HONOLULU (AP) — Native Hawaiians experience fewer years of good health compared with other ethnic groups in the state, a recent public health study found. The study by University of […]
Hong Kong leader vows to ‘seriously reflect’ on election
By EILEEN NG and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she would “seriously reflect” on a stunning landslide victory by pro-democracy candidates […]
New drinks help Starbucks pull in more U.S., Chinese customers
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks Corp. says new beverages and more efficient stores are drawing in more U.S. and Chinese customers, turning around the weaker traffic it saw […]
The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
By The Associated Press After bloody race riots rocked China’s far west a decade ago, the ruling Communist Party turned to a rare figure in their ranks to restore order: […]
Taxi conversations in Shanghai
Frank Langfitt’s 2019 book The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China is the first-hand story of a long-time foreign correspondent and current NPR reporter who lived and worked in China in the 1990s and more recently in the 2010s.
“Beyond Bollywood” takes the full measure of Indian-Americans
The Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)’s exhibit “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation” didn’t originate in Seattle. But MOHAI’s guest curator Amy Bhatt wanted to make sure that local audiences saw a special, unique version.
Meet the man picked to be host of the ‘Blue’s Clues’ reboot
Joshua Dela Cruz has gone from having a genie as a sidekick to a bright blue puppy—and he couldn’t be happier.
Yang: MSNBC “ignoring” his campaign
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Ranked dead last for talk time during the Nov. 20 Democratic presidential debate —Andrew Yang is accusing MSNBC of “suppressing” him and “ignoring” his […]
Huiwu Lai: a life of healing
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Upon first inspection, it is merely a box, and a small one, at that. But upon opening, it contains what looks like a cross […]
Practicing gratitude is a lifelong task — or is it?
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly For some, it is a daily practice. For others, it happens once in a lifetime —when it is almost too late. The way we […]