By ANDI JATMIKO and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities on Indonesia’s Sumatra island arrested a Japanese fugitive accused of helping steal $7.3 million intended for small […]
DesMarais accepted into prestigious US Naval Academy
Kentridge High School graduate Laird DesMarais is headed for training for his first year at the United States Naval Academy—one of the hardest universities in the country to get into, […]
Young Tea closing CID location
Young Tea posted on social media that it is closing its Chinatown-International District (CID) location permanently after June 26, due to the expiration of its lease. “From being a bubble […]
Locke, Yang keynote AAAE annual conference
A fireside chat between Washington’s former first lady Mona Lee Locke and Seattle fashion designer Luly Yang was the highlight of the 2022 American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)’s Annual […]
CACA banquet
On June 5, the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (C.A.C.A.) Seattle held an in-person banquet—the first since the pandemic. Almost 130 attendees filled 13 tables at China Harbor Restaurant, representing Cathay […]
Norman Mineta: A life well lived
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “I am so proud to be your son.” David Mineta was one of several people who spoke at a memorial service for his late […]
BLOG: Frank Irigon: The fighter and father
The recipient of the UW Charles E. Odegaard Award was Frank Irigon last month. Along with his friends, Irigon had fought UW hard not just once, but thrice, against its policies, systems, and assumptions.
9 arrested after vicious assault on women in north China
Chinese authorities arrested nine people on suspicion of violently assaulting several women at a restaurant after surveillance footage of the attack sparked widespread outrage.
Survivor of abusive facility searches for lost Korean roots
The earliest photo Joo-Rei Mathieson has of herself was taken when she was about 4. Her head is shaved, her eyes cast downward. She has just arrived at perhaps the worst place a child could be sent in South Korea.
U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia to meet with local community
U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy will visit Seattle later this month, to share his views and experience on recent developments affecting Cambodia and its future. Murphy will attend […]