By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY No, you did not misread the headline. Yes, the Northwest Asian Weekly recently reported that Four Seas Restaurant will be demolished in 2019 for an affordable housing project. Dynasty Room a.k.a. The Wolf Temple just opened on April 2 inside the Four Seas Restaurant. The old Dynasty Room has […]
Book recommendations — When things don’t go as planned…
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Checked By Cynthia Kadohata Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2018 For 11-year-old Conor, hockey is life. Everything else comes second — except his dad. Although he’s not positive, Conor is pretty sure hockey is the reason his stepmom Jenny left them. Because the sport is also his dad’s life. One of […]
BLOG: Food adventures — Jumpstarting George’s appetite
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY While many are delighted with weight loss, it has become our family’s nightmare. My husband learned that he’s been losing four pounds every month. He can’t afford to lose any more since he’s underweight. The doctor’s order is, “Eat, eat, eat.” Here is the dilemma. Since last year, George […]
Think all Asians look alike? You’re racist! — (JK, but you def need more Asian friends)
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month, we learn that social media is powerful. Because of social media, a college professor in charge of molding young minds cannot say what is in her heart without people getting it twisted. Because of social media, we don’t need to be in Vegas to see a beautiful […]
BLOG: The legacy of Tetsuden Kashima
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Here is good news for fans of the University of Washington (UW)’s cherry trees: they will blossom next week, according to a UW news release. The iconic 31 cherry trees at the UW Quad, a gift from Japan in 1912, symbolized the friendship between the United States and Japan. […]
Stories of revelations — Book recommendations
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Wires and Nerve, Volume 2: Gone Rogue By Marissa Meyer Feiwel & Friends, 2018 In the second installment of Meyer’s “Wires and Nerve” graphic novel series, we return to the world of the Lunar Chronicles. The story picks up where the first novel left off, with Iko the android […]
BLOG: Be Your Own Boss — What businesses should you start?
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY So you want to be an entrepreneur, but have no idea what business to get into. I can name over 50 businesses being killed or hurt by the internet. Are there any businesses that give you a decent chance at success? Even though the business you choose might not […]
BLOG: How to live to 100, Chinese-style
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY I call her Tai Tung Mom, and she celebrated her 100th birthday recently. At her party, she was animated and alert, recognizing everyone around her, including more than 40 grandkids and great grandkids. Shiu Jing Louie Chan is the mother of Harry and Tommy, owners of Tai Tung Restaurant. […]
BLOG: Embracing red, white, and blue
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Man-Tzu Tuan of Taiwan was fired from her job at a Chinese restaurant outside Sydney, Australia, after she told her boss that Taiwan is not a part of China, according to a New York Times article on Feb. 19. The Taiwan-China relations in Australia could raise a similar issue […]
BLOG: The king of Lunar New Year feasts
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The highlight of my family’s Lunar New Year feasts have always been the chicken. Why chicken? It’s never duck, goose, lobster, or beef. The flat bills of ducks and geese make it look as if they are sad and crying, as my grandma used to say. The chicken has […]
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