By Ruth Bayang I was summoned to Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29 for jury duty. I really wanted to use the line, “I would make a great juror, because I can spot a guilty person just by looking at him/her.” But alas, I was dismissed early on both […]
EDITORIAL: The Northwest Asian Weekly recommends …
FEDERAL CANDIDATES
President — Hillary Clinton, D
U.S. Senator — Patty Murray, D
No Stormageddon
In preparations for the storm on Oct. 15-16, Seattle had braced for winds expected to move up the Washington coast. The city had hunkered down by shutting its parks, preparing emergency resources, and opening more slots at homeless shelters. Events like the Maple Viewing Festival at Seattle Japanese Garden were canceled. The storm — forecasted […]
North Korea’s nuclear tests and PRC’s responses
By Robert H. Kim Professor Emeritus, Western Washington University In spite of repeated warnings and sanctions imposed on North Korea by the United Nations, North Korea carried out its fifth nuclear test. It has been 10 years since North Korea did its first nuclear test, and it has continued to test nuclear capabilities in order […]
Washington’s fight for a carbon-free future — Yes on I-732
By Judy Wu, Anne Shields, and Aaron Tam For Northwest Asian Weekly Climate change is the single greatest threat facing our planet, and unlike most issues, it requires global cooperation and has a time limit on solving it. Climate change especially requires that the two biggest polluting countries, the United States and China, both work […]
Washington’s fight for a carbon-free future — No on I-732
By Chrisha Bali For Northwest Asian Weekly It’s all over the news — increasing incidents of typhoons, tropical storms, and droughts throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands. Many of us have family and friends who are directly impacted by these events. These events are not random but an effect of climate change. You don’t have […]
Economic prosperity is impossible without Korea-China security cooperation
By Robert H. Kim Professor Emeritus, Western Washington University Despite international sanctions and warnings, North Korea conducted its fifth round of nuclear tests on Sept. 9, threatening the security of not only the Korean Peninsula, but also the world. The international community surmises that North Korean leader Kim Jung-eun continues to conduct nuclear tests despite […]
We have rights too
By Patty Fong, DJ/Host KBCS 91.3 FM I live near the Chinatown/International District (ID). I do not wish to speak against the homeless. Rather, I want to advocate for the community I live near, shop in, and otherwise enjoy being in — to speak up for this community and our concerns and rights, too. Because […]
Viet Namese-ness
By The-Anh Nguyen For Northwest Asian Weekly My name is The-Anh Nguyen, I have been a Seattle resident for the past 23 years. My family settled here under a Humanitarian Operation Program for Viet Namese people. Like most newly arrived families, my folks immediately went to work and school. I thought my parents were remarkable […]
Personal Reflections — Bob Santos
By Elaine Ikoma Ko For Northwest Asian Weekly The world has lost a hero. Bob was larger than life, and so full of life and energy that we cannot fathom that he is gone. As I write these personal reflections, I am still unable to grasp the depth of losing him. You see Bob was […]
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