BEIJING (AP) — China demanded that Vietnam stop “all invasive activities” after accusing it of illegally entering its waters and endangering Chinese fishermen’s lives
Seattle University honoring land mine survivor and activist
By Jack Broom The Seattle Times SEATTLE (AP) — One of his legs ends at the knee. The other, just below it. It’s a disquieting sight, but Tun Channareth, of […]
NAPCA releases a collection of 29 ‘Southeast Asian Voices’
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) has released “Southeast Asian Voices,” a collection of stories from community leaders and elders of Southeast Asian descent served by the Senior Community […]
Restaurateur shares how he survived Killing Fields in memoir
By Irfan Shariff Northwest Asian Weekly Sam (Seng) Ung and Thomas McElroy have known each other for 15 years. They were neighbors in the same South Seattle neighborhood. Ung introduced […]
James Sun brings new app to big appetites
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Eating out at a discount has become even easier, thanks to cell phone technology. A free premium offer service called Pirq will launch in […]
Ex-Blazers GM Rich Cho finds new home with the Bobcats
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Last Monday, June 13, it was announced that Burmese American Rich Cho, 45, will take over as general manager (GM) of the Charlotte Bobcats, […]
Before Locke confirmation, who’s manning the fort?
By Tessa Sari Northwest Asian Weekly Robert S. Wang is a career Foreign Service officer with more than two decades of experience in the U.S. Department of State. He is […]
‘One time, my dad embarrassed me so badly …’
Compiled by Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Sometimes, dads say and do the darnedest things, and Asian dads may be the reigning champs at finding new, unusual, and creative ways […]
Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 – June 24, 2011
Open publication – Free publishing – More bobcats
June 2: Julie Pham, Hasegawa Dentistry, high school students, and others honored at Rainier lunch
Scholarship winners from Cleveland, Franklin, Garfield, Rainier Beach, and Southlake High Schools and others were honored at the Rainier Chamber President’s Lunch at New Holly Gathering Hall.