The City of Seattle’s government-access station Seattle Channel was recognized on June 5, at the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) virtual Emmy Awards ceremony. CityStream’s episode “Healthcare Heroes” won in the Health/Medical – Long Form Content category. The show tells stories from the early days of the fight […]
Gina Chua is Reuters’ executive editor
Gina Chua is the executive editor of Reuters, the world’s largest multimedia news provider. “I’m excited to take on this new role… to continue producing outstanding journalism, modernize our capabilities, and grow our audience and businesses,” said Chua. “We stand poised at the edge of multiple opportunities to expand the reach of our journalists and […]
Japanese American Remembrance Trail earns award
The Japanese American Remembrance Trail earned a 2021 Association of King County Historical Organizations’ “Excellence in Public Programming Award” for the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, National Park Service, and its community partners. Cassie Chinn, deputy executive director of the Wing Luke, received the award during a virtual ceremony last month. […]
Teen wins bronze at world championship
Skyline High School student Ketki Ketkar won a bronze medal at the Junior & Cadet World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt. Ketkar, 16, trains at Kaizen Academy in Redmond, run by Kevin Mar. “No one on the world stage knew about her before her bronze at the World Championships,” said Mar. “All they could say […]
Washington state COVID news, updates, resources and services
Herd or population immunity is a term used to describe when enough people have protection from a virus or bacteria—either from previous infection or vaccination—that it is unlikely the disease can spread. As a result, everyone within the community is protected even if some people don’t have any protection themselves.
“We Hereby Refuse:” Internment camp’s haunting history and humanity
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The incarceration of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II is in itself no secret. But as writer Tamiko Nimura asserted about her work on a new graphic novel of the camps, “I’m hoping that people inside and outside the Japanese American community will see that the […]
A new film, SEAxSEA — What local filmmaker Long Tran has been up to
By Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly The short film “With Whom Shall We Live?” by Long Tran combines footage of Martin Luther King, Jr. and sound bites from Hồ Chí Minh relating to the Vietnam War, along with Vietnamese language oration, to broach the subject of Black and Asian Americans working together to fight racism. […]
Dog rescue welcomes 26 dogs from China
By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In the early hours of June 6, 26 dogs traveled from China through Vancouver, Canada to Seattle. They are the latest pack to be rescued by China Rescue Dogs, a nonprofit that conducts international rescues exclusively from China—bringing dogs, destined to be killed, to the United States where they […]
“Invisible” course at Bellevue College highlights AAPI advocacy
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly One day in April, Nan Ma, a senior associate professor at Bellevue College (BC), found that the course she usually teaches, Introduction to Asian American Studies, was not listed for next year. Other ethnic studies courses were listed, however. So she and a colleague tried to get in touch […]
Omar Lee turns to nostalgia in new venture
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly No one would suspect that inside the massive brick structure, the size of a hospital but with religious statuary and crosses over the entryways, there resides an inner cool and peace. Walking down the long hallways, the thick brick walls muffle out all sound from outside. And the original […]
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