Vinh Phan will never again walk through the front door of the Olympia home he shares with his parents.
Chinatown/ID up for $200,000 grant, community addresses urgent priorities
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly More than 30 community members showed up for a meeting at the American Hotel on Monday to discuss economic development priorities and funding opportunities for the Chinatown/International District. The meeting was the first of three.
SF students race to save their peer who faces deportation to Peru
More than 80 students and community members gathered outside California Sen. Barbara Boxer’s office on Nov. 12 to protest the scheduled
Attention: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services introduces fee waiver form
For the first time, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is introducing a standardized form for requesting waivers of the fees charged
Attention: Help clean storefront windows to kick off the holiday season
With the holiday season just around the corner, the Chinatown/International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) is inviting
Attention: InterIm seeks input from neighborhood employees on workforce housing development
InterIm Community Development Association (InterIm CDA) is currently working on a workforce housing development project and wants to ensure
What’s in a name? — Battle over who can use ‘yogi’
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Six years after the death of spiritual leader Yogi Bhajan, three legal battles are under way in Oregon and California
U.S. tries to contain damage from ‘Sept. 11 of world diplomacy’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bristling over the unauthorized release of more than a quarter million classified State Department documents, the White House ordered a
Columnist Wayne Chan stands in the middle of two worlds with humor and wit
Who has consistently made readers of the Northwest Asian Weekly laugh? Who has touted “the benefits of being a human pretzel” (i.e., being in a yoga pose)?
EDI helps minorities climb to the top of the ladder
“Take a look at the workforce of the future. In 2012, 75 percent of the workforce will be people of color and women,” said Starr Macdonald