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PICTORIAL: Annual Chinatown Seafair Parade brings festivities to International District

July 28, 2017 By Admin

On July 23, the Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce presented the annual Chinatown Seafair Parade, a sanctioned Seafair event. The parade featured lion and dragon dances, the Seattle Chinese […]

LETTER: Our tax system actually penalizes the poor

July 28, 2017 By Admin

Note: This is a response to a commentary that ran in the July 15 issue of our paper, “It’s a crime to be rich,” by Ruth Bayang, which opposed a […]

LETTER: Navigation Center detrimental to ID, City not listening

July 28, 2017 By Admin

Note: This letter is an edited version of an email sent to Seattle City Council To the Editor: The Navigation Center in Little Saigon being a “done deal” make us […]

LETTER: No, it’s not a crime to be rich

July 28, 2017 By Admin

Note: This is an edited version of an email response to a commentary that ran in the July 15 issue of our paper, “It’s a crime to be rich,” by […]

Family speaks out on death of their son, Tommy Le

July 27, 2017 By Admin

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Tommy Le was a 20-year-old Vietnamese American man who had a job at a casino in Tulalip at the same time he was finishing […]

Local powerlifters win at world championships

July 27, 2017 By Admin

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Grant Higa and Alma Kimura scored victories in their respective powerlifting divisions at the World Championships in Minsk, Belarus this past June. The two […]

Chinatown International District residents say no to displacement

July 27, 2017 By Admin

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The City of Seattle’s idea of preventing displacement and fostering equitable communities in Chinatown International District (CID) differs from the vision shared among its […]

BLOG: Even after 22 years, lots of lessons to learn from NWAW’s Summer Youth Leadership Program

July 27, 2017 By Admin

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Since 1995, the Northwest Asian Weekly has been organizing its Summer Youth Leadership Program (SYLP), aimed at empowering Asian American high school students. The […]

EDITORIAL: Murray should not step down

July 27, 2017 By Admin

There have been numerous calls for Seattle Mayor Murray to step down in the aftermath of documents uncovered by the Seattle Times on July 16, detailing an Oregon caseworker’s report […]

Ping pong tournament at Hing Hay

July 24, 2017 By Admin

On July 14, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., a ping pong tournament was hosted at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s International District. It was an all-ages event and consisted […]