By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Numerous viewers condemned the recently revived TV series Roseanne over a scene in an episode last week. John Goodman’s character, Dan Conner, tells Roseanne they “missed all the shows about Black and Asian families” because they fell asleep in between Wheel of Fortune and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, referencing ABC’s […]
Don’t whitesplain food to Southeast Asians
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY This outrageous story came into my radar because I am from Malaysia. Two white judges on the cooking show, BBC’s MasterChef UK, insisted a Malaysian contestant’s chicken rendang curry should have been crispy. The contestant, Zaleha Kadir Olpin, was eliminated from the competition. Her offending rendang was presented as […]
COMMENTARY: Breaking the cycle of opioid addiction requires federal partnership
By Troy Christensen Executive Director of the Korean Women’s Association Innovation around opioid abuse prevention is happening in Washington state, and the Korean Women’s Association (KWA) is collaborating with partners in the regional “Accountable Community of Health” to find solutions to one of the most pressing healthcare equity issues of our time. There isn’t a […]
COMMENTARY: Reader commentary on the bill to reinstate affirmative action
By Linda Yang WA Asians For Equality Proponents of the repeal of I-200 tried to use a 2006 study, entitled “Affirmative Action in Washington State,” to justify their cause. We’d like to add data that were left out in the original article in the Northwest Asian Weekly (Bring back affirmative action? March 17, 2018) to […]
COMMENTARY: Earth to Bruno Mars — Cultural appropriation or appreciation?
By Peggy Chapman Bruno Mars (Peter Gene Hernandez) won six Grammy awards this January, including Best Album for 24K Magic and Best Song of the year. His background is eclectic — his mother was Filipina, and his father is from Puerto Rico and also part Jewish. He was raised in Hawaii. His father nicknamed him […]
COMMENTARY: Response to “Let’s arm teachers” commentary
The NRA’s answer to gun violence is always more guns. The data is clear — more guns equal more gun violence. Proposing to arm teachers is just another in a long line of NRA shams designed to deflect the conversation away from America’s real problem with guns and gun violence. This proposal is a non-starter. […]
COMMENTARY: Another revolution around the sun!
By Ruth Bayang The older I get, the more I realize that every day on this earth is a day that I wasn’t guaranteed — that it is a gift. I have come to cherish the day of my birth as a celebration of not only my life, but the lives of the other people […]
COMMENTARY: Let’s arm teachers
By Frederick Su How many more students have to die at the hands of a crazed murderer, as has just happened in Broward County, Fla., before society lets teachers and administrators carry guns? Police cannot be everywhere, and they take minutes to arrive. The gunman took 3 minutes to slaughter 17 people and wound 15. […]
COMMENTARY: Ode to the dog
By Ruth Bayang Northwest Asian Weekly It happened so fast. Exactly one week ago, my dog was diagnosed with cancer. OK — technically Titus is my boyfriend’s dog, but I’ve grown to love him and I claim him as my own. An inoperable tumor, the doctor said. Terminal. Chemotherapy or radiation wouldn’t do any good. […]
COMMENTARY: The Seattle School Board must stop tokenizing communities of color
By James Hong Executive Director, Vietnamese Friendship Association As a child of refugee parents and the beneficiary of a high-quality public education, I believe in its transformative power. My parents arrived in the United States as refugees from the Vietnam War. They understood the promise education had for my sister and me. Despite the numerous […]
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