By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — Approximately 1,500 people gathered on Green Lake’s northwest shore on Aug. 6 to honor the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and all victims of war and violence. From Hiroshima to Hope — Seattle’s annual peace event — has been held every year since 1985. […]
Developer addresses Bush Garden plans before ISRD Board
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly In a cramped basement on a warm, late afternoon in July in the International District (ID), concerned residents of the neighborhood anxiously awaited a meeting of the International Special Review District Board (ISRD), to hear details of the fate of Bush Garden. Vibrant Cities, itself a business located in […]
Remembering a giant — Alan Sugiyama Way street sign serves as reminder for future generations
By Zachariah Bryan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It’s only fitting that the late community activist Alan Sugiyama had a street named after him on Beacon Hill. When he first moved here, it wasn’t a perfect neighborhood, but it was one of the only areas in Seattle where he could buy a house, thanks to discriminatory practices […]
Celebrating the cultural importance of water
By Sam Le Northwest Asian Weekly During the 2018 Water Festival, hosted by ECOSS (formerly known as Environmental Coalition of South Seattle) at the Duwamish Waterway Park, many communities of color came together to celebrate the cultural importance of water and Seattle’s only river, the Duwamish River. ECOSS Staff and Ken Workman of the Duwamish […]
A new tourist attraction in Seattle’s Chinatown
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “Who was Dr. Sun Yat-sen?” the younger generation might ask? Dr. Sun was the founding father of modern China, leader of a revolution to overthrow the Qing Dynasty in 1911. Like George Washington, the first president of the United States, Sun was the first president of the Republic of […]
Lawsuit: Fired for ‘speaking Korean’
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Four Delta Air Lines employees who were fired from their jobs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport recently filed a lawsuit against the airline, claiming they were fired for speaking Korean. Ji-Won Kim, Lilian Park, Jean Yi, and Jongjin An all said they suffered “disparate treatment based on their national origin,” and […]
Wing Luke exhibit re-tells past with forward thinking
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Three artists. Three perspectives. Three platforms. The newest exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum analyzes the cultural history of a group and how it is passed along through generations. Entitled “Lore Re-Imagined: Shadow of our Ancestors,” Megumi Shauna Arai, Satpreet Kahlon, and Alex Anderson’s installations represent their viewpoint of […]
Asian Americans on the ballot for the Aug. 7 primary
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7th Congressional District Pramila Jayapal (Prefers Democratic Party) Pramila Jayapal was the first Indian American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She arrived in the United States when she was 16 and has been a resident of Seattle for nearly 30 years. A Vice Ranking Member of the Budget […]
Wanted: Justice for Donnie
By Becky Chan Northwest Asian Weekly He died protecting his community. He avoided attention. A park he wanted for Chinatown-International District (CID), where he called home for almost 60 years, is now named after him — Donnie Chin Imarnternational Children’s Park. Police say Chin, founder and former director of the International District Emergency Center (IDEC), […]
Seattle mayor picks Carmen Best as new police chief
By GENE JOHNSON ASSOCIATED PRESS SEA.TTLE (AP) — On July 16, the mayor of Seattle picked interim Police Chief Carmen Best to lead the department on a permanent basis as it tries to sustain reforms designed to eliminate biased policing and unnecessary force. Best is the first Black woman to lead the department, and if […]