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 […]
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, […]
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