Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) invites members of the community to attend a Thanksgiving luncheon at its headquarters in Seattle’s Rainier Valley. It will be held from 11:30 a.m.–2:30 […]
Ishiro Honda — Godzilla, gratefulness, and greatness
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY I tried to call Ishiro Honda, once. I was about 10, and I loved reading about his Godzilla stories and watching them on KSTW-11’s […]
If someone could come up with a matzo ball dim sum restaurant, we’d all be set
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It’s interesting what one feels pride over. A few days ago, I was playing tennis with a group of guys during our weekly tennis […]
Jenny Durkan appoints Asian American deputy mayors
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — For the first time in Seattle’s history, the city will have two Asian American deputy mayors. Mayor-elect Jenny Durkan unveiled her full transition […]
Election Day AAPI victories
The Democratic National Committee said the election of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) candidates — many of them running for the first time — in Virginia, New Jersey, Washington, […]
George Takei, Richard Dreyfuss respond in harassment scandal
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — George Takei took to Twitter on Nov. 11 to deny groping a male model and Richard Dreyfuss said he never exposed […]
UW regent Tamaki: A voice for API students
By Irfan Shariff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Blaine Tamaki is a Triple Dawg. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics, earned a Juris Doctor, and most recently was appointed to the […]
BLOG: A good year for Asian Americans in politics
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It’s been an amazing year for Asian Americans in politics. Bruce Harrell, Seattle City Council President, who ran for mayor four years ago, became […]
PICTORIAL: Grandmaster turns 80
Over 500 people attended an 80th birthday celebration for Grandmaster John S.S. Leong on Nov. 11 at China Harbor Restaurant. Leong opened Seattle Kung Fu Club, which is the oldest […]
People of color, women make up majority of Durkan’s transition committee
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle Mayor-elect Jenny Durkan unveiled her full transition committee on Nov. 13, a diverse and inclusive group of more than 60 community leaders and experts. […]