A China-backed consortium has canceled plans to build a $3.4 billion methanol plant in Tacoma. Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW) said April 19 that it is ending its lease with the […]
BLOG: Behind the scenes: How Seattle Colleges picks an outsider
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly When Seattle Colleges (SC) announced its three finalists for the chancellor seat, they were all persons of color — two of them Asian. The […]
EDITORIAL: Nightmare for International District
It has been eight years since the Seattle Supersonics left for Oklahoma City, citing the need for a new home or an update to Key Arena, amongst other grievances. Fast […]
Trashion Fashion 2016 — NWAW’s Fashion Design Contest
THE OBJECTIVE: Design an outfit or garment that incorporates recycled materials and/or NWAW/Seattle Chinese Post newspapers. Entries due {July 8} Trashion Show {July 16} TO ENTER, SEND: — Your name, […]
A reader’s letter of appreciation
Dear Editor, I was reading [Assunta Ng’s] blog, “How do you define success?” (March 11) [and wanted to let you know] I truly enjoyed it — it really hit home. […]
Publisher’s friend responds to blog
I’m the young Asian friend who was the subject of Assunta Ng’s blog post in last week’s issue, and I thought I would provide a response on searching for the […]
The road to becoming a scenic designer
“I’m a dynamo as a boar,” said Mikiko MacAdams, a Japanese scenic designer.
She is visiting Seattle from New York as a designer for the sets of “Brownsville Song (b-side for tray),” a play that is being performed through April 24 at the Seattle Repertory Theatre.
Homage to B movie pioneer
He went from epitomizing the yakuza drama, to deconstructing the yakuza drama, to destroying his own career. When director Seijun Suzuki, 44 years old in 1967, turned in his film “Branded to Kill” to his employer— Nikkatsu Motion Picture Company promptly fired him. He didn’t direct again for 10 years.
A-pop! Spring Edition
There is an idiom about March that says it “comes in like a lion and [goes] out like a lamb.” While this refers to the weather, the expression is also relevant to the state of affairs in Hollywood — March started with a bang and ended on a cool and relaxed note. Read on to learn more about the lows and highs in pop culture last month.
World’s wild tiger count increases for the first time in a century
NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s count of wild tigers roaming forests from Russia to Vietnam has gone up for the first time in more than a century, with some 3,890 counted by conservation groups and national governments in the latest global census, wildlife conservation groups said April 10.