SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have signed free-agent Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma to a one-year contract. The team announced the move last Thursday. Iwakuma has a 107–69 record in […]
Archives for 2012
Japan Cabinet being reshuffled after rape gaffes
By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Cabinet reshuffle in Japan is coming. It is likely to include the removal of a defense minister who outraged the […]
Adopted kids become mini-ambassadors come Lunar New Year
By Leanne Italie The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With its fireworks, family reunions, and feasts, Lunar New Year is the longest and most important celebration for millions around […]
Jon Huntsman objects to ad featuring his adopted kids
By Holly Ramer The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman, who often speaks movingly of his adopted daughters while on the campaign trail, said last […]
Who was naughty and who was nice in 2011?
The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly sports column about Asians By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly As we welcome in 2012 and recover from the holidays, The Layup Drill […]
BLOG: My happiness list
What really matters? Ask yourself this before you make your New Year’s resolutions. Write down what you find valuable. Writing helps you understand yourself and empowers you to achieve what […]
Seattle Community Colleges MLK celebration to spotlight leaders and leadership
Friday, Jan 13, 2012 Noon -1:30 pm at Mount Zion Baptist Church | 1634 19th Avenue (Capitol Hill) | Seattle 98122 The Seattle Community Colleges 38th annual Martin Luther King, […]
Shawn Wong and Eric Byler to talk about “Americanese” at screening
“Americanese” a film from Director Eric Byler, is being screened at a one-night engagement on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown (511 Queen Anne Avenue North, Seattle). Director Eric Byler and author Shawn […]
A sister city gives gift of education to Mongolian students
By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly Mongolia is often referred to as the land of eternal blue sky. To understand this nickname, one must look back to times long ago, […]
In memory of Gordon
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Gordon Hirabayashi died on Jan. 2 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he taught sociology at the University of Alberta (UA). He was 93 and […]
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