By Assunta Ng Do you know what high-ranking Chinese officials can’t live without when traveling to Seattle? Of course they don’t carry their luggage or buy their own coffee like […]
John Kwak: A not-yet-ready-to-retire business owner and Korean community leader
John Kwak is one of NWAW’s Pioneer in Social Entrepreneurship.
King memorial’s unexpected Asian connection
By Ben Nuckols The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some were locals who’ve watched for years as the memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. took shape on the National Mall. […]
BLOG: Remembering Diana
By Assunta Ng Choose a celebration party and not a funeral, my mom always said. When my high school classmate Diana (Wong) Chan e-mailed me in January that her cancer […]
Breaking new ground: Asian American women on the challenges they face within construction
Today, wearing power suits, women dominate certain industries. But not many are wearing hard hats …
China’s U.S. assets ‘safe,’ Biden tells students
Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up a visit to China last Sunday that offered him extensive face-time with the country’s expected future leader, Xi Jinping, and delivered a strong message of U.S. mutual interdependence with the world’s second-largest economy …
Is the parking meter hurting Chinatown/ID?
Tim Louie, of the family-owned Tsue Chong Company, has battled parking problems in recent years. Sometimes, his customers pop into his noodle and fortune cookie factory for a quick 10-minute purchase and come back to their car to find a $40 dollar parking fine. What was once a loading zone is now a paid parking spot …
August: Mark Kamitomo elected president of Washington State Association for Justice
Mark Kamitomo, a Gonzaga University graduate, was elected president of the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) at a recent annual convention held in Whistler, B.C., Canada. Kamitomo is the […]
Nebraska man reunites with long-lost Filipino friend from WWII
By John Huthmacher Hastings Tribune KENESAW, Neb. (AP) — Never in a million years did Kenesaw resident Woodrow “Woody” Rossell imagine that he would ever reunite with the young Filipino […]
San Francisco’s interim mayor goes from untouchable to target
By Lisa Leff The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As interim mayor of San Francisco, veteran civil servant Edwin Lee enjoyed several advantages that kept him safe in a […]