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How one climber is calling our racism in the outdoor industry

August 13, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hannah Weinberger / Crosscut.com REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION In December 2019, Boulder, Colorado-based web developer and climber Melissa Utomo approached Seattle’s Recreation Equipment Inc. (REI) with a proposal to change the functionality of its Mountain Project app, a crowdsourced climbing route finder. Utomo read an article about sexist climbing route names, and realized Mountain Project […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 33 | AUGUST 15 - AUGUST 21

Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy U.S. arm of TikTok

August 6, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft confirmed on Aug. 2 it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about security and censorship surrounding such an acquisition. In a statement, Microsoft […]

Filed Under: Business, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 32 | AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14

Local public housing leaders criticize rollback in fair housing rules

August 6, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By: Andrew Lofton Executive Director, Seattle Housing Authority Stephen Norman Executive Director, King County Housing Authority Michael Mirra Executive Director, Tacoma Housing Authority Mark Gropper Executive Director, Renton Housing Authority As leaders of public housing authorities in the Puget Sound region, we are distressed that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is enacting […]

Filed Under: Commentaries, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 32 | AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14

The Layup Drill

August 6, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. As sports returns, we take a look at an NHL player speaking out for racial injustice, an NBA hopeful, a triathlete setting a record, and the passing of a surfing legend. Matt Dumba makes stand by taking knee The Minnesota Wild’s […]

Filed Under: The Layup Drill, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 32 | AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14

EDITORIAL: An effort to dismiss the undercounted

August 6, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it would end its efforts to count the number of people living in the country on Sept. 30, a month earlier than anticipated. The Washington Census Alliance, a coalition of more than 90 Black and Brown-led community organizations across Washington state, condemned the decision—saying the rushed timeline will […]

Filed Under: Editorials, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 32 | AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14

Election results: Aug. 4 primary

August 6, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The voting phase of Washington state’s 2020 Top Two Primary election has ended and the first results show that Gov. Jay Inslee advanced—he’s ahead of Republican Loren Culp with 52% of the vote to Culp’s 17%. Inslee is expected to be a heavy favorite in November. Culp is the police chief of the tiny town […]

Filed Under: Community News, Politics, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 32 | AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14

Mackenzie Scott, billionaire ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, donates part of fortune to Asian charity

August 6, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott, announced on July 28 a donation of $1.7 billion to 116 charities, including Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC. All the organizations that received donations are established nonprofits, selected for working in areas of interest to Scott, from racial justice and LGBTQ equality to climate change […]

Filed Under: Community News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 32 | AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14

See-through masks, children’s masks reinforce educational alliance in Bellevue

August 6, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly After a harrowing process of testing, trial, and innovation, the Bellevue School District (BSD) Special Education Department has accepted a large order of see-through masks and other specialized equipment from local Chinese volunteers and other community groups. See-through masks have multiple purposes. The BSD needed them for educators teaching […]

Filed Under: Features, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 32 | AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14

Store damaged in fire

August 6, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Jian He Hang store on 653 South Jackson Street suffered from heavy smoke damage after a small fire broke out between 2 and 3 a.m. on Aug. 5. Residents who live in the apartments upstairs reported smelling smoke and someone called 911. The owner of the store said he doesn’t have insurance and stated […]

Filed Under: Community News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 32 | AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14

Remembering Jin-Ah Kim

August 3, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A talented photographer, fierce advocate, and incredible soul. Those are among the words used to describe Jin-Ah Kim, 30 as condolences and heartfelt messages pour in.

Filed Under: Community News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 32 | AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14

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