By Jim Abrams The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a political given that China’s economic assault has damaged American manufacturers and taken away American jobs. After years of trying, […]
Jailed China Nobel winner’s wife still silenced
By Gillian Wong The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — In a quiet, leafy neighborhood of Beijing, a woman has been living in enforced isolation in her book-lined, fifth-floor apartment. Her […]
Kim Jong Il’s grandson enrolls in Bosnia school
By Sabina Niksic The Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s grandson will be enrolling at a private high school in Bosnia made up of […]
Kollaboration Seattle 2 to showcase the area’s young Asian/Pacific Islander talents
On Oct. 15, Kollaboration Seattle 2 will take place at the Auburn Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Kollaboration is an annual event and movement produced by young Asian and […]
Health survey coming to community, with non-English language options
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) launched in King County on Sept. 23. Each year, approximately 7,000 randomly selected residents in 15 counties across the nation have the […]
$3.95 million awarded to API-serving institutions
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the U.S. Department of Education awarded $3.95 million to the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) program.
Got green? Lack of fresh produce damages immigrant communities
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly As a young girl growing up in San Francisco, Violet Lavatai gathered the boxes that came in the mail, boxes of taro and other […]
Asians convert home gardens into food sources
By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Green is in.
Women of color bust environmental myths
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “Tell me your zip code, and I can tell you what problems you suffer from, or the problems you will suffer from. And I […]
Yale Wong: Generating positive energy for a brighter future
By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly Yale Wong learned life’s most important lessons while growing up in a crowded home in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. “My grandparents, my parents, […]