On Feb. 17, President Obama will fund raise at the Westin Bellevue. Count me out. I don’t have the resources to pay $1,000. Attendance is $5,000 per family representative (it includes […]
BLOG: Absorbing feedback
“Why are you helping the Chinese government?” asked a Taiwanese immigrant reader who complained that we wrote about the Chinese consul general sending a letter to the Seattle City Council […]
BLOG: No showdown for Taiwan and China
By Assunta Ng We received a tip that both Taiwan and Chinese officials would be attending the Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce’s annual Lunar New Year dinner at China Harbor […]
BLOG: Can a fortune teller predict election results?
By Assunta Ng My cousin Teddy, an immigrant from Taiwan, believes so. He visited me from California last week.
BLOG: Prayers answered at Lunar New Year fest
By Assunta Ng The snow and rain destroyed business in Chinatown/International District during the past two weeks. Restaurants and stores were forced to shut down.
Author Ron Chew tells often forgotten story of murdered Filipino cannery workers
For Northwest Asian Weekly Ron Chew, executive director of the International Community Health Services Foundation, said his recently completed book on Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, two young cannery union […]
BLOG: Snowed in: an issue to remember
When the snow descended, a bunch of nightmares came true for me. While many of you had no school or stayed home last week due to the snow, the Northwest […]
BLOG: How Nate Miles rocked the house at MLK event
Keynote speaker Nate Miles rocked Mt. Zion Baptist Church with his fiery delivery, passionate cry for social, economic, and civil rights justices, and dramatic storytelling at “Leaders and Leadership” last […]
BLOG: Remembering Michael So’s kidnapping
Michael So, Hong Kong opera star and former owner of Honey Court Restaurant, passed away recently. Most people are unaware that he was kidnapped in 1982. (The two criminals were […]
BLOG: A behind-the-scenes peek at Inslee’s Chinatown visit
Three Chinatown organizations impressed Congressman Jay Inslee, a gubernatorial candidate, with their history, a toast, Chinese welcoming sign, and reception in his honor on Jan 8. What Inslee didn’t know […]
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