On December 2, 2011, more than 100 youth, community members and City of Seattle Officials gathered to discuss findings from the Community Action Research and Empowerment (CARE) Project, which explores […]
Vietnamese salon goes green through SPU’s Get on the Map program
Going green pays off for Fancy Nails and Spa, a popular beauty salon frequented by the residents of Lake City. Since enrolling in Seattle Public Utilities’ (SPU) newly launched Get […]
Marathon finish for Ohno; Yao Ming’s wine; Football in India?
The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly sports column about APIs By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to the inaugural edition of my API sports column, The Layup Drill. […]
Diner from Hawaii banned from Japanese restaurant due to comments
HONOLULU (AP) — Negative feedback on a customer comment card has landed a Honolulu diner on a “no serve” list at a Japanese restaurant. Dave Young recently learned he’s no […]
Older Chinese riled by proposed SF bag fee
By Peter Schurmann and Summer Chiang New America Media SAN FRANCISCO — San Mateo resident Dan Lin Shen says he often comes to San Francisco’s Chinatown to purchase fresh produce. […]
Ex-leader in court says Khmer Rouge not ‘bad people,’ blames Vietnam
By Sopheng Cheang The Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A former leader of Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime told a court that he and his comrades were not […]
Some Asians’ college strategy: Don’t check ‘Asian’
By Jesse Washington The Associated Press Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry. Ethnically, she considers herself […]
Paz makes looking for love delightful in ‘Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella’
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The world’s favorite fairy tale about a young orphan’s dream to live a life without her abusive stepmother (Suzanne Bouchard) and obnoxious stepsisters Joy […]
Persons of interest sought by police in Vega homicide
By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Hair stylist and business owner remembered as “gentle soul”
Multicultural families with special needs children empowered through Open Doors
By Janelle Wetzstein Northwest Asian Weekly Raising a child with special needs can be extremely difficult — especially when English is not your first