By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Taiwanese director Guang-cheng Shie shot several short films, sometimes as a director, sometimes as a producer, writer or sound recordist. With his debut feature film “Bao Bao,” he brings us the sprawling story of a baby, four parents, and the strife, with heartbreak, it took to produce a single […]
Local restaurant becomes model for RainWise
By Sam Le Northwest Asian Weekly On 16th Avenue Southwest and Cambridge Avenue, Young’s Restaurant, a Chinese family-owned café, has become the first commercial site to complete the RainWise program. It celebrated the milestone with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 4. Young’s Restaurant partnered with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), King County, and Environmental Coalition […]
Will flying soon cars take off? Japan’s government hopes so
By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Electric drones booked through smartphones pick people up from office rooftops, shortening travel time by hours, reducing the need for parking and clearing smog from the air. This vision of the future is driving the Japanese government’s “flying car’’ project. Major carrier All Nippon Airways, electronics […]
LETTER: Commmunity leaders level complaint against use of deadly force, seek justice for Tommy Le
Dear Sheriff Johanknecht, We are writing to submit a citizen complaint regarding the 8/22/18 report and conclusion reached by the Use of Force Review Board in the 6/14/17 death by bullets to the back of Tommy Le by King County Sheriff Caesar Molina in the City of Burien. From the time of Tommy Le’s death, […]
BLOG: Did you know dinner made from International District ingredients cures effects of overeating?
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Have your ever gotten sick from overeating? I did this past week. Overeating is not my usual game. Self-control is one of my merits. Here is what happened though: four nights in a row, I was feasting on rich salmon, chicken, steak, and plenty of goodies at community events, […]
Investigation finds Maryland culpable in death of player — University president Wallace Loh apologizes
By DAVID GINSBURG TOWSON, Md. (AP) — An independent investigation into the death of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair has determined that trainers on the scene did not follow proper procedures after he collapsed on the field. The report provided details of what happened and confirmed what university officials previously acknowledged. McNair was […]
Bridging Japan and America in the Pacific Northwest
By Sam Le Northwest Asian Weekly The Japan-America Society of the State of Washington partnered with the John Manjiro-Whitfield Commemorative Center for International Exchange and the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle to continue the efforts to bridge relations between Japanese and American citizens. From Sept. 18–24, the 28th Japan-America Grassroots Summit hosted over 150 participants […]
The Layup Drill
By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we look at the hellos and goodbyes in sports. Hello – Osaka wins U.S. Open Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York in September. At the age of 20, she was the […]
“On Happiness Road”
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “On Happiness Road,” the animated debut feature film from Taiwanese director Hsin-Yin Sung, follows the flights of fancy from its main character, Hus-Chi Sung, known to everyone as Chi. The grand prize winner in the feature film category at the 2018 Tokyo Anime Award Festival, the film goes through […]
COMMENTARY: Why we voted to strike at the Marriott
On Sept. 14, workers at the Westin Seattle voted 98 percent to authorize a strike against our employer, Marriott International. Within a two-week span, over 8,000 Marriott workers in Boston, Honolulu, Maui, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Oakland, and Detroit voted overwhelmingly to do the same. We are room attendants, bell attendants, house attendants, […]
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