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 […]
COMMENTARY: Asians were ‘refuse and dregs’ in the 1880s. Is that how Trump sees Haitians and Africans?
By Buck Gee and Albert Shen We are high achievers now. But U.S. leaders have not learned from history and may repeat the same mistake with immigrants from another continent. The office of the President of the United States should be an institution of world respect and leadership. Regrettably, recent remarks by President Trump reportedly […]
COMMENTARY: Make our great democracy better, support automatic voter registration with a call to your legislator
By Derek Lum APACE We’ve all been there before. You forgot to update your voting address, you recently became a citizen, or maybe you forgot to turn in your voter registration form. For some reason, your voter registration information is either wrong or out of date and you need to register to vote again. If […]
LETTER: Uwajimaya response
Our position and statement remains the same — and no official access has been granted to any wireless provider. As long time business owners and community members of Seattle and the Chinatown International District, Uwajimaya and the Moriguchi family are fully committed to the wellbeing of our community, residents, employees, and customers. Our responsibility is […]
2018: The year of being mindful
Happy New Year. If you are like most people, you want 2018 to be better than 2017. You may have goals to spend more time with loved ones, improve your health, make more money, or take that dream vacation. You may even have monthly, weekly, and daily goals — the must-do action items to take, […]
COMMENTARY: Reader concerned about proposed cellular transmitters
Can you hear me now? I’ve never heard anyone complain about cell service in downtown Seattle. Well if you live in the Chinatown-International District neighborhood, especially if you live in or near the Publix Seattle Apartments (on 510 5th Avenue South), or next door at the Uwajimaya Village Apartments (on 521 South Weller Street), you […]
COMMENTARY: Connecting Christmas and the Lunar New Year’s Celebration
By James Morgante NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Christmas season is upon us while Lunar New Year, which begins on Feb. 16, 2018, seems far away. Nevertheless, the two are closely related, which is something important to consider now. Both are about overcoming evil and death. In the case of Christmas, this is implied because the […]
COMMENTARY: A close call
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Did you wake up this morning? Are you still breathing? If you answered ‘yes’ to both questions, then you are truly blessed. As I am. It’s easy to take that for granted, to go about your daily life and forgetting the gift that you have been granted another day […]
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