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Trio leads UW to women’s golf title

June 23, 2016 By Jason Cruz

The University of Washington (UW)’s women’s golf team won its first national championship this May in Eugene, Ore. Senior Ying Luo and freshmen Wenyung Keh and Sarah Rhee helped lead the team to a memorable victory.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2016, SARAH RHEE, VOL 35 NO 26 | JUNE 25 - JULY 1, WENYUNG KEH, YING LUO

The Layup Drill — National champs! UW women’s golf team takes title

June 2, 2016 By Jason Cruz

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition, we cover the University of Washington (UW)’s Women’s Golf Team winning a national title, a new class of members inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame, a new Spelling Bee champ crowned, and a Chinese prospect eyeing the NBA draft.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2016, SARAH RHEE, VOL 35 NO 23 | JUNE 4 - JUNE 10, YING LUO

The Layup Drill — Pacquiao’s last f ight? Henderson retiring? Lin not getting calls?

May 12, 2016 By Jason Cruz

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, we write about the “last” fight for Manny Pacquiao, whether NBA refs respect Jeremy Lin, and Benson Henderson making a big career move.

Filed Under: Sports, Feature stories Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 20 | MAY 14 - MAY 20

Race heats up to fill vacant 7th Congressional District seat

May 12, 2016 By Jason Cruz

Following the announcement this year that Jim McDermott is retiring and vacating his seat for the 7th Congressional District in Washington state, a group of candidates quickly emerged. Two of the candidates, Pramila Jayapal and Dr. Arun Jhaveri, are members of the API community.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2016, Dr. Arun Jhaveri, Pramila Jayapal, VOL 35 NO 20 | MAY 14 - MAY 20

Amazing amateurs sail around the world in yacht race

April 28, 2016 By Jason Cruz

Earlier this month, Seattle served as one of the stops in a race around the world.

No, it wasn’t a reality television show, though the voyage was truly amazing.

In the sixth leg of this eight-leg voyage around the globe, crews left the sailing city of Qingdao, China on March 20. The crews crossed the Pacific Ocean and began docking into Seattle April 15.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6, YACHT RACE, Yuko Kikuchi

Newly elected SeaTac City council member ready for real work to begin

March 31, 2016 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Peter Kwon has taken over 100 meetings since he became an official member of the SeaTac City Council this past January. A newcomer to politics, Kwon is learning the ropes of the political process during his first term. Born in Seoul, South Korea, he moved with his parents to […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2012, Angela Ashes, Jason Cruz, Korean Americans, Locking Mailbox Program, New York City, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peter Kwon, Queen Anne, Rick Forschler, Seattle, Sound Transit, South Korea, Stuyvesant High School, Terry Anderson, Todd Cutts, UW

The Layup Drill: Snowboarder, Mariner, Sounder … and Yao!

March 24, 2016 By Jason Cruz

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition we take a look at a snowboarding Phenom, a new Mariner, the Sounders lose a key player and Yao Ming moves closer to Hall of Fame.

Filed Under: Columns, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Beijing, Big Boy, China, Chinese Team, Former Houston Rockets, Jason Cruz, MVP, Major League Soccer, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obafemi Martins, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, South Korean First Baseman, Spain, Summer Olympics, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Wall Street Journal, Winter Olympics, Yao Ming, japan

King Ed of the Hill: Comic ready to record first Seattle album

March 24, 2016 By Jason Cruz

“I’m not a white male comedian.” Ed Hill knows himself. Hill, a Taiwanese Canadian, travels all over the world making people laugh. The CanAsian is embarking on a new venture as he simultaneously plans on recording his second comedy album later this month at the Columbia Center Theater in Seattle.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: Almost Live, Ed Hill, Gotham Comedy Live, Jason Cruz, King Ed, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, Simon Fraser University, Taiwanese Canadian, United States, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Weirdo Whisperer

After acquittal, Jarred Ha just wants life back

March 3, 2016 By Jason Cruz

Like many ambitious, young University of Washington students anxious about college exams, third-year junior Jarred Ha studied for a test for the upcoming week, writing down everything he recalled from his class. Except Ha did this from the King County jail as a result of an incident in which he defended himself from an attack near the University of Washington (UW) campus.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, ASUW, American Flag, Chinese Lion Dance, Columbia Tower, Foster School, Graham Harper, Issaquah High School, Jarred Ha, Jason Cruz, Judge Spearman, Kevin Celustka, King County Superior Court Judge Mariane Spearman, Martial Arts, National Guard, Seattle Times, Senator Slaney, Vanessa Ha Photo, Vanessa Photo, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, parking

The Layup Drill — A New Year talking Doug B, a new Mariner, and … Manny’s last fight?

February 19, 2016 By Jason Cruz

Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to a new edition of The Layup Drill! This month, we revisit the great year by Doug Baldwin, a return home for a new Seattle Mariner — and is this the last fight for Manny Pacquiao? Despite coming up short, Seahawks’ Baldwin has a career year The feeling is […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Andre Berto, Carolina Panthers, Doug Baldwin, Father Time, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, National League, Philippines, Pro Bowl, Russell Wilson, Seahawks Baldwin, Seattle Mariner, Super Bowl, Timothy Bradley, Travis Ishikawa, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, World Series

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