The ruthless and senseless killing of eight people—including six women of Asian descent in Georgia on March 16—touched the nerves and ignited deep anger inside Asians in the U.S. Through heavy rain, 3,000 people attended the Stop Asian Hate Rally in Seattle just four days after the shooting.
COMMENTARY: Words matter—Statement on anti-Asian hate from Mukilteo’s police chief
My family and I emigrated from Korea a little over four decades ago. I spent my childhood growing up in the eastside of Tacoma, always being the only “Asian kid” at school and in the neighborhood.
BLOG: Walking with Durkan in Chinatown—What the mayor saw and missed
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Mayor Jenny Durkan had planned to speak at Gov. Jay Inslee’s press conference in Chinatown to denounce anti-Asian hate on Mar. 22. It didn’t […]
Seattle Chamber to increase help for BIPOC businesses
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly While Vicky Schiantarelli was going to college in the 1970s, she was the only Latina woman working construction sites in and around Seattle. Her […]
More help for business owners, organizations affected by COVID-19—Round 4 open until April 9
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Small businesses affected by COVID-19—especially those that had to close due to public health and safety measures—can now apply for up to $25,000 in […]
Tommy Le family settles — KCSO Deputy Molina culpable
By Carolyn Bick This story originally appeared in the South Seattle Emerald Tommy Le loved to cook and garden with his grandmother and do landscaping work with his father. He […]
Filipino American Rob Bonta appointed as CA’s new attorney general
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated a progressive Filipino American state assemblyman as California’s next attorney general […]