Crossroads Mall to change foreign flag after community complaints
By Allison Deangelis Bellevue Reporter Crossroads Mall officials have agreed Sept. 8 to change a flag displayed at their food court after locals complained about the offensive nature of the Vietnamese...
View ArticleIs it back to school for Seattle Public Schools? — Negotiations, negotiations…
And the negotiations have been tenuous. As of Sept. 8, there has been progress, but it depends on which side you are on. What does the Seattle Education Association (SEA) say? Despite having made...
View ArticleHere’s 8 Ways Asian Americans can stand up to racist presidential candidates
Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Donald Trump this week unleashed a string of racist insults against Asian Americans and Latinos. Trump pulled a “ching chong” at a rally and earlier...
View ArticleMeet Mia Tuan — UW’s Dean of the College of Education
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly “UW, where have you been all my life?” asked Mia Tuan. Tuan is the first Asian American female and third Asian American to be the Dean of the College of Education...
View ArticleYoung heart, strong vision — Sarah Baker wants to create space for everyone...
By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly At only 26 years old, Sarah Baker has an impressive resume of supporting diversity. Not only is she the president-elect of the Japanese American Citizens League...
View ArticleWing Luke Museum closes Year 1 and prepares for Year 2 of Do You Know Bruce?...
Building on the first year of its Do You Know Bruce? exhibition, the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (The Wing) is excited to bring a fresh angle on the Bruce Lee story. Year...
View ArticleCar chase and collision in the ID
Car chase and collision in the ID A car collided with another vehicle at the corner of Dearborn and 7th Ave So. on Labor Day. The crash was a result of a shootout at the Central District’s Powell...
View ArticleSome back-to-school inspiration
By Kimmy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Growing up as a first-generation Vietnamese American student, I have to constantly prove who I am as a person and what I am capable of. There were many...
View ArticleStill battling for feminism after 200 years
By Nesta Lu Summer Youth Leadership Program In 1792, Mary Wollenscroft(1759-1797) wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women and composed one of her famous quotes: “I do not wish them [women] to have...
View ArticleThere is more than a single story
By Zhi Lin Summer Youth Leadership Program Chimamanda Adichie, in a recent TED Talk, spoke about the danger of single stories and how it can lead to stereotypes as well as misunderstandings in the...
View ArticleTotally Awesome Hulk and a totally awesome line-up
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly With the sun setting earlier and temperatures cooling, it’s clear that the summer is over. Let’s say goodbye to this last season as we examine and usher in...
View ArticleAsia looking to dominate world music
By Teresa Cerojano Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Music hit maker David Foster said Monday he’s always on the lookout for fresh talent, and Asia seems to have a lot of it. Foster is in...
View ArticleChina seizes 620 turtles and tortoises smuggled from Vietnam
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese border patrol officials seized 620 wild turtles and tortoises — 510 of them considered endangered — that were found alive in a shipment of frozen seafood from Vietnam, state...
View ArticleTrial set for officer charged with abusing Indian man
By Jay Reeves Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer went on trial Sept. 1 on a federal charge of using excessive force against an Indian man who was thrown down and...
View ArticleNear LA’s Koreatown, pastor tries to lift veil on youth drug abuse
By Christine Armario Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a blue-and-white church on the outskirts of Los Angeles’ Koreatown, pastor Young Ho Han is trying to lift the veil on a problem silently...
View ArticleJapanese-American WWII war hero Ben Kuroki dies
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Ben Kuroki, who overcame the American military’s discriminatory policies to become the only Japanese American to fly over Japan during World War II, has died. He was 98. Kuroki...
View ArticleMoriguchi awarded
Tomio Moriguchi, infamous for Uwajimaya (and class of ’61 UW) will be receiving the Dr. Samuel E. Kelly Award from the Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) Oct. 17th at the University of Washington....
View ArticleSeattle Colleges Chancellor announces retirement
After 40 years with Seattle Colleges, Chancellor Jill Wakefield has announced her retirement, effective June 2016. She was appointed as chancellor in 2009, becoming the district’s first female in that...
View ArticleMatsukawa to receive Foreign Minister’s commendation
On Aug. 18, Council Member Lori Matsukawa was named a recipient of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation. The anchor of KING-TV in Seattle helped establish the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of...
View ArticleMiss Chinese Seattle 2015
The Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce will be hosting historical Seattle Miss Chinatown Pageant Sept. 20th 5:30 p.m. at Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue. Every year, the Scholarship for Women...
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