The first executive director for Mukai Farm & Garden on Vashon Island, Tina Shattuck, brings years of experience and skills in project and staff management, fundraising, event planning, and new business development. Shattuck begins her new role on Aug. 7. She will lead membership and visitor engagement during this era of COVID-19 challenges to the […]
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Maneki turns to GoFundMe to stay afloat
Seattle’s oldest sushi restaurant, Maneki, launched a GoFundMe on July 23 to help raise some money, as it struggles to generate enough business to stay afloat and keep staff onboard. As of press time, it has raised $37,000. Owner Jean Nakayama told Eater Seattle the money “would allow us to make some safety layout improvements […]
BCD Tofu House founder Hee Sook Lee dies
Hee Sook Lee, who founded the beloved, Los Angeles-based restaurant chain, known for its bubbling pots of soondubu and its willingness to stay open late, passed away in mid-July. Lee was a first generation Korean American who loved to cook and share her recipes with friends and family. After settling in Los Angeles, she founded […]
Relief fund for CID small businesses raises $750K
SEATTLE — The Chinatown International District (CID) Restaurants and other Small Businesses Relief Fund announced on July 28 that it has raised over $750,000, and provided direct financial aid to 165 small businesses that suffered revenue losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “What this tells us is that people care deeply about the resilience and […]
Young organizers bridge digital divide with “Telehealth Access for Seniors”—Donated devices keep elders connected and healthy during COVID-19
By Theo Bickel, ICHS FOR NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Grace Chen picks up an electronic tablet that’s been left at a donor’s doorstep and returns to her car. Later, it will be cleaned and wiped for a fresh start. For the past three months, Chen and Katie Li, university students and organizers of “Telehealth Access for […]
Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy U.S. arm of TikTok
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft confirmed on Aug. 2 it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about security and censorship surrounding such an acquisition. In a statement, Microsoft […]
BLOG: Traveling during the pandemic — Challenges and risks
Fear and worry make me think twice about exploring strange lands, when the coronavirus kicked in this year, killing even the strong, good, and young.
Local public housing leaders criticize rollback in fair housing rules
By: Andrew Lofton Executive Director, Seattle Housing Authority Stephen Norman Executive Director, King County Housing Authority Michael Mirra Executive Director, Tacoma Housing Authority Mark Gropper Executive Director, Renton Housing Authority As leaders of public housing authorities in the Puget Sound region, we are distressed that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is enacting […]
The Layup Drill
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. As sports returns, we take a look at an NHL player speaking out for racial injustice, an NBA hopeful, a triathlete setting a record, and the passing of a surfing legend. Matt Dumba makes stand by taking knee The Minnesota Wild’s […]
EDITORIAL: An effort to dismiss the undercounted
This week, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it would end its efforts to count the number of people living in the country on Sept. 30, a month earlier than anticipated. The Washington Census Alliance, a coalition of more than 90 Black and Brown-led community organizations across Washington state, condemned the decision—saying the rushed timeline will […]
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