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A lesson from the past, for our future

April 7, 2016 By Andrew Hamlin

Japanese American Fred Korematsu (1919–2005), a Nisei, made American legal history in 1942. With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, he fought against his government-mandated internment in a camp.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2016, American Civil Liberties Union, Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese American Fred Korematsu, Japanese Americans, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Korematsu Center, Lorraine Bannai, Mexican American Studies, Middle Eastern, Min Yasui, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peter Irons, Presidential Medal, Professor Lorraine Bannai, San Leandro, Seattle University, Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, Tucson Unified School District, United States, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, West Coast

It might smell like strawberry, but it’s still tobacco — Can hookah be healthy?

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When you walk through the touristy Pike-Pine corridor in downtown Seattle, it’s hard to miss the smoke shops that pervade the area. On the ground level window display of Smoke Plus, on the busy intersection of Pike and First Ave., there are boxes of cigars, glass pipes of various colors and sizes, and a lineup of grandiose hookah pipes with long coils shoved against each other. A sweet scent permeates the shop’s perimeter that leads down to the basement.

Filed Under: Feature stories, Health Tagged With: 2015, Columbia University, Double Apple, First Ave, Go Ask Alice Compared, International District, Iran, Laura Blinkhorn, Mayo Clinic, Middle Eastern, Mo Kairbash, Pete Holmes, Sameer Iqbal, Seattle City Attorney, Seattle Downtown Public Health Center, Smoke Plus, VSCO, WNPA2016

mamnoon owners bring Middle Eastern flavors to Amazon

January 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This month, employees and visitors to Amazon’s new Doppler campus will be able to savor juice and vegetarian dishes at anar, a restaurant by Racha and Wassef Haroun. Influenced by Middle Eastern flavors found at sibling restaurant, mamnoon on Capitol Hill, anar (pomegranate in Farsi) offer juices, teas, Turkish iced coffee, non-alcoholic cocktails, as well […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Capitol Hill, Middle Eastern, Racha Haroun, Seattle, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, Wassef Haroun

Donnie Chin, ID community protector, slain — Police continue search for killer

July 30, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle Police have no leads as to who killed International District mainstay Donnie Chin. The 59-year-old Chin was fatally shot in the early morning on Thursday, July 23rd near 8th Avenue and South Weller Street in the neighborhood he protected for most of his life. According to Seattle Police, […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Chinatown, Crawfish King Restaurant, Dicky Mar, Donnie Chin, Find It, Fix It, Harborview Hospital, IDEC, International District Special Review Board, Jason Cruz, Middle Eastern, Puget Sound, Seattle Police, South Lane Street, South Weller Street, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, WNPA2016, hing hay park

Susan Amini appointed King County Judge

May 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Susan Amini to King County Superior Court, position 20, on May 2.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Iranian American, Jay Inslee, King County District Pro Tem, King County Superior Court, Middle Eastern, Scott Johnson, Superior Court Judge, Susan Amini, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17

Seattle man indicted of federal hate crime

April 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Department of Justice announced April 2 that a federal grand jury sitting in Seattle has indicted Jamie Larson, 49, on a federal hate crime charge relating to a racially-motivated assault of a 50-year-old Sikh man.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Civil Rights Division, FBI, Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Jamie Larson, Matthew Shepard, Middle Eastern, Seattle, Vol 32 No 16 | April 13 - April 19

Muslim women design fashion forward hijabs

July 5, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sarah Mervosh The Associated Press via The Dallas Morning News DALLAS (AP) — At a sleek venue in Dallas’ Design District, Ndaa Hassan burst through the curtain and rushed backstage. The fashion show was about to start.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Brazil, Canada, Dallas Design District, Elif Kavakci, Hanan Qasem, Kavakci Couture, Kim Kardashian, Middle Eastern, Muhammad Ali, Ndaa Hassan, North Texas, Pearl Boutique, Pennsylvania State University, United States, Vol 31 No 28 | July 7 - July 13, Zeena Alkurdi, social media

9/11 hate crime victim’s kin become U.S. citizens

March 24, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Henry The Associated Press WEST WINDSOR, N.J. (AP) — Anum Hasan has seen many conflicting visions of America: the hope of a better life that brought her family from Pakistan and the hate-filled act that ended her father’s life in the name of American vengeance. An outpouring of compassion that her family has […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Anum Hasan, Aryan Brotherhood, Durree Hasan, Immigration Services, Mark Anthony Stroman, Middle Eastern, New Jersey Democrat, New York City, Pakistan, Rush Holt, South Asian, United States, Usna Hasan, Vasudev Patel, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30, Waqar Hasan

Queer APIs embrace diversity in multiple identities

March 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Part 1 of 2 in a series about the difficulties APIs face when it comes to sexual identity. By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Julz Ignacio, Queer Network Program coordinator at the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Safety Center, leads a queer 101 class where “What is gay?” or “What is transgender?” are some of […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2012, API, Filipino, India, Julz Ignacio, Katrina Pesta, LGBTQ, Luzviminda Lulu Carpenter, Middle Eastern, OK, Philippines, Queer Network Program, Sabina Neem, Safe School Coalition, Vol 31 No 12 | March 17 - March 23, language, poverty

10 Asian food makeovers for your holiday party

December 22, 2010 By Stacy Nguyen

Let’s face it. We gain weight during the holidays because there are too many leftovers. So why not share the wealth (and calories) by throwing a leftover party on Dec. 26?

Filed Under: Cultures, Food Tagged With: 2010, Assunta Ng, Chinatown, Chinese, Christmas 2010, Dim Sum King, Duk Li, Harbor City, Honey Court, India, Jade Garden, Korean, Middle Eastern, New Hong Kong Seafood, New Years, Ocean City, Rainier Avenue, Tea Garden, Tea Palace, Vol 29 No 52 | December 25 - December 31

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