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Seattle set to release $30M into BIPOC communities

July 15, 2021 By Admin

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “It’s a really exciting time for our city,” said Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan as she answered questions on July 6 about the City’s Equitable […]

Company aims to solve problem of vetting contractors

July 15, 2021 By Admin

By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Rick Satori worked on a construction project a decade ago with a neighbor. Last year, he built a deck on his house. But when […]

Remembering Bill Lee

July 15, 2021 By Admin

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A beloved volunteer of the Danny Woo Community Garden, Bill Lee, will be remembered on Saturday, July 16 at noon—fittingly at the same garden […]

Biden appoints Wong to Asian Development Bank’s board

July 8, 2021 By Admin

President Joe Biden announced on July 2 that he is appointing Chantale Yokmin Wong to be the ambassador-level position of U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank, a financial institution […]

Indian American Abhimanyu Mishra is the youngest chess grandmaster ever

July 8, 2021 By Admin

Abhimanyu Mishra, 12 years and 4 months old, has become the youngest chess grandmaster ever, breaking a record that Sergey Karjakin held for 19 years by three months. Karjakin was […]

Debut author Arnée Flores

July 8, 2021 By Admin

Arnée Flores of Seattle released her first ever book, “The Firebird Song,” last month. The story is a fantasy set in the kingdom of Lyrica, featuring Prewitt and the lost […]

Biden names Kumar, Sung in fifth round of judicial nominees

July 8, 2021 By Admin

President Joe Biden nominated Indian American circuit court chief judge Shalina D. Kumar as a federal judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, the White House announced on June 30. […]

CID library branch reopening

July 8, 2021 By Admin

The Seattle Public Library (SPL)’s International District / Chinatown branch will reopen on July 11 but they will have limited hours. SPL said it will be open on Sundays between […]

Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station

July 8, 2021 By Admin

BEIJING (AP) — Two astronauts made the first spacewalk outside China’s new orbital station on July 4 to set up cameras and other equipment using a 50-foot-long robotic arm. Liu […]

Pandemic tourism: Thailand launches Phuket ‘sandbox’ plan

July 8, 2021 By Admin

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — Thailand embarked on an ambitious but risky plan on July 1 that it hopes will breathe new life […]