More than 100 supporters gathered at the Seattle Chinese Garden on a drizzly afternoon on May 20 to dedicate the garden’s newly installed Friendship Wall. The wall is made of […]
JCCCW receives 4Culture “Heritage Special Projects” grant
Japanese Cultural Community Center for Washington (JCCCW)’s “Unsettled – Resettled: Seattle’s Hunt Hotel” is a recipient of a $7,000 Heritage Special Projects grant through 4Culture, a cultural services agency for […]
Children’s Alliance awards Lacey resident Jiji Jally with “Voices for Children” award
On May 31, nonprofit child advocacy group Children’s Alliance presented the “Voices for Children” award to Juji Jally, a Marshall Island native living in Lacey, Wash. Jally is recognized for […]
Calif. town shocked by former Indian soldier’s murder-suicide
By Gosia Wozniacka The Associated Press SELMA, Calif. (AP) — News of a murder-suicide that left four family members dead raced through a tight-knit Indian community in a small California […]
Police collect dead bodies in strife-torn Myanmar town
By Associate Press Staff SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — With fearful residents cowering indoors, security forces patrolling a tense town in western Myanmar collected bodies Monday from the debris of homes […]
CELEBRATING DAD — Single-dad of Apolo Ohno, other dads, challenge traditional roles
By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly He is one of the most widely-recognized single fathers in the world.
“Fortunato Teho’s Hawaii Gardens” — A book born from grandpa’s writings and photos
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In 1988, Corinne Villa-Riese took time off from her job and backpacked <!–more–>around the globe. She started in California and went east, not stopping […]
The Layup Drill — Boxing, ping pong, guns, and spelling in this month’s edition
By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of the Layup Drill. Remember when we had an NBA team? I wonder what it’s up to nowadays. Among […]
Airport workers fight for better wages — Part 2 of 2: Coalitions calls Port of Seattle and airlines to improve airport jobs
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly In 2011, a staggering 32.8 million passengers flew into or out of Sea-Tac airport, making this valued asset of the Port of Seattle the […]
Japanese Queen Scholarship Organization of WA crowns Japanese queen
Over the Memorial Day weekend, the Japanese Queen Scholarship Organization of Washington crowned Yuna Marie Nishimoto as the 2012 queen at the 53rd annual scholarship celebration. With the coronation, Nishimoto […]