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Fewer students from China apply to UW

February 25, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly 1 Comment

The University of Washington (UW) is seeing fewer applications from international students, especially from China, for the 2021 freshman class.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 9 | FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5

FEATURED PHOTO: New An Dong

February 25, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

The International Lion Dance Team performed on Feb. 20 outside the New An Dong on South King Street, with hundreds of people watching. The neighborhood was very busy that day as it was the Lunar New Year Food Walk, organized by the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area. Visitors came to the ID to enjoy $3 […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 9 | FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5

Taylor Hoang primed

February 19, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Taylor Hoang has donned several hats—perhaps it’s a genetic trait inherited from her mother, who she admits could never sit still. From waiting tables and helping her mother as a little girl at their restaurant Huong Binh, in Little Saigon, to opening and running her own restaurants in Seattle […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 26

Health officials too late with equity measures, say AAPI leaders

February 19, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

An online briefing by county and state health officials for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) leaders on Feb. 10 led to an outpouring of frustration for failed, incomplete, and tardy efforts to address inequities in vaccine distribution.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Health, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 26

Honoring healthcare workers and organizations — A behind-the-scenes look at the pandemic

February 19, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

A ceremony honoring healthcare providers and organizations opened up new ways of looking at the pandemic.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 26

Year of the Ox

February 4, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lunar New Year is one of the biggest international holidays with over 1.5 billion people across the globe celebrating new beginnings. 2021 is a year of the Ox, starting on Feb. 12 and lasting until Jan. 31st, 2022. It will be a Metal Ox year. Lunar New Year is celebrated by various Asian countries, regions […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 12

Speedy vaccine deployment threatens to leave behind most vulnerable

February 4, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At first, everything seemed to go wrong as Fu Chen Ming-yue, 91, waited for her shot. The Seattle Fire Department, which would administer the vaccine, was over one hour late (they were delayed at another site).

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Health Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 12

Seattle grocery workers get $4 per hour mandatory hazard pay

February 4, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The new temporary, emergency Grocery Employee Hazard Pay Ordinance (GEHP) took effect on Feb. 3. Grocery store businesses that employ more than 500 employees worldwide are now required to provide a hazard pay of $4 per hour to their employees during the COVID-19 emergency.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 12

Remembering Corky Lee — the unofficial Asian American photographer laureate

February 4, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Jan. 27, the unofficial “Asian American photographer laureate,” Corky Lee, passed away from complications of COVID-19 at the age of 73. For over 50 years, Corky dedicated himself to capturing the social and political lives of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA) on camera.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Obituaries, Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 12

Community Health Excellence Award honorees

February 4, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kin On Kin On was the first nursing home in Washington to implement a “no visitors” allowed policy at the beginning of the pandemic. Despite the challenges, the Kin On team has provided seamless support to the most vulnerable population, upholding the CMS five-star nursing home quality rating, providing uninterrupted in-home care and social services […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Health Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 12

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