Bob Shimabukuro

By Bob Shimabukuro
For Northwest Asian Weekly

In 1973, Dr. Eugene Ko, a well-established physician on Beacon Hill, lent the Beacon Avenue medical office to a group of young activists for the newly-created Asian Community Health Clinic (ACHC), a free “walk-in” clinic, which operated Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9. This founding group included the Muramoto brothers, Al and Keith; Bruce Miyahara; Jon Nakagawa, the first director of the clinic; Jan Ko Fisher, who continues to serve as a board member; Fernando Vega; Ken Nakata; Wilfred Fujimoto; Janet Kubota; Dr. Joseph Okimoto; Rebecca Kang; and others. Read the full story

By Jay Alabaster
The Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese and American officials discussed taking action against a prominent anti-whaling group, with Tokyo insisting that Sea Shepherd’s confrontations on the high seas actually hurt efforts to reduce whaling, U.S. diplomatic cables show. Read the full story

Wishing you a warm and merry Christmas & a happy new year!
— Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang
Northwest Asian Weekly

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By Vivian Nguyen
Northwest Asian Weekly

Over-reported

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By Jason Cruz
Northwest Asian Weekly

1: Manny Pacquiao (Photo by Bret Newton) 2: Apolo Anton Ohno (Photo by Ivan Sekretarev/AP) 3: Rich Cho 4: J.R. Celski 5: Julie Chu 6: Jeremy Lin 7: Ed Wang 8: Nonito Donaire (Photo by Larry Burton) 9: Tim Lincecum 10: Zhaira Costiniano (Photo from www.zhairacostiniano.com)

2010 was another great year for sports. We saw big international events such as the Winter Olympics and the World Cup. We saw the return of Tiger Woods to golf and the continued dominance of Manny Pacquiao in boxing. Read the full story

By Stacy Nguyen and Assunta Ng
Northwest Asian Weekly

1. Jazzed-up leftovers

Let’s face it. We gain weight during the holidays because there are too many leftovers. So why not share the wealth (and calories) by throwing a leftover party on Dec. 26? Read the full story

By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly

Unlike last year, 2010 was a pretty successful year for Asian celebrities, particularly in music and television. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few Asian Americans that make us shake our heads. Read the full story

By Andrew Hamlin
Northwest Asian Weekly

2010 gave us great Asian and Asian-related films from, quite literally, all over the map. Look for the following at your local well-stocked video store: Read the full story

Looking back on 2010, what do you think were the biggest losses to the community? Here are my top 5. Read the full story

Last week, a reader complained about postal vans taking all of the parking spaces outside the ID post office on Sundays. Apparently, the post office heard about the complaint through the Asian Weekly. However, I never called the post office. Somehow, the word got out. Read the full story

To the Editor:

Rev. Driscoll’s reputation is widely known throughout America. As a result, I have mixed feelings on Rev. Driscoll. Read the full story

From left: Mrs. Junko Ota, her husband, Consul General of Japan Kiyokazu Ota, and Lt. Gov. Brad Owen (Photo by Assunta Ng/NWAW)

This year, Japan’s Emperor Akhito turned 77. The Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle celebrated this event by hosting a birthday reception at its headquarters in Queen Anne. Read the full story

With successful completion of the MOU, the WASITRAC delegation and university officials pose for photo to close the ceremony. First row, from left: Professor Kolaskar, Dr. Mary Ellen O’Keeffe, Albert Shen, Suvendu Dash. Second row, from left: Antonio Sanchez, Debadutta Dash, Prashanta Nanda, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Brad Owen, Habib M. Habib, and Vikram Aditya. (Photo by Ina Dash)

The Kushagra Institute of Information and Management Science (KIIMS), Cuttack (in Orissa, India) met with trade delegates from the United States on the KIIMS campus. Read the full story

Sharon Prill

Sharon Prill, a native of Hawaii and part Filipino, was named publisher of the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Prill was formerly the senior vice president and general manager of journal interactive and audience development for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in Wisconsin.

Prill is a graduate of the University of Washington and has worked at The Seattle Times. ♦

Dr. Louise Liang

Louise Liang, M.D., is a new trustee for the Swedish Medical Center Board. From 2002 to 2009, she served as senior vice president of quality and clinical systems support for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals.

Previously, Liang served as board chair for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and she was chief operating officer and medical director of Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, as well as founding CEO and president of Group Health Permanente.

Also joining the Swedish board is Isiaah Crawford, Ph.D.