I read the story you ran about me. Though it was a good article overall, there were points in the story that were not factual …
Letter: Arcega-Dunn misrepresented
I don’t care for how you misrepresented the position of Maria Arcega-Dunn in your recent article (Vol. 27, No. 48). Maria is not the main female anchor over at Q13. Lara Yamada is the main female anchor …
Letter: Seattle’s Filipino community exists
I am a Filipino-American, Washington resident for the last 14 years and avid reader of Northwest Asian Weekly. I was intrigued by your recent article in the latest edition (Vol. 27, No. 48) regarding the addition of Maria Arcega-Dunn to the Q13 Fox News team in Seattle …
Forty years of health, happiness and hoops
In a nation that gets fatter every year, how do we encourage children to become active in sports? Playing Madden NFL ‘09 hour after hour on the Playstation does not count.
New Q13 anchor says something missing in Seattle’s diversity
By the time Maria Arcega-Dunn had learned to read, she was nicknamed “the town crier” by her family. “I was relaying stories and communicating at a very early age,” she said.
Murderer dies in Aberdeen
A Filipino former union president who was serving a life sentence for murder has been found dead at Stafford Creek prison near Aberdeen, according to The Aberdeen Daily World.
For South Seattle, model minority myth is busted
What is there to do with $2.4 million dollars? South Seattle Community College has decided to improve the success and retention rates of its Asian Pacific Islander students. South Seattle Community College is one of six two- and four-year institutions that the U.S. Department of Education designated as Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI).
IAWW celebrates 25th year anniversary
A new consulate office of India will open in the Seattle area very soon.
A bit of philanthropy
The Seattle Foundation held a reception at the Wing Luke Asian Museum on Oct. 14. It invited community leaders as part of its community outreach efforts. The Seattle Foundation is an organization that encourages personal philanthropy to improve the quality of life in King County.
Successful campaign for McKenna
The Greater Seattle Chinese community celebrated Attorney General Rob McKenna’s re-election campaign Oct. 28 at a dinner at Imperial Garden Restaurant. Organized by one of McKenna’s longtime friends, Bellevue City councilmember Conrad Lee, more than 60 community leaders attended the event to put the final touches on McKenna’s successful campaign.