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Book recommendations: Meeting and exceeding expectations

January 14, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Jameela Mirza has just been named features editor of her middle school newspaper—quite the honor for a seventh grader.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 3 | JANUARY 16 - JANUARY 22

NW Asian Weekly’s top 10 reads of 2020

December 24, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Well readers, another year has gone by and goodness, what a year it’s been. With most of our regular day-to-day activities now confined to our homes, escapism took on a whole new meaning. So here are my top 10 reads (in no particular order) that helped me — and hopefully, you — take a break from the reality that was 2020.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 52 | DECEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 31

Whodunnit? Murder mysteries with our favorite sleuths on the case

November 12, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lana Lee is back and she’s got a full plate. She’s still running her family’s Chinese restaurant in Asia Village in Cleveland, which is challenging at best.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 14 - NOVEMBER 20

First ever English translation of South Korean “comfort women” novel—Local couple teams up with UW Press

October 29, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For over 40 years, Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton have been bringing vital works of Korean language fiction and nonfiction to the English-speaking world.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 44 | OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 6

Book recommendations: Encounters with other worlds

October 22, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At her school, Genie Lo is just one of many overachieving Ivy League hopefuls.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 43 | OCTOBER 24 - OCTOBER 30

Gold House launches book club exploring Asian American identity

October 15, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For bookworms in search of new reading material, Gold House is here.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 42 | OCTOBER 17 - OCTOBER 23

Stepping out from someone else’s shadow: NWAW’s must-reads

September 16, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

anessa Yu has always been able to see people’s fortunes and misfortunes in tea leaves. It’s a gift she never asked for, a gift she never wanted. And when she sees death for the first time—following an unfortunate appointment with a matchmaker—it’s a gift she desperately wants to get rid of, but she’ll settle for controlling it. Otherwise, how can she truly live?

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: VOL 39 NO 38 | SEPTEMBER 19 - SEPTEMBER 25

Book recommendations—Overcoming self doubt and standing up for yourself

August 20, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Haunted Heroine By Sarah Kuhn DAW, 2020 Team Tanaka/Jupiter is back and their membership is growing. Evie, the Tanaka half of the superheroine duo, has just found out she’s pregnant and everyone is thrilled about the group’s newest addition. And Evie is too. Really. But she also can’t help […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 34 | AUGUST 22 - AUGUST 28

Book recommendations

July 16, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ji Lin, a smart and ambitious dressmaker’s apprentice, has been moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother’s mahjong debts.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 29 | JULY 18 - JULY 24

Book recommendations

June 25, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Mai Le is a California girl through and through and with school out, she can’t wait to spend the summer on the beach with her best friend, Montana.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 26 | JUNE 27 - JULY 3

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