By Somer Hanson Clover Park Technical College A group of Japanese medical laboratory students from Osaka Jikei College visited Clover Park Technical College in
More than just a pretty cover… —Chin Music Press recreates the art of storytelling
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Day writer and translator Jay Rubin walked into the office of Chin Music Press when it was establishing itself in
China’s Black Friday was 11.11
By Jingyu Zhang Northwest Asian Weekly Nov. 11 (11.11) is notable because it is considered the “Singles’ Day Shopping Festival” in China. On Nov. 11, 2014,
Japan in recession as economy contracts 1.6 pct
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Happy Diwali!
Diwali, the festival of lights, was celebrated for the first time at the State Department on Thursday Oct. 23. The Co-Chair of WASITRAC, Debadutta Dash was among the invited […]
FOCS opens Cornerstone Café
Families of Color Seattle (FOCS) opened a cultural cornerstone and family friendly community cafe in Seattle
White House’s new liaison to the LGBT community
Aditi Hardikar started as the new Associate Director of Public Engagement in the Office of Public Engagement Nov. 10. In her role, she is the White House’s primary liaison to […]
InterIm honored
The Raikes Foundation honored InterIm for reaching the highest bar of quality on its out-of-school-time
Saturay honored with nonprofit leader award
Jonathan Saturay was honored as the winning “Emerging Leader” at the third annual Light a Fire Awards dinner sponsored by Seattle Metropolitan in partnership with The Seattle Foundation. The Light […]
Lee Chong Wei fails doping test
By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) —Badminton’s top-ranked player Lee Chong Wei has failed a doping test, a senior Malaysian sports official said Saturday.