By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A study published on April 3 reveals that Asians, along with Blacks and Latinos, have high risk factors for heart disease even if they are […]
Local chef Shota Nakajima braves gauntlet for Iron Chef title
Seattle native and chef Shota Nakajima is among a group of chefs from across the nation participating in the new Food Network show “Iron Chef Gauntlet,” where chef contestants compete for a shot at becoming an Iron Chef.
A big hit in Japan, now showing in Seattle — “Your Name”
A teenage boy in Tokyo. A teenage girl in a small town called Itomori. Each one of them wishing they could be the other — or at least, something like the other.
LETTER: Thank you letter from BIJAC
To the Editor, On behalf of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC), we are humbled and grateful for the overwhelming, heartfelt support and participation on March 30 honoring the […]
PICTORIAL: Happy birthday to Gene Moy! — Dancing to his 100th birthday
Proceeds from this ad, will be donated to Kin On Health Care and Wing Luke Asian Museum
Vietnamese doctor forcibly removed from United flight
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Dr. David Dao is recovering at a Chicago hospital after he was forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight headed to Louisville, Ky. on April […]
Julie Locke, mother of former Washington governor, dies at 90
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Julie Locke died in Seattle on April 6. She was 90. According to her son, the former governor of Washington, Gary Locke, “Mom passed away […]
Terracotta Warriors exhibit open in Seattle
By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY For over 2,000 years, they lay underground — silently guarding China’s First Emperor Qin Shi Huang. In 1974, they were accidentally disturbed from their […]
1st-generation immigrant from Malaysia gets accepted by 8 Ivy League schools
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A 17-year-old Malaysian immigrant in Orange County, Calif. has stunned everyone with her extraordinary achievement of getting acceptance letters from eight Ivy League universities. Cassandra […]
BLOG: Remembering Julie Locke — An unconventional woman in her times
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY I met the parents of former governor Gary Locke, the late Jimmy and Julie, when he was a Washington State Representative. Julie died peacefully […]