Linzi Sheldon has been promoted to weekend evening anchor at KIRO-TV. Sheldon, a Filipina, spent three years on the weekend morning anchor desk. She is also a general assignment and […]
ACRS Walk for Rice fundraiser
The annual Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Walk for Rice raised a record-breaking $312,000 on June 25. Over a thousand people joined this event by running or walking 2.5 […]
Taiwanese American is Miss Louisiana
Justine Ker was crowned Miss Louisiana 2016 on June 25. She will represent Louisiana state at Miss America pageant later this year. Ker achieved a Bachelor of Arts in neuroscience […]
Seattle College District Chancellor’s retirement
The Northwest Asian Weekly hosted a luncheon on June 27 at Joyale Seafood Restaurant to celebrate Jill Wakefield’s retirement and thank her supporters. All the people featured in a pictorial […]
More ballot boxes
19 new drop box locations for the August primary election will be available to voters in King County to drop off their ballots without a stamp. This will make voting […]
Asian influences in two SAM exhibits
Seattle Art Museum presents two installations: Terratopia: The Chinese Landscape in Painting and Film at the Asian Art Museum (through Feb. 26, 2017) and Tamiko Thiel: Gardens of the Anthropocene […]
Sophia Liu wins Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
Sophia Liu came out on top on June 18, at the Alaska Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon. She finished in 2:51:46. Originally from Tianjin, China, Liu came to the […]
Northwest Vietnamese News’ 30th anniversary celebration
The oldest and long-running Vietnamese news source, Nguoi Viet Tay Bac (Northwest Vietnamese News) celebrated its 30th anniversary on May 7. They publish stories about social issues, the economy, politics, […]
The first ballet dancer nominated for the Stranger’s Genius Award
A Filipina Hawaiian dancer, Noelani Pantastico, was nominated for The Stranger Genius Award. The award, run by the alternative weekly newspaper, The Stranger, selected three nominees each in five categories: […]
New SYLP coordinator
Latana Thaviseth has been named the new coordinator of the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation’s Summer Youth Leadership Program (SYLP). Thaviseth is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of California, […]
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