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Archive | June 2010
New faces in new places
Posted on 17 June 2010.
Posted in Names in the News, Vol 29 No 25 | 6/19-6/250 Comments
June 21: Robert Mak returns to KING-TV
Posted on 17 June 2010.
After years in the Seattle political scene as communications director for Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, Robert Mak returned to KING-TV on June 21.
Posted in Names in the News, Vol 29 No 25 | 6/19-6/250 Comments
Column: Hollywood, once again, says no Asians need apply
Posted on 17 June 2010.
The Harrison Ford movie “Extraordinary Measures” was released on DVD last month. This movie is based on a true story.
Posted in Column: You Talkin' to Me?, Vol 29 No 25 | 6/19-6/254 Comments
Blog: Mark Mitsui, a future chancellor?
Posted on 17 June 2010.
When Mark Mitsui was appointed as the president of North Seattle Community College, I felt that he could very well be another Peter Ku, chancellor emerita of Seattle Community Colleges.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 29 No 25 | 6/19-6/250 Comments
Blog: Dr. Matsuoka, a genius and a mom
Posted on 17 June 2010.
Meet Dr. Yorky Matsuoka, a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow & Associate Professor of the University of Washington. She has a doctoral
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 29 No 25 | 6/19-6/250 Comments
Blog: Behind the news: East West’s purchase
Posted on 17 June 2010.
Dominic Ng, chairman and chief executive of East West Bank, which acquired Washington First International Bank, surprised Asian media by showing up in Seattle on
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 29 No 25 | 6/19-6/250 Comments
98118: one of the most diverse zip codes in the country … and it’s right in our own backyard
Posted on 10 June 2010.
On any given day, the cacophony of different languages, sight of public art on streets and sidewalks, and wafting smell of cuisines as diverse as the local citizens fill the streets
Posted in Business, Vol 29 No 24 | 6/12-6/1811 Comments
After turbulent past, Seike garden debuts on the big screen
Posted on 10 June 2010.
A new wrought iron fence and security camera at the Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden are being installed to protect it from vandalism. Many of its stone
Posted in Community News, Cultures, Vol 29 No 24 | 6/12-6/180 Comments
Cherry blossom pageant heralds a new kind of Japanese American girl
Posted on 10 June 2010.
The Greater Seattle Japanese Community Queen coronation was definitely not the standard bikini and high heels pageant seen on TV. No, attending it was
Posted in Community News, Vol 29 No 24 | 6/12-6/181 Comment
Michael Park, the new face of Federal Way?
Posted on 10 June 2010.
In 1995, Washington state elected the first and only Chinese American governor in U.S. history. Sixteen years later
Posted in Community News, Profiles, Vol 29 No 24 | 6/12-6/180 Comments
