By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we take a look at an outstanding performance in bad conditions, Ichiro’s announcement, and […]
COMMENTARY: AAPI health disparity intersects disability and civil rights
By Nadine Shiroma HBV civil rights advocate & Hepatitis B Foundation policy adviser Between 1991 and 2012, many medical and dental schools in the United States accepted students with chronic […]
Southport office campus reaches construction milestone
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Renton — Exxel Pacific and SECO Development marked the topping out of the first two towers of the Southport office campus on May 11. That […]
Four honorees inducted into the 2018 Asian Hall of Fame
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE – The Robert Chinn Foundation inducted four people into the 2018 Asian Hall of Fame on May 5, at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in […]
Asian Americans 4 Arts Activism: Young APIAs celebrating culture
By Dylan Tran Northwest Asian Weekly As a junior at the University of Washington (UW), I often find that our cultural education is mostly limited to campus life. A few […]
On May 7, the Metropolitan King County Council proclaimed May 2018 as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, to honor people of API descent, and enrich our county’s culture, economy, and identity.
We asked: What are some of the ways AAPIs have contributed to American society? Claudia Balducci, King County Councilmember: “Chun Ching Hock was Seattle’s first Chinese immigrant and […]
Latinos, Asians organize to oust DOL Director Pat Kohler
By Ruth Bayang Northwest Asian Weekly Washington Department of Licensing (DOL) Director Pat Kohler is stepping down. It was revealed in January that the DOL was routinely sharing residents’ personal […]
Joe Nguyen running a grassroots campaign for state senate
By Jessica Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly Joe Nguyen sat across the table at Freshy’s, one of his favorite hangouts in West Seattle, bursting with energy towards his recently launched […]
APA Heritage Month: Reflecting on our past for the present
By Connie So For Northwest Asian Weekly According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2010), Asian Americans are persons “originating in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast […]
BLOG: The Asian (food) invasion
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Imagine dining in a Seattle restaurant, but you can order only steaks, fish and chips, or chicken breast. Would you be inclined to eat […]