After last year’s nominations spawned the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, all eyes were on the Academy Award nominations on Jan. 24. Dev Patel was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actor) for […]
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PICTORIAL: The biggest march through Chinatown
As thousands of men and women lined up on South Jackson Street waiting to join Womxn’s March to the Seattle Center on Jan. 20, the Chinatown International District became a vital link of a massive movement.
2017 LUNAR NEW YEAR COSTUME CONTEST
Costume Parade Contest Schedule: 11 AM — Registration 1 PM — Line up 1:30 PM — Parade begins 2:15 PM — Parade winners announced • Start from Northwest Asian Weekly’s […]
Philippines to offer free contraceptives to 6 million women
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to ensure free access to contraceptives for 6 million women who cannot obtain them, officials said on Jan. […]
Zhou Youguang, father of Chinese Romanization, dies at 111
BEIJING (AP) — Zhou Youguang, a linguist considered the father of modern China’s Pinyin Romanization system, died on Jan. 14 at the age of 111. Born in 1906 during China’s […]
Scientists claim new gibbon species — name it Skywalker
LONDON (AP) — Researchers in China claim they have identified a new species of gibbon in the remote forests along its border with Burma — and have named it after […]
Honda adds 772,000 vehicles to ongoing air bag recall
TOKYO (AP) — Honda Motor Co. says it is recalling 772,000 additional Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. for defective front passenger seat air bag inflators made by Japanese […]
Study: Few Asian-Americans hold top legal jobs
By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Goodwin Liu joined the seven-member California Supreme Court in 2011, he became its fourth sitting member of Asian descent. The […]
Lin still out for Nets as they give away his bobblehead
By Brian Mahoney AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Lin remained sidelined for the Brooklyn Nets on the night they gave away his bobblehead. Lin has battled a […]
Ex-wife of former Chinese official to forfeit millions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ex-wife of a former Chinese official will forfeit nearly $30 million worth of California property after pleading guilty to defrauding immigration officials as part of […]
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