathan Myhrvold, Seattle, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, Washington Gov, Washington State, gary locke, technology

BC and UW-Bothell join forces in welcoming Chinese business students

January 27, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This fall, students at Bellevue College will welcome Chinese students into their business program, as Bellevue College (BC) and the University of Washington Bothell (UW Bothell) campus begin

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Cultures Tagged With: 2011, 2016, Andrew Elder, BC, Bellevue College, Bellevue Community College, China, Chinese, Commerce Gary Locke, Deputy Secretary, Leslie Lum, Margaret Lu, Nina Huang, Sandeep Krishnamurthy, UW, Vol 30 No 5 | January 29 - February 4, Washington Gov

Jan. 17: Jimmy Locke remembered

January 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A memorial service was held at First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue for Jimmy Locke, who passed away on Jan. 5 in Seattle. Locke was a veteran

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Albert Rosellini, Bellevue Deputy Mayor Conrad Lee, Chinese, Chris Gregoire, Commerce Gary Locke, Jay Inslee, Jimmy Locke, King County Assessor Lloyd Hara, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray, Seattle, Taiwan, Vol 30 No 4 | January 22 - January 28, Washington Gov

July 15: Four appointed to Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs

August 5, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire appointed four people to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Chris Gregoire, Jagdish Sharma, Rey Pascua, Tashi Khamshitsang, Tyati Tufono, Vol 29 No 32 | August 7 - August 13, Washington Gov

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