By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Christopher Lee is a Lakeside High sophomore. He has always had a weak stomach and has actually contracted campylobacteriosis, an infection from drinking bad water before. He had been in many situations where he questioned the purity of drinking water, so he decided to do something about it for […]
BLOG: Year of the Sheep is for weaving dreams — Eight is a lucky number
The Year of the Sheep is for imagination. Just look at celebrities born in sheep years: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Will Ferrell and others, how they create from nothing to something amazing. It’s time for you to make your Lunar New Year dream list. The sheep celebrities have certainly inspired me to build my wish […]
VOICES FROM THE YOUTH: Embracing the arts instead of expectations
By Michael Wong SYLP Growing up as an Asian American teenager, the expectations of society are always shadowing me. There are always four major pillars which society expects us Asian American adolescents to follow and pursue rigorously, as if it were a religion. One, get good grades. Two, don’t get in trouble. Three, respect and […]
EDITORIAL: To graduates: work for love
According to the New York Times, more than 70 percent of Americans today enroll in a four-year college, but only 75 percent of students who start college finish it. The United States is the seventh highest rated among the 23 Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development countries in enrollment, but is the second to last […]
Taking the plunge — Local APIs leave behind stable jobs to start their own businesses
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Jon Tam kept a scratchpad by his bed, where he jotted down observations of the world’s respected
What’s next for this newspaper publisher? — Part 2 of the NWAW 30th anniversary series
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “When is she going to retire?” people often ask my staff members.
Commentary: Ring in the rabbit: tiger can rest, parenting or governing
I have been very reluctant to get in on the Tiger mom craze, as parenting is not really a topic I am interested in.
Blog: Competitors turn into partners?
When Julie Pham, managing editor of Nguoi Viet Tay Bac/Northwest Vietnamese News, invited other ethnic media to join