By David B. Williams The Lake Washington Ship Canal and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks will officially be 100 years old on July 4, 2017. But their story begins on another […]
Task force on police use of deadly force – set to implode or find common ground?
Police accountability. It’s “the civil rights issue of our time,” said Toshiko Hasegawa during a phone interview.
Niraj Shah’s FirstTwo offers “safer and smarter” intelligence for law enforcement
At a time when there is so much controversy over police incidents, Niraj proposes a solution for officers to become “safer and smarter.” Today, he is building his fifth startup, Seattle-based technology company, FirstTwo.
Finalists announced for 2016 Mayor’s Arts Awards
The Mayor’s Arts Awards has nominated 11 finalists this year, from over 350 nominations. Ellen Ferguson and Huong Vu were nominated under the Philanthropy Award, and Louie Gong was nominated […]
Wong gets national award
The Alexander Hamilton Scholars (AHS) organization awarded Tiffany Wong the national AHS Award. Wong is a student at Kentridge High School and received this award for superior community service and […]
Tanaka wins celeb chef smackdown
Seattle’s top chefs engaged in a friendly cooking competition on July 20 to combat hunger among low-income kids and teens. More than 200 meals were served to kids at the […]
Governor selects two Asian appointees to various boards
Gov. Jay Inslee announced appointees to various boards and commissions in late July. Faaluaina Pritchard was appointed to the Arts commission. She has served as the Executive Director of Korean […]
Leong gets credit for food drive success
The president of Kin On’s board of directors, Stella Leong, is being credited with the massive success of this summer’s Asian Counseling and Referral Food Bank (ACRS) food drive. $312,000 […]
More than just a ‘cool cop,’ Bellevue police officer reaches out to the community
Officer Craig Hanaumi has a “bucket list” of things he has done in his Bellevue Police Officer uniform as a form of outreach.
Recap of the Democratic National Convention
By David Chan Special to the Northwest Asian Weekly Editor’s note: The following represents the thoughts of a fire commissioner from Snohomish County, a one-time delegate for Bernie Sanders, and […]
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