By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly North Seattle Community College (NSCC) President Mark Mitsui has been selected to serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges in the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. The selection follows a many-month-long process that began in January.
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NSCC President Mitsui headed to U.S. Education Dept.
Posted on 13 June 2013.
Posted in Community News, Education, Features 25, Profiles, Vol 32 No 25 | 6/15-6/210 Comments
Judgment reinstated for Olympia man called a “communist”
Posted on 06 June 2013.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Washington State Supreme Court reinstated a $310,000 jury award to Olympia resident Vietnamese American Duc
Posted in Features, Features 24, Profiles, Vol 32 No 24 | 6/8-6/140 Comments
Interim Chief Jim Pugel on APA recruitment and promotion
Posted on 06 June 2013.
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Chief Jim Pugel took over the reigns of a police department in transition when he was appointed interim police chief two months ago. How does he plan to address the APA recruitment and promotion problem and other issues currently affecting the police department? We sat down with him to [...]
Posted in Community News, Features, Features 24, Profiles, Vol 32 No 24 | 6/8-6/140 Comments
LIHI disqualified from Home Depot contest
Posted on 06 June 2013.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) will no longer be participating in the Home Depot Foundation’s May
Posted in Community News, Features, Features 24, Profiles, Vol 32 No 24 | 6/8-6/140 Comments
Flights to Asia from Seattle to expand in June — Three new trans-Pacific routes to begin f lying in June
Posted on 30 May 2013.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly New routes from Seattle to multiple airports in Asia will begin to see travel in June, as Delta Airlines and All
Posted in Business, Community News, Features, Features 23, Profiles, Vol 32 No 23 | 6/1-6/70 Comments
Under My Skin places viewers face to face with complex issue of race
Posted on 30 May 2013.
By Shin Yu Pai Northwest Asian Weekly From new media such as soundscapes and videos to more traditional methods like painting, sculpture, and photography,
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Features, Features, Features 23, Profiles, Profiles, Vol 32 No 23 | 6/1-6/70 Comments
Traditionally white, fire departments offer chance at service, brotherhood — Part one of a two-part series on Asians in public service
Posted on 23 May 2013.
By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly On a recent medic call on a sunny afternoon, Snohomish Fire Department firefighter and paramedic Ray
Posted in Community News, Features, Features 22, Profiles, Vol 32 No 22 | 5/25-5/310 Comments
Bjong Wolf Yeigh selected as chancellor of University of Washington Bothell
Posted on 23 May 2013.
University of Washington President Michael K. Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce announced on
Posted in Community News, Features, Features 22, Profiles, Vol 32 No 22 | 5/25-5/310 Comments
Aegis Living prepping for groundbreaking of Chinese-focused assisted-living facility in PNW — Culturally Chinese Aegis Gardens to offer high-end amenities
Posted on 17 May 2013.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Aegis Living, a Redmond-based assisted living provider administering over two dozen properties in Washington, California, and Nevada, is moving forward with plans to break ground for a new culturally Chinese retirement facility near Bellevue, modeled after its successful Aegis Gardens in Fremont, Calif.
Posted in Community News, Features, Profiles, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/240 Comments
Visa for cash programs offer path to green card — Options available for foreign investors willing to invest in America
Posted on 16 May 2013.
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly While some seek investment opportunities for themselves, others do it for their children.
Posted in Features, Features 21, Profiles, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/245 Comments
Japanese landmarks on two local campuses to be restored
Posted on 16 May 2013.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Two local college campuses are preparing to commission and restore art installations relating to Japanese history.
Posted in Features, Features 21, Profiles, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/240 Comments
President Obama’s half-sister on love, parenting, and the mom they both shared
Posted on 09 May 2013.
By Gabrielle Nomura Northwest Asian Weekly It was Maya Soetoro-Ng’s mother who made her realize how lucky she was to be of mixed race. Being both Indonesian and white, Soetoro-Ng belonged to more than one world.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Features, Features, Features 20, Profiles, Profiles, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments
Finding motherhood a different way — A local mom’s long, rewarding road to motherhood through adoption
Posted on 09 May 2013.
By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly After Alma Corpuz married her husband over a decade ago, she knew that she had more love to give.
Posted in Community News, Features, Features 20, Profiles, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments
Overcoming trauma, women reach new heights
Posted on 02 May 2013.
Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Trauma can be a difficult thing to overcome. It can set back a person’s life, but when one can
Posted in Community News, Features, Features 19, Profiles, Vol 32 No 19 | 5/4-5/101 Comment
Smithsonian APA director on history and the Wing Luke
Posted on 25 April 2013.
By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly Museums are essential to telling the Asian American story, said Konrad Ng, director of the Asian Pacific
Posted in Features, Features 18, Profiles, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments
Chen wins case, jury awards $2 million to former Medina chief
Posted on 28 March 2013.
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly A federal jury found on Tuesday, March 26 that Medina city manager Donna Hanson’s firing of former Police Chief
Posted in Community News, Features, Profiles, Vol 32 No 14 | 3/30-4/50 Comments
