By Emma Scher WNPA Olympia News Bureau Washington state may impose restrictions on law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology. House Bill 1654 would require state and local government agencies […]
Senate passes bill prohibiting citizenship- or immigration-based discrimination
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY OLYMPIA — The Washington Senate voted 29-20 on Feb. 26, passing a bill to prohibit discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status. Senate Bill 5165, […]
Worker visas in doubt as Trump immigration crackdown widens
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Immigrants with specialized skills are being denied work visas or seeing applications get caught up in lengthy bureaucratic tangles under […]
Okinawa votes in referendum on US military base relocation
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The people of Okinawa voted on Feb. 24 on a plan for a U.S. military base relocation in a referendum that […]
China bars millions from travel for ‘social credit’ offenses
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Skipped paying a fine in China? Then forget about buying an airline ticket. Would-be air travelers were blocked from buying tickets 17.5 […]
Kim, Trump impersonators draw ire of Vietnam’s authorities
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese authorities are not amused by the antics of two impersonators of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump. The duo made rounds […]
Gerber’s 2019 spokesbaby is a Hmong girl in North Carolina
HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Gerber says its newest spokesbaby is a spunky 1-year-old with “the look of wonder in her eyes,” born to a Hmong immigrant family in North Carolina. […]
New Ruth Woo internship
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — Mayor Jenny Durkan announced on Feb. 27 the creation of a new Office of the Mayor internship to honor Seattle civil rights hero […]
Sikh Captain America empowers Seattle students to tell their own stories
His museum exhibit displays sketches, photos, and imagery of Captain America — if he were a Sikh man with a turban and beard. His mission is to challenge traditional narratives about what a hero looks like, and this sort of representational storytelling is something that Singh encourages in others. His talks, given in Captain America attire and a turban, which includes comic-creating workshops, have drawn the eye of schools nationwide, including some in Seattle.
Dramatic reading of an uneventful life
The problem is, I know how I feel about my parents. I miss them every single day. I miss my Dad’s goofy jokes. I miss how my Mom reminds me to wear a jacket when it’s 83 degrees outside. I miss how they make me feel…no matter what was happening in our lives, I always felt safe. My parents were always there. They always kept me safe.
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