U.S. Army Retired Brigadier General Oscar Hilman and Joint Base Lewis-McChord commanding officers awarded over 130 Congressional Gold Medal replicas to family members of deceased Filipino veterans who fought in World War II. Over 500 people attended the awards ceremony on April 15 in Renton. Photos by Dean Wong & Joseph Guanlao
Protesters demand resignation of DOL director
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — Several community organizations banded together on April 17 to demand the resignation or removal of Pat Kohler as director of the Washington Department of Licensing (DOL). Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) joined the Latino Civic Alliance for the downtown Seattle protest — one of eight across the […]
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Jojo Tran, a Vietnamese native who once fought deportation, took the oath of citizenship on April 18, 2018. Read the full story next week in the Northwest Asian Weekly
The Seattle Times has Large shoes to fill
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly After nearly 37 years working at The Seattle Times, the city’s “voice of reason,” Jerry Large, has retired. Friends and family celebrated his illustrious journalism career on Friday, Apr. 6, at the Northwest African American Museum. Born in Clovis, N.M. in 1954, Large and his two brothers were raised […]
Children of Korematsu, Hirabayashi, Yasui file Supreme Court brief challenging Trump travel ban
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — Seattle University School of Law’s Korematsu Center for Law and Equality joined an amicus curiae group in filing a U.S. Supreme Court brief on April 5, supporting the challengers in the ongoing Muslim travel ban litigation. The amici include the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality […]
PICTORIAL: Fund the Journey — API Chaya Annual Dinner and Gala
API Chaya held its annual gala at the Seattle Westin on March 31. Amita Swadhin — who testified in front of Congress on behalf of child sexual abuse survivors last year — was the keynote speaker. All proceeds from the sold-out event go towards API Chaya’s work in supporting to end violence and exploitation in […]
New Dynasty Bar opens at Four Seas — Do bubble tea and cocktails have in common?
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 […]
Phnom Penh Noodle House closing — Co-owner faces mounting medical bills
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “It’s definitely bittersweet,” said Diane Le, of her family’s decision to close the Phnom Penh Noodle House on 660 South King Street. “Realizing that life is short and there’s so much time spent at the business. We just need to focus on our families.” A big part of that […]
WA’s COFA Islanders win healthcare coverage
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill to expand healthcare coverage for Pacific Islanders, and improving equity for Washingtonians on March 22. The Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs called it “a historic day for Marshallese, Chuukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosraean, and Palauan communities across Washington.” Citizens from those areas, […]
Disclosure vs transparency
By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Lawmakers are contending that their recent decision to speedily pass a bill that many see as working to shield them from public records disclosure, was made with transparency in mind. The bill was officially introduced to the Washington State House on Feb. 22, in response to a lawsuit filed […]
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