By Tim Gruver NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Growing up in Tacoma, surrounded by people from all walks of life, Marcella Tomlin can remember the difficulties of being a person of color in a classroom. In the fourth grade, Tomlin said that she was often indistinguishable from her other Black peers to her teacher, many of whom […]
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US arrest, raids in Seattle pot probe with China ties
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. authorities have arrested a Seattle woman, conducted raids, and seized thousands of marijuana plants in an investigation into what they say is an international black market marijuana operation financed by Chinese money, The Seattle Times reported on May 19. Authorities are still searching for two men who are suspected of leading […]
Deadpool 2 – Fun for the whole family. — Just kidding. Find a babysitter for the kids!
By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Deadpool was the movie sensation that carved a niche for every superhero fan who was old enough to watch it. There were so many Easter Eggs, ranging from comic book references to numerous Ryan Reynold ones, that kept the audience laughing the whole movie. I was worried Deadpool 2 […]
What’s showing at SIFF
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Ava” Sadaf Foroughi spends some of her time in Canada, but she’s Iranian by birth and brings a fresh, winning perspective to the problems of women in Iranian society. Her new film (and first feature) follows a band of adolescent schoolgirls doing, for the most part, things adolescent schoolgirls […]
9-year-old wins national event at Masters
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly On an unusually sunny day in late April, 9-year-old Taighan Chea was at the driving range hitting golf balls with his golf coach, dad, and his dog looking on. Just a few weeks earlier, the Bothell middle-schooler had won the Drive, Chip & Putt Finals at the Masters Golf […]
NEA’s Jane Chu stepping down
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The National Endowment for the Arts announced earlier this month that its current chair, Jane Chu, will resign from her post effective June 4. In a statement, Chu said “I am so appreciative of having had this opportunity. The National Endowment for the Arts is doing effective and meaningful work […]
LETTER: A PR stunt against Starbucks?
Dear Editor, I would like to respond to your editorial in the April 21-27 issue “Being Black at Starbucks.” I believe that race had nothing to do with those men’s arrest. Suppose two men went into Tai Tung and sat there and would never order. When requested to leave, they refused. When police arrived and […]
LETTER: Instead of Cinco de Mayo…
Dear Editor, Instead of celebrating May 5 as Cinco de Mayo, I believe we’d all seem better informed if taught to celebrate much more important things that occurred on this day. For example, May 5 is set aside as Children’s Day to respect children’s personalities and to celebrate their happiness. It’s observed by a billion […]
The key to Summit Sierra’s success
By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY One of the things Edgiemeh De La Cruz appreciates most about Summit Sierra High School is the way the faculty make the school feel like a second home. “[The teachers] always greet you at the door, saying hello, or just checking up with you for a couple seconds, before […]
Seasoned Olympia lobbyist running for state senate in the 34th
By Jessica Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly Observe. Plan. Act. These are steps that serve Sofia Aragon well, and led her to where she is today: a hopeful in the state senate race for the 34th district, which comprises West Seattle, Burien, White Center, and Maury and Vashon Islands. The decision to run is the […]
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