Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the nation’s federal transportation secretary, died on May 3. He was 90.
Evelyn Yim Hou: 1963-2022
Family members, friends and loved ones gathered on April 19 to bid farewell to Evelyn Hou.
Remembering Alan Yabui
A Celebration of Life will be held on April 12 for Dr. Alan Yabui. He died on Feb. 24 at age 81 from a head injury from a fall. He […]
IN MEMORY OF …: Calvin Joseph Fung (1924-2022)
With his daughters at his side, Calvin Joseph Fung, 97, died peacefully on Feb. 11. He leaves behind his wife of 73 years (Jeni), daughters Janine Chan (Brian) and Alicia […]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s son dies
Microsoft Corp. told its executive staff in an email this week that Zain Nadella, son of Chief Executive Officer Satya, died on Feb. 28. He was 26 years old and […]
Remembering Kiku Hayashi
Kikuye Hayashi of Seattle died on Sept. 13. She was 78 years old. “Kiku was one of a kind,” Bill Tashima, a friend of Hayashi, told the Northwest Asian Weekly. […]
Remembering Bill Lee
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A beloved volunteer of the Danny Woo Community Garden, Bill Lee, will be remembered on Saturday, July 16 at noon—fittingly at the same garden […]
Remembering Kim Phạm, a voice for Washington’s Vietnamese community
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Kim Phạm, the publisher of Người Việt Tây Bắc (Northwest Vietnamese News), died in his sleep on March 30, at the age of 71. […]
Deems Tsutakawa passes
Jazz pianist Deems Tsutakawa died on Feb. 25, according to an obituary. He was 69 years old and battled cancer.
Mary Matsuda Gruenewald: Author, health care pioneer dies
Mary Matsuda Gruenewald died on Feb. 11 of complications from non-COVID-related pneumonia, her son Ray Gruenewald told the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber. She was 96 years old.
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