The Wing Luke Museum hosted a screening and a panel discussion of “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” on May 20. Chanterelle Sung — of the Sung family, owners of Abacus […]
NVC honors vets at 73rd Annual Memorial Day service
The Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC) held its annual Memorial Day service at Lake View Cemetery on Capitol Hill on May 28. Major General Tracy Garrett, USMC (Ret.) was the keynote […]
CACA banquet
The Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) Seattle held its 7th annual banquet on May 20, “Celebrating Unity & Fighting for Equality,” at China Harbor restaurant. This year’s awards honored Harry […]
Bloodworks Ball
Bloodworks Northwest raised a whopping $855,000 at its annual Bloodworks Ball. The money from the event—attended by more than 400 people at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue on May
Study: More CO2 makes rice less nutritious
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A new study has found that rice exposed to elevated levels of carbon dioxide — reduces the nutritional value of the rice. The study, published […]
Book recommendations
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows: A Novel By Balli Kaur Jaswal William Morrow, 2017 As the daughter of Indian immigrants, Nikki’s life is in […]
The Layup Drill
By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This time, we take a look at a historic boxing match between two Filipino boxers, the […]
Seoul: North Korea committed to US summit, denuclearization
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un committed in the rivals’ […]
LETTER: May 5 debate
Dear Editor, “A foolish consistency,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson, “is a hobgoblin of little minds,” a quote I personally have little use for, but today. While it is certainly not […]
Job placement is serious business at UW’s Foster School of Business
By Joshua Holland NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Seattle area is a hub for global companies changing the world, thanks to innovators like Amazon, Microsoft, and many others. However, the sizzling […]