By Alexis Mansanarez Northwest Asian Weekly Words matter. That was the message Jose Antonio Vargas shared in front of an at-capacity University of Washington (UW) lecture hall Oct. 6, and […]
Archives for October 2016
Jia Jia, world’s oldest-ever panda in captivity, dies at 38
HONG KONG (AP) — The world’s oldest-ever panda in captivity was euthanized Oct. 16 at the Hong Kong theme park where she lived because her health had deteriorated. Ocean Park […]
Northwest Asian Weekly wins 13 awards at WNPA awards gala
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly took home 13 awards on Oct. 14, at the 129th Annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA) Convention in Wenatchee. “What makes […]
Why reading news is important — 10 life lessons for reading news
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly You might wonder why I am preaching to the choir about reading news. After all, I have been in the news business for decades. […]
No Stormageddon
In preparations for the storm on Oct. 15-16, Seattle had braced for winds expected to move up the Washington coast. The city had hunkered down by shutting its parks, preparing […]
Former WA First Lady received unwanted sexual advances
Editor’s note: This was written by Mona Lee Locke and posted on her Facebook page. I am appalled that this election has become the biggest reality show of our country’s […]
Kim Komoto named Kent City Clerk
The Kent City Council unanimously approved Mayor Suzette Cooke’s appointment of Kim Komoto as the City Clerk on Oct. 5. Komoto will start Oct. 17. Komoto succeeds Ronald Moore, who […]
Birthday celebration
One-hundred-and-thirty friends of Elsie Leilani Taniguchi gathered at the Mercer Island Community Center on Oct. 2 for her 80th birthday celebration. Taniguchi was the former longtime president of the Puyallup […]
Park sign updated
The concrete sign at Donnie Chin International Children’s Park has been updated to reflect the park’s new name. The sign formerly read “International Children’s Park” — the original name of […]
Governor selects Asian appointees to various boards
Gov. Jay Inslee announced appointees to various boards and commissions in late September. Faaluaina Pritchard was appointed to Clover Park Technical College Board of Trustees. She has served as the […]
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