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Fewer students from China apply to UW

February 25, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

The University of Washington (UW) is seeing fewer applications from international students, especially from China, for the 2021 freshman class.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 9 | FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5

FEATURED PHOTO: New An Dong

February 25, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

The International Lion Dance Team performed on Feb. 20 outside the New An Dong on South King Street, with hundreds of people watching. The neighborhood was very busy that day as it was the Lunar New Year Food Walk, organized by the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area. Visitors came to the ID to enjoy $3 […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 9 | FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5

Taylor Hoang primed

February 19, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Taylor Hoang has donned several hats—perhaps it’s a genetic trait inherited from her mother, who she admits could never sit still. From waiting tables and helping her mother as a little girl at their restaurant Huong Binh, in Little Saigon, to opening and running her own restaurants in Seattle […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 26

Honoring healthcare workers and organizations — A behind-the-scenes look at the pandemic

February 19, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

A ceremony honoring healthcare providers and organizations opened up new ways of looking at the pandemic.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 26

Seattle grocery workers get $4 per hour mandatory hazard pay

February 4, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The new temporary, emergency Grocery Employee Hazard Pay Ordinance (GEHP) took effect on Feb. 3. Grocery store businesses that employ more than 500 employees worldwide are now required to provide a hazard pay of $4 per hour to their employees during the COVID-19 emergency.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 12

Remembering Corky Lee — the unofficial Asian American photographer laureate

February 4, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Jan. 27, the unofficial “Asian American photographer laureate,” Corky Lee, passed away from complications of COVID-19 at the age of 73. For over 50 years, Corky dedicated himself to capturing the social and political lives of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA) on camera.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Obituaries, Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 12

Community Health Excellence Award honorees

February 4, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kin On Kin On was the first nursing home in Washington to implement a “no visitors” allowed policy at the beginning of the pandemic. Despite the challenges, the Kin On team has provided seamless support to the most vulnerable population, upholding the CMS five-star nursing home quality rating, providing uninterrupted in-home care and social services […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Health Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 12

Seattle Symphony plays on during pandemic

January 28, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The music stopped for the Seattle Symphony in early March of 2020, when the organization learned that a stay-at-home order was set in place for the health and safety of people from the spread of the coronavirus.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 5 | JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 5

Refugee’s metamorphosis highlights work at ACRS mental health program

January 28, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ro Lim’s voice on the phone is husky. He asks if you’ve taken a shower, if you’ve brushed your teeth. His easy acceptance of everything you say makes him easy to talk to. If you’re one of his clients, that’s important.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2021, COMMUNITY HEALTH EXCELLENCE AWARD HONOREE, VOL 40 NO 5 | JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 5

Crossing to safety: Imei Hsu offers reassurance about the vaccine

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Cleaning out a relative’s house recently, Imei Hsu found a portrait of her grandfather. A Nationalist general, he is bedecked with medals.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

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