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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 37 NO 12 | MARCH 17 – MARCH 23

The Layup Drill

March 16, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

The Layup Drill

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s column, we take a look back at the Winter Olympics and a new Sounders player. But first, is the return of Ichiro! Ichiro returns to Mariners In somewhat of a surprise, the Seattle Mariners re-signed Ichiro Suzuki to […]

Filed Under: Sports, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, ICHIRO, VOL 37 NO 12 | MARCH 17 - MARCH 23

“A Brighter Summer Day” — Sad saga, secret Seattle connection

March 16, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

“A Brighter Summer Day” — Sad saga, secret Seattle connection

By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It begins simply enough, with a concerned parent wondering to school faculty, why his son, a good student, did poorly on a test. It ends four hours later in murder, madness, the destruction of lives, and the loss of hope. Edward Yang’s epic film “A Brighter Summer Day,” released […]

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY, VOL 37 NO 12 | MARCH 17 - MARCH 23

LETTER: Reader feedback on Feb. 24 issue

March 16, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Dear Editor, I like to grab your paper each week for some articles the mainstream media largely forgets, plus the sudoku puzzle helps pass a bit more time in my day. But you should be more judicious with your editing, because the Feb. 24 issue had some colossally moronic editorials. First you had a nigh-worthless […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 12 | MARCH 17 - MARCH 23

LETTER: Open letter to Golden West College

March 16, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly 2 Comments

LETTER: Open letter to Golden West College

By Bettie Sing Luke Multicultural diversity trainer Seattle A very disturbing anti-Asian incident was brought to my attention and verified by the LA Times in a March 5th article. This offensive encounter occurred in Long Beach, Calif., where an Asian American couple, Tony Kao and his wife, and daughter, were subjected to an unprovoked verbal […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2018, Bettie Luke, VOL 37 NO 12 | MARCH 17 - MARCH 23

Man arrested following double stabbing in ID

March 16, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Man arrested following double stabbing in ID

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Police arrested a 36-year-old man after a stabbing on March 8 in Hing Hay Park. According to eyewitnesses, the suspect and two other men were arguing in front of the park entrance to the Bush Hotel around 9 a.m., when the suspect pulled out a knife and started attacking. Officers […]

Filed Under: Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 12 | MARCH 17 - MARCH 23

Think all Asians look alike? You’re racist! — (JK, but you def need more Asian friends)

March 16, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Think all Asians look alike? You’re racist! — (JK, but you def need more Asian friends)

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month, we learn that social media is powerful. Because of social media, a college professor in charge of molding young minds cannot say what is in her heart without people getting it twisted. Because of social media, we don’t need to be in Vegas to see a beautiful […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 12 | MARCH 17 - MARCH 23

Survival for immigrant domestic violence survivors

March 15, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Survival for immigrant domestic violence survivors

By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Shortly after he came to Washington to serve as the Consul General of Japan in Seattle, Yoichiro Yamada learned that there were literally hundreds of women asking for the consulate’s help to escape domestic abuse situations. “[Our attorney] said the number of such inquiries and requests for help amounts […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 12 | MARCH 17 - MARCH 23

Bring back affirmative action?

March 15, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly 18 Comments

Bring back affirmative action?

By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Business owner Tony Au wants to make one thing very clear: he is all for the repeal of Initiative 200. “It is actually a negative impact to our community, and the Chinese community,” the hair salon and real estate investor said. “[If I-200 is repealed,] I can see a […]

Filed Under: Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 12 | MARCH 17 - MARCH 23

Clock runs out in Olympia on bill to aid SeaTac Area mobile home residents

March 15, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly 4 Comments

Clock runs out in Olympia on bill to aid SeaTac Area mobile home residents

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Residents of The Firs Mobile Home Park received bad news from the state capitol in Olympia as a bill granting financial assistance to residents of the SeaTac site fell short of a vote before the end of the legislative session on March 2. “It’s sad,” noted state Rep. Cindy […]

Filed Under: Features, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2018, THE FIRS MOBILE HOME PARK, VOL 37 NO 12 | MARCH 17 - MARCH 23

BLOG: The legacy of Tetsuden Kashima

March 15, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

BLOG: The legacy of Tetsuden Kashima

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Here is good news for fans of the University of Washington (UW)’s cherry trees: they will blossom next week, according to a UW news release. The iconic 31 cherry trees at the UW Quad, a gift from Japan in 1912, symbolized the friendship between the United States and Japan. […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2018, Tetsuden Kashima, VOL 37 NO 12 | MARCH 17 - MARCH 23

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