By Stacy Nguyen
Northwest Asian Weekly
The Pioneers honorees and their guests (Photo by George Liu/NWAW)
Today, pioneers don’t hate to don coonskin hats to blaze trails. In fact, they come in all sorts of garb. Read the full story
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Giving back: the secret to the successes of Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurship
Posted on 27 October 2011.
Posted in Community News, Vol 30 No 44 | 10/29-11/4Comments (0)
Kenichi Uchikura: A software publishing visionary
Posted on 13 October 2011.
By Jeffrey Osborn
Northwest Asian Weekly
Kenichi Uchikura
Kenichi “Ken” Uchikura didn’t travel to America as a child of immigrant workers. He did, however, travel to America for what many call the American Dream, one of entrepreneurship and success. This year, Uchikura, chair of Pacific Software Publishing Inc., will be honored for his leadership and vision at Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation’s Annual Asian Americans Pioneer Award in Social Entrepreneurship.
Uchikura was born in Ashiya, Japan, where he spent most of his youth.
He had not thought of moving to America until the age of 15, when he went on a vacation to Hawaii with his family. Read the full story
Posted in Profiles, Vol 30 No 42 | 10/15-10/21Comments (0)
