For 50 years, the entrance to Seward Park was distinguished by a 26-foot tall torii, or Japanese gate. Now, community members are inviting the public to help design a replacement for the former neighborhood icon, which was removed in the mid-1980s due to age and decay.
Archive | January 2013
Community to restore iconic Japanese gate in Seward Park
Posted on 18 January 2013.
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Auburn Temple to host 2013 convention
Posted on 18 January 2013.
White River Buddhist Temple, a member temple of the Buddhist Churches of America, announced that they will be hosting the 2013 Northwest Buddhist Convention. The 66th annual convention is to be held from Friday, Feb. 15 through Sunday, Feb. 17, at the DoubleTree Suites Hotel at Southcenter in Tukwila.
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JACL announces 2013 scholarship program
Posted on 18 January 2013.
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) announced the details of its 2013 scholarship program earlier in December. The JACL annually offers approximately 30 college scholarships for students who are incoming college freshmen, undergraduates, and graduates, and those specializing in law or the creative/performing arts. There is also a scholarship for those in need of financial [...]
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Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association to host 9th Annual Female Jazz Vocalist Audition
Posted on 18 January 2013.
The Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association (SKSCA) is pleased to announce the 9th Annual Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audition. The SKSCA will send one high school-aged and one adult female jazz vocalist from the Greater Seattle area to Kobe, Japan in May 2013 to be a guest singer at the 14th Annual Kobe Jazz Vocal Queen [...]
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SPD address hiring and recruitment at community meeting
Posted on 17 January 2013.
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Leaders of the Asian Pacific American community met with representatives of the Seattle Police Department on Wednesday, Jan.
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Bruce Harrell enters crowded Mayor’s race
Posted on 17 January 2013.
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell announced his entry into the increasingly
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Nankai, Chief Sealth face off in showdown
Posted on 17 January 2013.
By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly China can play basketball.
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Inslee sworn in as Governor
Posted on 17 January 2013.
Jay Inslee was sworn in as Washington’s 23rd Governor on Wednesday, Jan. 16 in front of a crowd of approximately 250 at the State Capitol Rotunda.
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EDITORIAL: Obama’s new cabinet is in need of some color
Posted on 17 January 2013.
Going into his second term, President Barack Obama’s staff is already seeing a lot of changes. He has nominated a new Secretary of Defense, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R–Neb.), and a new Secretary of State, Sen. John Kerry (D–Mass.), and he might soon have to nominate a new head of the EPA, Treasury Secretary, Energy Secretary, [...]
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New Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya remembered in Seattle event
Posted on 14 January 2013.
Members from different ethnic groups paid tribute to Nirbhaya, the New Delhi gang rape victim, at a
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Heidi Park elected 2013 JACL Seattle president
Posted on 14 January 2013.
The Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) announced their 2013 president, Heidi Park, during their annual year-end Bonnenkai party hosted at Hiroshi’s Restaurant on Dec. 18. She will be following 2012 President Ryan Chin. Park is currently working as a policy analyst for the office of Mayor Mike McGinn and is of [...]
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Inagi co-chairing diversity committee for Attorney General-elect Bob Ferguson
Posted on 14 January 2013.
Candace Inagi, vice president of Asian Pacific Americans for Civic Engagement and Senior Adviser for External Affairs for the Mayor’s office, is co-chairing Attorney General-elect Bob Ferguson’s subcommittee focused on increasing diversity in the AG office and better serving under-served and vulnerable communities. The committee hosted its first meeting on Friday, Dec. 17, with co-chair [...]
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Seattle artist Naoko Morisawa chosen for 2013 CVG Show
Posted on 14 January 2013.
Pacific Northwest artist Naoko Morisawa has been chosen for inclusion in the 2013 CVG Show in Bremerton’s Collective Vision Gallery.
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Philippine army, police kill 13 suspects in clash
Posted on 12 January 2013.
By Aaron Favila The Associated Press ATIMONAN, Philippines (AP) — Philippine army special forces and police killed 13 suspected criminals in a fierce gunbattle Sunday, Dec. 6 in a northeastern province in the latest violence to erupt in the country in recent days.
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Bluefin tuna sells for record $1.76M in Tokyo
Posted on 12 January 2013.
By Malcolm Foster The Associated Press TOKYO, Japan (AP) — A bluefin tuna sold for a record $1.76 million at a Tokyo auction Saturday, Jan. 5, nearly three times the previous high set last year — even as environmentalists warn that stocks of the majestic, speedy fish are being depleted worldwide amid strong demand for [...]
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Court rejects request to halt Calif. shark fin ban
Posted on 12 January 2013.
By Staff The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — A federal court has rejected two Chinese American groups’ request to halt California’s ban on the selling and possession of shark fins.
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