BEIJING (AP) — Kobe Bryant was a hugely popular figure in Asia, no more so than in China where basketball rivals soccer as the most popular sport. However, his death […]
Airlines offer flight refunds to China as death toll rises
British Airways (BA) is allowing passengers bound for Hong Kong and China the option of postponing or refunding their flights as the coronavirus death toll increases. On BA’s help section […]
Asian demand for face masks soars on fears of Chinese virus
By HARUKA NUGA and GRANT PECK TOKYO (AP) — Panic and pollution drive the market for protective face masks, so business is booming in Asia, where fear of the virus […]
Review: Novel by Paul Yoon offers rare view of war-torn Laos
Three homeless teenagers in war-wracked Laos in 1969 find shelter in a once-grand farm manor that has been turned into a crumbling, makeshift hospital.
Donald Hellmann: Finding convergence
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Sometimes when you meet those few remaining academics that work directly with East Asian leaders, they have an exuberance that is infectious. Don Hellmann […]
Complaint alleges WA lawmaker used a racist term for Chinese Americans
By Leona Vaughn WNPA News Service Washington Asians for Equality and the American Coalition for Equality filed a complaint against state Sen. Patty Kuderer, demanding an apology for her use […]
“Over 140 lbs”: Pregnancy, psychology, and promise
Local performer and writer Susan Lieu had her one-woman drama “140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother” pretty much perfected, in terms of performance, by the time she left town for a 10-city tour. But she didn’t figure on certain kinds of offstage drama.
UW students, patient tested for possible coronavirus
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY UW Medical Center – Northwest admitted a patient on Jan. 28 who is being evaluated for possible coronavirus or other respiratory illnesses. The patient is […]
State Sen. Nguyen proposes UBI – WA state style
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY OLYMPIA — State Sen. Joe Nguyen is proposing a Washington state version of Andrew Yang’s universal basic income. Nguyen introduced Senate Bill 6625 on Jan. […]
85,000 museum artifacts feared lost in NYC Chinatown fire
Some 85,000 artifacts that tell the story of the Chinese migration to the United States may have been lost in a fire that struck a building in the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown, a museum official said.
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