China Club of Seattle celebrated its centennial on April 22 with a dinner featuring special guest speaker Gary Locke. Bart Fite, the Club president, presented Locke with a backpack, remaking […]
Tim Otani honored
Tim Otani was honored at the 2016 InterIm CDA Gala on April 23 with the annual Bob Santos Leadership in Sustainability award. InterIm CDA said, “Through Tim Otani’s leadership and […]
Kay Hirai releases World War II memoir
Kay Hirai, president of Seattle-based Studio 904 Salons, has published a book called “Keiko’s Journey.” Hirai said, “‘Keiko’s Journey’ is my story — it was only after I went through […]
FBI director honors Alan Lai
FBI Director James B. Comey presented Alan Lai with the 2015 Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA) in a ceremony at FBI Headquarters on April 15. Lai was honored for serving […]
Vietnamese American writer wins Pulitzer
Viet Thanh Nguyen has won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his debut novel, “The Sympathizer.” The award, announced April 18, recognizes distinguished fiction published in book form by […]
Peony & Bamboo Festival at Chinese Garden
Seattle Chinese Garden celebrated its 2016 Peony & Bamboo Festival on April 16-17, featuring unusual bamboo varieties for sale by Northwest specialty growers, displays, plant care talks and demonstrations, and […]
From Seattle to Shakotan and back again
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Way back in high school, I had already decided that I would live in Japan one day. It wasn’t enough to simply vacation there, […]
Board games inspired by Asia
It’s a warm April evening, and a group of friends have gathered for the Harvest Festival. They take turns placing floating lights upon the surface of a placid lake, collecting lanterns of various shapes, and making dedications in exchange for honor.
Amazing amateurs sail around the world in yacht race
Earlier this month, Seattle served as one of the stops in a race around the world.
No, it wasn’t a reality television show, though the voyage was truly amazing.
In the sixth leg of this eight-leg voyage around the globe, crews left the sailing city of Qingdao, China on March 20. The crews crossed the Pacific Ocean and began docking into Seattle April 15.
Seattle woman missing in Mexico
Jenny Chen, 26, is missing after leaving the city of Oaxaca, Mexico for Cancún, where she was supposed to meet up with her husband, Jonathan Reinhard of Seattle.