By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY What fascinates Donna Liu most about technology is that it is a stepping stone for bigger and better things. “At the early stage … […]
99 Tropes: Asian American drama with comedy character, and collaboration
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY For Seattle actor E.J. Gong, the two last straws included one show review, and one parent-teacher conference. Gong, appearing in the new play “99 […]
Building a new life after trauma — Book recommendations
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Severance By Ling Ma Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018 As a 20-something living in New York, Candace Chen is living month-to-month, just trying to […]
The Layup Drill
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, a UFC fighter helps his home country, Nathan Chen dazzles, and The Filipino Flash […]
A tycoon’s to-do list
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It’s not easy being insanely, crazy, filthy rich, but somehow, some way, I’ll manage. They drew the numbers for the Mega Millions lottery last […]
City Council approves new Seattle Police contract — Asian community split
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY After weeks of debate, the Seattle City Council approved a new labor contract for Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers on Nov. 13. Hundreds of […]
Trump nominates Indian American to replace Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is nominating administration official Neomi Rao to fill the appeals court seat previously held by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Trump’s announcement came on […]
Sayonara, Nagomi Tea House — Arigato, Tomio Moriguchi
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The aesthetic Nagomi Tea House inside the old Uwajimaya has been dismantled. Nagomi, once a community gathering space, is gone unexpectedly. For the past […]
Joe Fain concedes race to Mona Das
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Joe Fain conceded the race for the 47th District State Senate to challenger Mona Das on Nov. 9. As of the afternoon of Nov. 13, […]
4 victims of Ride the Ducks crash settle
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Four of the dozens of victims of the 2015 Ride the Ducks crash in Seattle have reached an $8.25 million settlement in the middle of […]