By JOE McDONALD and GILLIAN WONG The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s trading partners are bringing the top U.N. food standards official to Beijing in a last-ditch attempt to […]
Tai chi class offers homeless population taste of stability
By COURTNEY TANNER The Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bernie Hart’s first piece of advice is “Don’t worry.” The second, “Don’t think.” “Just follow,” he tells […]
Customs agents seize LCD TVs from China at Port of Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say there’s been an upswing in seizures at the Port of Tacoma of merchandise that violates U.S trade laws. KOMO-TV reports that last week, U.S. […]
Oriental Garden Center closing
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Oriental Garden Center of Federal Way, Wash. will be closing its store and garden center for good, according to a March 20 news release. Owners […]
Signature-gathering starts for Seattle homeless levy
SEATTLE (AP) — Backers of a proposed $275 million property-tax levy to fund efforts to curb homelessness in Seattle have begun collecting signatures. The Seattle Times reports the Yes on […]
Author and civil rights advocate Philip Choy dies
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Renowned Chinese American historian Philip P. Choy died at his San Francisco home on March 16, at age 90. “I regarded Phil as a hero, […]
Book recommendations — Solving mysteries and rebuilding new worlds … the magic of teamwork
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Elementary: Blood and Ink By Adam Christopher Titan Books, 2016 Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson are back in this second installment of Adam Christopher’s […]
Indonesian writer shares secrets of farm-to-table Asian cooking
Ingredients:
4 cups (1 liter) low-sodium vegetable stock
One 8-oz (250-g) package cellophane noodles (bean thread noodles)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Superhero diversity
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The new Power Rangers movie finally arrives in theaters this weekend and it features Ludi Lin (Black Ranger) — the first Asian superhero in […]
Man arrested for trying to smuggle Chinese nationals inside car trunk
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested a 24-year-old man with U.S. citizenship after they discovered four Chinese immigrants stuffed in the trunk of […]