By Andrew Lam New American Media Mr. One L. Goh, 43, an immigrant from Korea who allegedly shot and killed seven people at a school in Oakland and wounded five […]
Citizens’ Election Oversight Committee seeks two representatives for the Chinese and Vietnamese communities
The King County Council’s Citizens’ Election Oversight Committee (CEOC) is looking to fill two seats in its organization to represent the Chinese and Vietnamese-speaking communities.
New legislation combats gang activity in high-impact gang areas
New legislation introduced by King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn will assist law enforcement in combating criminal street activities in areas heavily affected by gang activity.
YMCA launches new Global Teen Program in Seattle’s sister city, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
On April 14, a group of high school teens from the greater Seattle area packed their bags for the kick-off of YMCA’s new Global Teen Program. The new program takes […]
EDITORIAL: Dr. Jim Yong Kim did it. What’s your excuse?
Dr. Jim Yong Kim defied the odds and became the first Asian American to head the World Bank. Despite his achievements as a physician, global health expert, and president of […]
Women’s voices amplified in “Yoni Ki Baat”
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Before the Yoni Ki Baat (YKB) women discussed their vaginas, they sat around nervously at
Burmese advocate Bo Kyi calls on the world to help political prisoners in Burma
By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly During the seven and a half years that Bo Kyi was in prison, he was beaten, tortured,
Attention turns to Asian Americans in the military in light of recent suicides and increased enrollment
By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Asian Americans have fought for the United States for as far back as the 19th century,
Calif. Congressmember Judy Chu attends swearing-in ceremony of ILF’s Seattle chapter
On April 7, more than 100 guests attended the inaugural party and dinner for the International Leadership Foundation (IFL)’s Seattle chapter at the home of IFL Seattle
Seattle filmmaker Jimmy Zhang’s short film selected for NFFTY
Local Asian American filmmaker Jimmy Zhang’s short film, “The Boy and the Tree,” is an official selection for the 2012 National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). The film was […]