By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly When Mari Horita met Tod Leiweke, a position with the new NHL hockey franchise in Seattle was not on her mind. Instead, Leiweke’s offer […]
New law will protect mobile home tenants
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Earlier this month, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law which updated protections for tenants of mobile and manufactured homes that may be […]
Meng, Chang named U.S. Presidential Scholars
Monica Yang Chang of Camas High School and Phillip Meng of Union High School in Vancouver were among the four Washington state students recognized as U.S. Presidential Scholars. On May […]
Bookda Gheisar in groundbreaking role for Port of Seattle
The Port of Seattle announced on May 8 that Bookda Gheisar will serve as the Port’s first Senior Director for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and lead the Port’s first ever […]
RVCDF honors Guru Inc.
Wayne Lau, executive director of the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund (RVCDF) honored Guru Inc. with the 2019 Richard McIver Award at its annual meeting on April 23. Richard McIver […]
Amarah Khan swearing-in
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan held a swearing-in event on May 6 for Dr. Amarah Khan, the first-ever director of the new Office of the Employee Ombud. “Dr. Khan is an […]
Norm Mineta documentary
A documentary highlighting the life and career of Norman Yoshio Mineta premieres on May 20 on PBS (check local listings). Co-producer and director Dianne Fukami and co-producer Debra Nakatomi made […]
Business not as usual in recycling
Paper or plastic? Neither. China doesn’t want our trash. It banned importing of “yang laji,” foreign trash, in January 2018. For years, China was an easy and willing recipient for things the West didn’t want.
Toshiko Hasegawa and CAPAA are changing paradigms
When this human bundle of energy walks into a room in the International District, everyone takes notice.
A paper son’s journey to Gold Mountain
My journey to Promontory Summit in Utah to attend the Golden Spike’s 150th Anniversary began with a flight from Sea-Tac airport to Salt Lake City.
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