By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Recently, I have intentionally broken my rules on healthy food. Readers may drop their jaws to find out my secrets. I have often preached […]
The Layup Drill
Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, we take a look at the first Masters champion from Japan, two NBA stars with Asian backgrounds, and a UFC champion losing her title.
Wing Luke UPLIFT campaign to support AAPI artists and creatives
Twelve creatives, 12 weeks, 12 giveaways. This is the promise of the UPLIFT fundraising campaign by Wing Luke Museum, taking place now through June. Each week, a different artist or creative contributes to a giveaway that participants enter via money donations or posting the campaign information to an Instagram story. Proceeds will be used to benefit Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) artists and creatives who are struggling during this time of pandemic, businesses curtailing, and civic unrest.
COMMENTARY: To fight anti-Asian racism, we need to tell our stories
I remember the exact moment I heard the news that the coronavirus had been traced to a city in China. My first thought was that it was just a matter of time before the scapegoating would begin.
COMMENTARY: The big lie in Volunteer Park
After George Floyd’s gruesome killing triggered a national reckoning about anti-Black violence, toxic legacies of slavery, and systemic racism, the recent massacre in Asian-operated businesses in Atlanta has broadened the debate to include endemic anti-Asian violence and hate in America.
AAPI Heritage Month
Local, state, and community leaders share their thoughts on the importance of celebrating AAPI Heritage Month, especially in this time of anti-Asian hate, bias, and violence. “I am honored to […]
Coalition calls for hate crime probe in John Huynh murder
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Linda’s face is drooping. Binh’s is tight. The two sisters, sitting in the back of a car, looking into the screen of a Zoom […]
Father, son stabbed by man refusing to wear mask
TACOMA — Jin Hyun, 33, was released from the hospital on May 11—just a day after a customer stabbed him outside the Tacoma convenience store that he owns. Hyun told […]
Sawant violated ethics code
SEATTLE — In a settlement agreement dated May 7 with the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, City of Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant admitted that she violated the Seattle Ethics Code […]
Canlis hires Aisha Ibrahim
Canlis announced on May 3 that it has hired chef Aisha Ibrahim to lead its kitchen. Born in the Philippines, Ibrahim becomes the first woman—and woman of color—and the seventh […]
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