My family and I emigrated from Korea a little over four decades ago. I spent my childhood growing up in the eastside of Tacoma, always being the only “Asian kid” at school and in the neighborhood.
BLOG: Walking with Durkan in Chinatown—What the mayor saw and missed
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Mayor Jenny Durkan had planned to speak at Gov. Jay Inslee’s press conference in Chinatown to denounce anti-Asian hate on Mar. 22. It didn’t […]
Seattle Chamber to increase help for BIPOC businesses
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly While Vicky Schiantarelli was going to college in the 1970s, she was the only Latina woman working construction sites in and around Seattle. Her […]
More help for business owners, organizations affected by COVID-19—Round 4 open until April 9
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Small businesses affected by COVID-19—especially those that had to close due to public health and safety measures—can now apply for up to $25,000 in […]
Tommy Le family settles — KCSO Deputy Molina culpable
By Carolyn Bick This story originally appeared in the South Seattle Emerald Tommy Le loved to cook and garden with his grandmother and do landscaping work with his father. He […]
Filipino American Rob Bonta appointed as CA’s new attorney general
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated a progressive Filipino American state assemblyman as California’s next attorney general […]
COMMENTARY: Your Climate and Air Depend on Clean Fuels
Our country is in the midst of a long overdue reckoning with racial injustices and systemic inequality. While those issues have finally moved to the front of our collective focus, environmental justice and impacts of pollution and climate change on communities of color still need much greater attention.
Bellevue rally against hate crimes calls for “immediate action”
Organizers said thousands rallied in Bellevue on March 20 against anti-Asian hate crimes. United Chinese Americans of Washington (UCAWA) organized the event, which was co-sponsored by the Huazhong University of […]
ICHS employee appreciation
On March 8, International Community Health Services (ICHS) held Employee Appreciation Luncheons across its clinics. Employees who were honored as part of the Asian Weekly’s Community Health Excellence Award were […]
Chinese American Legacy Artwork Project
Seattle artist Stewart Wong has been selected to design the 1886 Anti-Chinese Riot public artwork that will permanently recognize the expulsion of Chinese from Seattle. Among Wong’s credits are collaborative […]
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