The only weekly English-edition newspaper serving the Asian community in the state of Washington for 35 years. “Editor, publisher, founder, fundraiser, mother, wife, daughter, mentor and friend. I am truly in awe of the impact [Assunta] and the Northwest Asian Weekly have had on so many lives, including my own. My sincere congratulations on […]
MAP Bridging the Gap Breakfast
KING 5 anchor Lori Matsukawa received the Dr. Samuel E. Kelly award at the University of Washington (UW)’s annual MAP Bridging the Gap Breakfast on Oct. 28. Dr. Stephen Sumida was also recognized at the event with a Distinguished Alumni Award. Founded in 1994, the Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) is dedicated to promoting diversity at […]
EDITORIAL: The changing color of Seattle TV news
If you flip through the channels during the 5 o’clock news every evening, you will see that the faces of Seattle television news broadcasters has changed. Twenty years ago, the female anchors on the weeknight 5 o’clock newscasts on KIRO 7 (Susan Hutchison), KOMO 4 (Kathi Goertzen), and KING 5 (Jean Enersen) were all blonde […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked some members of our community to share stories of their favorite food mom would prepare, or a time they embarrassed their mom or vice versa.
Summer Youth Leadership Program 2016
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD APPLICATION Deadline to submit is June 4, 2016. APPLICATION DURATION: June 27—July 14, 2016 PLACE: Massive Monkees Studio 664 South King St., Seattle TIME: Monday – Friday: 9 a.m.—3 p.m. CREATING LEADERS FOR THE FUTURE The Summer Youth Leadership Program is an all expenses-paid program designed for high school youths and […]
KING 5 moves to new home at Home Plate Center in SoDo
The KING 5 news station has moved to Home Plate Center in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, across from Safeco Field. The new location has more collaborative work spaces, streamlined workflows, and up-to-date and interactive technology. The newsroom at Home Plate Center houses KING 5 News, KING 5 Sports, and Northwest Cable News. (end)
Hou performs at reception for Emperor Akihito’s birthday
Lena Hou has performed the National Anthem at numerous community events. This included last week’s invitation to the Japanese Consulate’s residence for the reception honoring Japanese Emperor Akihito’s birthday. Consul Omura was in attendance and congratulated Hou on a job well done. Over 200 people attended the event. Lori Matsukawa and Ralph Munro were recognized […]
Seattle AAJA awarded
AAJA Seattle chapter received two awards at the national AAJA convention held in San Francisco in August. Mai Hoang received chapter president of the year and AAJA received the chapter of the year award, beating 20 other chapters nationwide. Hoang is an award-winning reporter at the Yakima Herald-Republic. Despite being a new mom and working […]
BLOG: Lunch with Deputy Mayor Kim
Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim of Seattle invited Northwest Asian Weekly’s summer youth leadership program to have lunch at City Hall this summer. Our kids have no social status. They still have to do something to prove their worth. Yet, Kim sent me an email to invite our kids this summer back in March! I was […]
‘Star Trek’ and social media hero George Takei is 2015 Tomodachi Award winner
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Tomodachi is a Japanese word meaning friend. “Star Trek” actor and gay rights advocate George Takei is the newest friend of the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington (JCCCW). The organization named him as its 2015 Tomodachi Award winner at the Seventh Annual Tomodachi Luncheon on March 27. […]
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