The Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) sadly announces the passing of its co-president, Elaine Reiko Akagi. Ms. Akagi passed away on Oct. 18, 2012 in Silver Spring, Md., where she was being treated for cancer.
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JACL Co-President Elaine Reiko Akagi passes away during cancer treatment
Posted on 01 November 2012.
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 31 No 45 | 11/3-11/91 Comment
Rest in Peace, Kathryn Akiko Tagawa Sugiyama
Posted on 06 September 2012.
Kathy Akiko Tagawa Sugiyama, former wife of Al Sugiyama, passed away in the comfort of her own home full of loving family and close friends on Sept. 2, 2012, due to complications from cancer. Kathy worked for the City of Seattle for more than 30 years and, in that time, interacted with a number of [...]
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 31 No 37 | 9/8-9/140 Comments
James “Uncle Jimmy” Mar leaves behind powerful legacy (1914–2012)
Posted on 26 July 2012.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly James Malcolm Mar was born in Seattle on July 11, 1914, to immigrant parents Lee Shee and Henry Mar Hing. Throughout his life, Mar would bear witness to the Asian experience in Seattle and the United States and lend his help and services to members of the Asian community.
Posted in Features, Obituaries, Vol 31 No 31 | 7/28-8/30 Comments
Remembering Sherry Soth
Posted on 12 July 2012.
Since the recent shooting in South Seattle, which happened as Sherry Soth and friends were leaving a house party, Soth became known as the 22nd homicide victim in Seattle this year. But the 21-year-old, described by the Seattle Times as a “free-spirited fashionista” of Cambodian descent, left a mark on the local community.
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 31 No 29 | 7/14-7/200 Comments
In memory of community volunteer Howard Eng King (1924–2012)
Posted on 26 April 2012.
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Howard Eng King, a TV antenna specialist, passed away on April 2, 2012, in Beijing, China. He was on the last stop of his trip through China. King spent the last 20 years of his life dancing and traveling, but he is known for his work with TV antennas, including [...]
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 31 No 18 | 4/28-5/40 Comments
In memory of Col. Janice Mano Lehman: nurse, wife, and friend
Posted on 22 March 2012.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Col. Janice Mano Lehman passed away on the morning of March 11 after a nine-year battle with lung cancer. She was 48. Mano Lehman grew up in Seattle and attended Renton High School, graduating in 1982. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Washington State University, where she [...]
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 31 No 13 | 3/24-3/300 Comments
In memory of Gordon
Posted on 12 January 2012.
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Gordon Hirabayashi died on Jan. 2 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he taught sociology at the University of Alberta (UA). He was 93 and had been suffering from Alzheimer’s. In 1942, the U.S. Government ordered nationwide evacuation of Japanese Americans by Executive Order 9066. The government simply called it [...]
Posted in Community News, Obituaries, Vol 31 No 3 | 1/14-1/200 Comments
In memory of Ark Chin, community leader and activist (1924–2011)
Posted on 17 November 2011.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Ark Chin, a Chinese American community leader, passed away at his home on Nov. 13. He was 87 years old. Chin was born in a small village in Tai Shan, China, in 1924 and immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 10. He worked in [...]
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 30 No 47 | 11/19-11/250 Comments
Remembering Ping Chow
Posted on 13 July 2011.
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Edward Shui “Ping” Chow passed away peacefully on June 29, 2011, at the age of 94. He was born on November 5, 1916, in Canton, China. He was the sixth of eight children and the youngest son. As a youth, Ping became an apprentice to a Chinese opera singer [...]
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 30 No 29 | 7/16-7/221 Comment
Artist and father James Leong dies of heart complications at the age of 81
Posted on 03 May 2011.
Award-winning artist James “Jim” Leong died on Thursday, April 21. He is perhaps most remembered for painting the first Chinese American historical mural in San Francisco.
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 30 No 18 | 4/30-5/61 Comment
Branda Pui Chu Luke (1954–2011)
Posted on 24 March 2011.
Branda Pui Chu Luke passed away on March 18 after a three-year battle with lung cancer. She was 57.
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 30 No 13 | 3/26-4/10 Comments
In memory of… Doug Luna, chief justice, community member, and minister
Posted on 03 March 2011.
Former Chief Justice Doug Luna of the Tlingit-Haida Tribes has passed away at the age of 67. He died peacefully in the University of Washington Hospital in Seattle
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 30 No 10 | 3/5-3/116 Comments
Urbano Quijance (1916–2011), veteran, Filipino activist
Posted on 27 January 2011.
Urbano Quijance, 95, died peacefully at his home in Seattle, on Jan. 22. Born in the Philippines, Urbano served his country as a defender of Bataan in WWII. He was captured as a prisoner-of-war
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 30 No 5 | 1/29-2/41 Comment
Jimmy Locke: Veteran, husband, father, and businessman
Posted on 13 January 2011.
Jimmy Locke, born Youh K. Locke, passed away on Jan. 5 in Seattle.
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 30 No 3 | 1/15-1/213 Comments
Ted Choi Tam (1935–2010), father and activist
Posted on 07 October 2010.
Tam majored in business at the University of Washington and served in the U.S. Army. He was a manufacturing engineer before starting Choi Investment Realty.
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 29 No 41 | 10/9-10/150 Comments
John Delloro
Posted on 15 July 2010.
John Delloro, the national president of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), passed away from a heart attack in Los Angeles, Calif. He was 38.
Posted in Obituaries, Vol 29 No 29 | 7/17-7/230 Comments
