“A Silent Voice” hits the big screen in and around Seattle as one of the most widely-praised anime features in recent years — and from one of the very few female anime feature directors. It approaches the lives of the handicapped in Japan, what’s going right and wrong, and bullying issues to boot. It’s been supported by the Japanese deaf community. While I found the film uneven in its approach and its overall tone, it deserves attention and support for the following reasons.
Asian Pacific American Legislative Day
With the midterm elections behind us, civic engagement groups are looking forward to the upcoming 2019 legislative session for our state.
Book recommendations
Sefia’s childhood was not like most. Growing up, she and her parents stayed under the radar and they taught her what to do in case anything ever happened to them. And when something does happen — a few years after her mother died from illness, her father is brutally murdered — she flees to the wilderness with her aunt Nin.
COMMENTARY: Asian coalition opposes I-1000 and calls for legislature to allow measure to be voted on by all citizens
Asian Americans throughout Washington are alarmed that Gov. Jay Inslee would deny the public a right to vote on Initiative 1000, which qualified earlier this month for the ballot, by pushing for a quick vote on it by the legislature.
Washington governor pushes public health insurance statewide
By SALLY HO Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. and likely presidential candidate Jay Inslee proposed on Jan. 8 a public health insurance option for state residents, the latest […]
Report: Police did not violate policy in removing Black man
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — The Kirkland Police Department has ruled that their officers did not violate internal policy when they helped the owner of a frozen-yogurt shop expel a Black […]
BLOG: Playing around with New Year’s resolutions
By Assunta NgNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY This year, I have picked one resolution, but it’s an ambitious one— a year of relaxation. It is straightforward, but it is hard for people, […]
Rally to defend Southeast Asian refugees
By StaffNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — Members of the Vietnamese community protested what they say are efforts by the Trump administration to deport certain Vietnamese immigrants. Community members and elected […]
State Legislature welcomes one of the most diverse cohorts on record, including women of color
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Legislature welcomed one of its most diverse cohorts of elected officials in state history on Jan. 14. The most recent class includes a female majority […]
Bellevue native Katelyn Ohashi earns perfect 10
LOS ANGELES — Katelyn Ohashi did three backflips, landed into a split and got back up to end her floor routine as though it was easy. Then the crowd went […]
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