Before he could read, let alone read sheet music, Seattle Symphony cellist Nathan Chan had already conducted an orchestra through Mozart’s Variations.
Author of Bruce Lee biography discusses trip to Shaolin Temple, documentary
Matthew Polly picked up karate when he was 12 years old, as a way to avoid being bullied.
Bono to head response effort in Washington
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Born in the Philippines and raised in Texas, Navy Vice Admiral Raquel Bono is the Washington state director for COVID-19 Health System Response Management. […]
Living tales through food and culture
All across the world, including in the Pacific Northwest, Vietnamese communities gather together to celebrate Tết, otherwise known as Vietnamese Lunar New Year.
Charlene Grinolds: What drives her to serve her community
“Live in the present and leave this life with no regrets.” That is the personal motto of Northwest Asian Weekly Top Contributor honoree Charlene Grinolds.
Poverty to prosperity — Bobby Lee: Seattle’s Director of Economic Development
Growing up in South Korea in the post-Korean War era, current Director of Economic Development Bobby Lee saw firsthand how different economic strategies can help pull people out of poverty and transition a country to prosperity. He said this experience had a formative effect on his career choices.
Asian Pacific Directors Coalition engages community leaders to dispel stereotypes
“When the U.S. wants to exert force, they send the Seventh Fleet,” said Mark Okazaki, former chair of Asian Pacific Directors Coalition (APDC).
Disparities in the workplace for women of color
“[Women of color] feel they can’t be themselves at work, feel like they need to downplay their ethnicity.”
Mariko Lockhart owning her identity
Mariko Lockhart’s identity has always informed her work. A mixed race daughter of a Black father and a Japanese mother, Lockhart said she grew up in New York City “very aware of being biracial,” because it was so unusual at the time.
World’s largest women’s university alumni and its president reunite in Seattle
In a bustling crowd, women in glittering gowns and tailored dresses, outnumbering men, were nibbling appetizers, chatting, and laughing as if they were sisters.
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