On Oct. 29, a new multi-purpose trail on Beacon Hill was opened. The 12-foot wide, paved trail connects the I-90 trail at the south end of the Jose Rizal Bridge (12th Avenue […]
LETTER: Story about LIHI’s dispute with SeaSol did not reveal all
Editor: On Nov. 3, the Northwest Asian Weekly ran an article on the dispute between George Berumen working with the Seattle Solidarity Network, and the Low Income Housing Institute and […]
Ed Lee poised to win SF’s mayoral race
By Beth Duff-Brown The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor Ed Lee, born in Seattle and raised in Beacon Hill, held a commanding lead in the mayor’s race against a […]
General election results
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly State of Washington Initiative No. 1125 (Concerning state expenditures on transportation) Yes — 48.51 percent No — 51.49 percent State of Washington Initiative No. 1163 […]
Results of selected races
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly King County, Assessor Lloyd Hara (ran unopposed) — 98.55 percent of the vote King County, Director of Elections Mark Green — 22.89 percent Sherril […]
How Asians have clashed with U.S. politics
By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly Asian Americans haven’t always been welcome in the arena of United States politics. As the nation has grown older, policies have changed and boundaries […]
How to get a job when you’re from out-of-town — actually, out-of-country
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The high unemployment rate — more than 9 percent — continues to be a major national problem, one that has affected a specific segment […]
Floods threaten Bangkok just as north starts to rebuild
By Pailin Wedel The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Floodwaters from Thailand’s flood-ravaged central heartland pushed farther into Bangkok on Monday, Nov. 7, as residents of long-submerged provinces north […]
Jason Hirata makes bubble tea into art
By Kat Chow UW News Lab “I didn’t really want to rely on written criteria to do things — to get jobs, shows, or grants — based on schooling,” said […]
Our top 10 burning questions with Mark Mitsui
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Mark Mitsui became the 12th president of North Seattle Community College (NSCC) in July 2010. He also serves as vice chancellor of student success […]