By StaffNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY At least two people were hurt when one car collided into another at the corner of Jackson and Maynard on Nov. 30. It happened shortly after 7 p.m. Seattle police responded to the scene, as well as the Seattle Fire Department.The passenger side of the blue car that was hit was […]
ID/Chinatown Community Center here to stay, for now
By Nina Huang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY With recent news of the closure of the Belltown Community Center, could that put the International District/Chinatown Community Center at risk, too? According to an October 2018 Seattle Times article, the International District/Chinatown Community Center, located at 719 8th Avenue South, is among the least used community centers in […]
ISRD looks to the future
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The International Special Review District (ISRD) board added two new members via election last month. Andy Yip and Tim Lee were picked to serve on the seven-person board, which oversees development in the International District (ID). The changing landscape of the neighborhood forecasts new construction, which the Board assists […]
Murder suspect extradited from Japan
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle police detectives, in a joint effort with the Japanese National Police and the U.S. Marshal’s Office, took a 48-year-old woman into custody late last month and have extradited her to face charges for a 2011 murder. Seattle police believe Kyung Hee Dowdle killed Toshio Ota, 78. Dowdle was charged […]
Maynard Alley Open House
SCIDpda is hosting another Maynard Alley Open House on Dec. 7. At the first open house in October at Massive Monkees Studio, students from the University of Washington Landscape Architecture program gathered preliminary ideas about what the community wants for the alley. The students have now incorporated that feedback into their designs and will be […]
Washington State Ms. Asia
Neha Krishna of Bellevue won the Washington State Ms. Asia pageant held on Nov. 18 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington. Born in India, Krishna, 36, now works as a Google recruiter, and previously worked at Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook. Krishna said she is passionate about inclusive education policies, and working on better mental health […]
LIHI gala
The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) raised $500,000 at its annual gala at the Four Seasons Hotel on Nov. 9. Funds raised benefit LIHI housing and service programs, the Urban Rest Stop, and Tiny House Villages. Pearl Leung of Vulcan, Inc. was honored as a Housing Hero, along with Alice Lockridge of Women4Women and Dave […]
Filipino WWII veterans honored
The Seattle City Council honored Filipino and American World War II veterans with a proclamation during the Nov. 13 council meeting, a few days after Veterans Day. During World War II, 250,000 Filipinos were called into service. As citizens of a U.S. commonwealth during the war, they were promised full veterans benefits. But after the […]
Kirkland employees to undergo bias training
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Employees of a Seattle suburb will undergo implicit bias training after police asked a Black man to leave a frozen yogurt shop because employees said he made them feel uncomfortable. On Nov. 7, police asked 31-year-old Byron Ragland to leave Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt in Kirkland, where he was supervising a court-sanctioned […]
Nordstrom removes Lord Shiva vase after Hindu protest
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Nordstrom has apologized and withdrawn a penis-shaped vase named after Hindu deity Shiva. This followed protests from upset Hindus, who urged the Seattle-based retailer to remove what it called a “highly inappropriate” item. In an email to the president of Universal Society of Hinduism Rajan Zed, co-president of Nordstrom Erik […]
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