By Becky Chan Northwest Asian Weekly Born, bred, and breathes Seattle, Bruce Harrell is the only Seattle City Council member who never left his hometown, not for work, not for Harvard. He stayed in town after graduating from Garfield High School to attend the University of Washington (UW) on a football scholarship. First elected to […]
Community reaction to Martin Pang’s name change petition
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY PROSSER, Wash. — A convicted arsonist who was recently released from prison after causing the death of four Seattle firefighters is trying to change his legal name. The Tri-City Herald reports that a petition for Martin Shaw Pang to change his name to Mark Sun Lee will be heard […]
Massage parlors busted as alleged prostitution fronts named
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY On Nov. 6, Kent Police released the names and addresses of the 18 massage parlors that the city shut down last week for violating city and state licensing requirements and allegedly serving as fronts for prostitution. A police media release said that during a months-long investigation, it was discovered […]
Bringing Asia’s best classical music to Seattle
By Jenny Lam Northwest Asian Weekly As Asian Americans, music — especially classical music — with instruments like the violin and piano have been heavily encouraged by our immigrant Asian parents. However, many of us did not choose to go down that path and make it a career. But the members of the national orchestra […]
For Michael Itti and CISC, knowledge is power
By Jessica Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly Michael Itti just settled into his position as executive director of the Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC). On the job since early September, his office barely looks lived in. This is probably because he’s been spending all of his time diligently working to fulfill the wide-reaching goals […]
NWAW wins 11 WNPA Better Newspaper awards
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Northwest Asian Weekly (NWAW) won 11 awards at the annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA) 2018 Better Newspaper Contest. WNPA representatives announced winners during the annual convention awards dinner in Yakima on Oct. 12. Carolyn Bick was awarded second place for “News Writer of the Year” for her writing […]
Victim’s brother sues killer, store where gun was purchased
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed against a Washington state man convicted of killing three people at a house party and against the store where he bought the gun used in the killings. The Daily Herald reports David Bui filed the suit in October against 22-year-old Allen Ivanov, his parents and the Cabela’s […]
DUI arrest leads to questions about constitutional rights
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly An arrest of a man has led to questions about whether a Washington state trooper broke protocol because the arrestee did not speak English. Fan Zhang, a native of China, was stopped on a Friday night by Bothell Police in April 2017, on suspicion that he was driving while […]
TRIBUTE: Diane Narasaki
“I applaud Diane Narasaki for her tireless efforts to fight racial discrimination and religious bigotry. She stood with the Sikhs and Muslims and other Asian Americans after 9/11, when this country turned upon its own people. She speaks truth to power, and does not back down. She is my Hero. And she is an All […]
Narasaki on immigration and the upcoming election
By Jessica Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly After 23 years, Diane Narasaki will retire from her role as executive director of Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS). The Northwest Asian Weekly had the opportunity recently to discuss with her the most pressing issues for Asians and Pacific Islanders (APIs), and all refugee and immigrant communities, […]