By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Roy Matsumoto, a Japanese American Nisei originally from California, went from the internment camps during WWII to honor on the battlefield, with the famous […]
Franchisees sue Seattle over $15 wage
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Western Washington earlier this month challenges the recent passage of an ordinance in the City […]
Filipino mayor: Typhoon was ‘something we never imagined’
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Typhoons are a normal, generally accepted part of life in the Philippines, except for one. Alfred Romualdez, the mayor of Tacloban, of Leyte province […]
Thank You, Ken Colling, for your 10 great years of service at Goodwill and your support for communities of color!
All gifts made in honor of Ken were given for Goodwill’s Digital Literacy Initiative, a project that will help impact students’ day-to-day lives and improve their job-search skills. The total […]
CPTC Hosts study tour for Japanese students
Medical laboratory students from Japan worked with Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) medical histology technician students on hands-on lab activities, toured the Lakewood campus, and visited Seattle as part of […]
Money raised for homeless
The Seattle International District Rotary and the Seattle University Rotaract Club raised $9,400 to help homeless families and individuals living in Seattle’s Nickelsville, a homeless tent city located at 2020 […]
ACRS welcomes new director for Employment & Citizenship
Asian Counseling and Referral Service has welcomed Alexandra Olins as its new Employment and Citizenship director. Olins will oversee the largest citizenship services program in Washington state, which helped more […]
Sengsi honored as ‘inspiring’
Senior Services CEO Paula Houston presented the 2014 “Inspire Positive Aging Award” to McCoy Khammany Sengsi of West Seattle at the agency’s 2014 annual meeting on May 31 at Northshore […]
NONPERMANENT RESIDENTS (Part 2) — Local Cambodian men are facing deportation for crimes from their youth
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly (Read part one.) Rithy Yin, 33, was born in Cambodia in 1980. His memories of the country are foggy at best, though over time, […]
SPU shooting claims life of Korean American
By Julie Ha and James S. Kim KoreAm The lone fatality in the June 5 Seattle Pacific University shooting has been identified as Paul Lee, a 19-year-old Korean American student, […]