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Long-time ACRS executive director to retire in 2018

December 14, 2017 By Admin

Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Diane Narasaki, the longtime executive director of Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS), announced on Dec. 6 that she will retire in approximately 10 months, […]

Bakeman’s Restaurant closing — Owner Jason Wang is retiring

December 14, 2017 By Admin

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — Bakeman’s Restaurant, a cafeteria-style sandwich shop on 122 Cherry Street in Pioneer Square, is closing its doors on Dec. 22. Owner Jason Wang, […]

BLOG: The best and worst of 2017

December 14, 2017 By Admin

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY I have to confess that selecting the top 10 good things affecting the Asian community this year was not as easy as I thought. […]

EDITORIAL: People of color must unite

December 14, 2017 By Admin

On Dec. 6, Asian American and Black activists joined forces in Washington, D.C. — urging a clean Dream Act that would facilitate a more seamless path to citizenship for young […]

Miss Thailand finishes in the Top 5 of Miss Universe pageant

December 11, 2017 By Admin

Miss Thailand Maria Poonlertlarp made it to the Top 5 of Miss Universe 2017, but struggled during the Q&A portion of the pageant, which proved to have cost her the […]

Shop small, shop ethnic

December 11, 2017 By Admin

The Ethnic Business Coalition (EBC) hosted its third annual “Shop Small, Shop Ethnic” Holiday Market on Nov. 25 in the Chinatown International District, as part of Small Business Saturday. This […]

Author Sanwal talk

December 11, 2017 By Admin

Author Deborah Sanwal held a talk and cooking demonstration at Seattle’s Kinokuniya bookstore on Nov. 26. The author of the cookbook memoir, “The Land of Five Waters,” talked about spices […]

Celebration of women election winners

December 11, 2017 By Admin

The Center for Women and Democracy (CWD) held its annual gala at the Women’s University Club on Nov. 16 to celebrate the women who ran in the recent election and […]

Seattle Rotary Club honors veterans

December 11, 2017 By Admin

The Seattle Rotary club meeting on Nov. 8 was an homage to veterans. Dale Kaku, a Nisei veteran, shared his story — followed by stories of Rotary Club members who […]

Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate in April 2019

December 9, 2017 By Admin

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s much admired Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, at age 85 in the first such departure from […]