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“Mary and the Witch’s Flower”

July 20, 2018 By Admin

By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY As Hiromasa Yonebayashi, director and co-writer of “Mary and the Witch’s Flower” admits, the world might have been a bit different, had not the […]

New bilingual preschool

July 20, 2018 By Admin

By Helen Wong NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC) will host an open house on Aug. 20 to debut its new bilingual, intergenerational preschool — the […]

OIRA addresses ICE agent concerns

July 20, 2018 By Admin

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) is addressing rumors fueled by social media reports about ICE agents at Seattle-area light rail stations. […]

Bellevue video game studio talks about upcoming game Ghost of Tsushima

July 20, 2018 By Admin

By Trevor Hsia Northwest Asian Weekly Gaming enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the release of Ghost of Tsushima. The first gameplay trailer for the upcoming PS4-exclusive premiered on June 12 at […]

The Layup Drill

July 19, 2018 By Admin

By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, Asian countries make an impression in the World Cup and a Taiwanese American […]

PICTORIAL: Dragon Fest 2018

July 19, 2018 By Admin

On July 14 and 15, Seattle’s Chinatown/International District hosted Dragon Fest, an event that featured numerous cultural performances — including dragon and lion dances, Japanese musicians, martial arts groups, Asian […]

BLOG: Conquering the MSG syndrome

July 19, 2018 By Admin

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY MSG — monosodium glutamate, flavor enhancer for Asian foods — is sort of my oppressor. I know you readers would be shocked that I, […]

EDITORIAL: Income inequality

July 19, 2018 By Admin

Asians have the highest median income of any race in the United States, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data from 1970 to 2016. […]

COMMENTARY: Port of Seattle on travel ban

July 19, 2018 By Admin

By Courtney Gregoire and Ryan Calkins Port of Seattle Commissioners The Supreme Court ruling upholding the third “travel ban” was another reminder that we are in the middle of a […]

Seattle mayor picks Carmen Best as new police chief

July 19, 2018 By Admin

By GENE JOHNSON ASSOCIATED PRESS SEA.TTLE (AP) — On July 16, the mayor of Seattle picked interim Police Chief Carmen Best to lead the department on a permanent basis as […]