A Republican-turned-Democratic representative in Hawaii could be preparing to take her fight against President Donald Trump’s policies to Washington. Rep. Beth Fukumoto announced in a Nov. 2 email to supporters […]
Town hall to get to know veterans
SEATTLE – How much do you know about the veterans in your community? The Seattle Veterans Day Open Mic Town Hall will be held on Nov. 11 to help answer […]
Volunteers help thousands at four-day free clinic
By Jill Christensen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY On the mainstage at KeyArena were over 750 dentists providing free dental work to more than a thousand patients each day, as the arena […]
Daguerrotype: slow, simmering, resolute terror
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A figure approaches from the other side of frosted glass. The light’s bright on the other side, but the audience can’t see who, or […]
The Layup Drill — Hair, slant eyes, and local tennis champs.
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Jeremy Lin’s dreadlocks cause stir and discussion about appropriation Since making it to the NBA from Harvard, Jeremy Lin has experimented with several types […]
Amy Tan returns to Seattle with new memoir: Where the Past Begins
By Callie Chinn SPECIAL TO THE NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Out of only six U.S. cities, renowned author Amy Tan visited Seattle on Oct. 25 to discuss her latest work, Where […]
Durkan: Seattle’s next mayor
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By LISA BAUMANN SEATTLE (AP) — In a Seattle mayoral race that will give the booming liberal city its first female mayor since the 1920s, former […]
InterIm: We are not anti-development
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “How do we allow people who’ve lived here [in the International District] for generations to continue to live here and not worry about displacement? […]
Asian Americans win despite racist f liers
EDISON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Jerry Shi and Falguni Patel won seats on the school board in Edison. The two were targeted by mailers that read “Make Edison Great Again,” […]
Sikh wins after being called terrorist in f lyers
Associated Press HOBOKEN, N.J. — Ravi Bhalla was elected mayor on Tuesday — becoming Hoboken’s first Sikh mayor. Bhalla was labeled a terrorist in slanderous flyers left on car windshields […]