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The Layup Drill — Pacquiao upset, local man wins world TKD title

July 14, 2017 By Admin

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Manny Pacquiao was upset by relatively unknown Australian Jeff Horn on the first Saturday of July in Brisbane, Australia. With the loss, he dropped […]

Language barrier doesn’t stop baseball player in Minnesota

July 14, 2017 By Admin

By NICK KELLY Post-Bulletin ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Chia-Ching Ho didn’t let the discouragement in the Rochester dugout affect his mood. Assistant coach Thomas Walker had just finished telling his […]

Proposal to rename city intersection after Al Sugiyama

July 13, 2017 By Admin

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Over his 30-year career, the late Alan Sugiyama gave a helping hand to thousands of people who needed mentoring, job training, advice, or friendship. […]

Mom forced to give up son’s seat on United Airlines flight

July 13, 2017 By Admin

By Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — United Airlines has apologized to a Hawaii teacher who was forced to hold her 2-year-old son on her lap for three-and-a-half hours after an […]

Oregon hospital gives boy, adopted from China, unique 3D forearm and hand

July 13, 2017 By Admin

By LYNNE TERRY PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland trauma surgeon needed unusual tools for the operation: a glue gun, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, and orange string. Dr. Albert Chi […]

BLOG: What do Trump and the Chinese community have in common?

July 13, 2017 By Admin

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY What’s in a name? “People’s” is the difference between China and Taiwan’s official name. The official name for China is the People’s Republic of […]

COMMENTARY: It’s a crime to be rich

July 13, 2017 By Admin

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The trend of vilifying the rich has now secured a foothold in Seattle. On July 10, the Seattle City Council imposed a 2.25 percent […]

New dean of the UW’s Information School

July 10, 2017 By Admin

The University of Washington (UW) announced on June 29 that Anind K. Dey has been named dean of the Information School. Dey comes to the UW from Carnegie Mellon University […]

Yin launches campaign

July 10, 2017 By Admin

On June 20, Phillip Yin launched his campaign for Bellevue City Council, position 5, at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Bellevue. Yin was joined by dozens of supporters and he spoke […]