By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In March 2020, a work opportunity for Sheena Kaup would have meant she and her family would move half a world away from Pune, India to Seattle. It was a prospect that not only excited her and her husband, but their then 4-year-old son, too. Like millions of people […]
EDI rebounding from existential threat
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly When Ted Yamamura asked Vanna Novak if she wanted to start a nonprofit to train Japanese American professionals, she prayed she would have the strength to refuse. “Please, please, let me have the strength to say no,” she remembered. “That’s what I was thinking. What I heard me say […]
Authorities: Hate against Taiwanese led to church attack
A gunman motivated by political hatred against Taiwan chained shut the doors of a California church and hid firebombs inside before shooting at a gathering of mostly elderly Taiwanese parishioners, killing a man who tackled him and possibly saved dozens of lives, authorities said.
Shouan Pan resigning in August
Seattle Colleges (SC) Chancellor Shouan Pan announced on May 12 that he will leave his post on Aug. 1—two years before his contract is up in 2024. The college system’s board of trustees voted to terminate the contract early in agreement with Pan, who shared in March that he’d begun seeking jobs elsewhere. He was […]
WA students are national champions in world’s largest rocket contest
Newport High School Team 2 of Bellevue were crowned on May 14 as National Champions at the world’s largest student rocketry competition—the American Rocketry Challenge. In total, 724 teams from 41 states competed in the 2022 American Rocketry Challenge. The students will now represent the United States at the International Rocketry Challenge taking place at […]
Renton Multicultural Festival hosted the first-ever Multicultural Art Exhibition
The sixth annual Renton Multicultural Festival was held on May 6 and 7 with over two dozen performances, including song, dance, music, and a puppet show. Both days were free and open to the public. One of the distinct features of the festival was the first-ever Multicultural Art Exhibition and contest hosted by Voice of […]
Village Gardens ribbon cutting ceremony
Mayor Bruce Harrell was on hand last month to cut the ribbon in front of the new Village Gardens development, where 10 of the new homes are reserved for income-restricted buyers and six are being sold at market rate in a project built on land provided by the City of Seattle for affordable housing, and […]
CACA Seattle 2022 Annual Banquet
Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) Seattle will hold its annual banquet on June 5 at China Harbor Restaurant, in celebration of its 11th anniversary. This year, the Fred Yee Citizens Award honorees are author Ron Chew and UW Professor of English Shawn Wong. The first Rising Star recipients are Garrett Lee and Olivia Guo, co-founders […]
Executives explain why Asians fail to rise in corporate America
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Asians in America are the least likely of any ethnic group to be promoted to senior management positions, according to a nonprofit that provides training and education for Asian professionals. Despite representing 6% of the population and 12% of the professional workforce, when it comes to promotions to the […]
COVID-19 vaccines: A way to honor heritage, community, and family during AANHPI Heritage Month—CDC and the We Can Do This COVID-19 Public Education Campaign emphasize vaccine availability and the need for continued safe practices.
As Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities across the nation honor and celebrate the diverse contributions made in the United States, we are reminded that COVID-19 vaccines and boosters continue to make it possible for us to gather safely in public and private. As of May 12, CDC reported over 258 million […]