Seattle-based Columbia Pacific opened a 60,000-square-foot senior living facility in Beijing on Aug. 21. The new facility, Senior Living L’Amore – Kaijian, is the first project constructed under a strategic […]
Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation awards $240,000 in grants to Seattle nonprofits
The Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation (SYL Foundation) held a grant award ceremony on Aug. 24 at Meydenbauer Convention Center. A total of $240,000 in grant funds were distributed to fifteen nonprofit […]
Manila says China withdrew invitation for Aquino
By Hrvoje Hranjski The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines and China, already locked in a territorial dispute, engaged in a diplomatic tussle Aug. 29, with the Philippine […]
China confirms raid on alleged terror cell
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China confirmed Aug. 28 that police conducted a raid last week on an alleged terrorist cell in the restive northwestern region […]
Indonesia upholds death sentence for British woman
By Staff The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s highest court has upheld the death sentence for a British woman convicted of smuggling $2.5 million worth of cocaine into […]
N. Korea blames US threat for aborting envoy’s trip
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has withdrawn its invitation to a U.S. envoy to visit the country over a detained American because […]
Hengda’s ‘Dream of the Golden Clown’
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly This month, the China National Acrobatics Troupe will bring “The Dream of the Golden Clown” to Seattle. This production premiered in China in March 2013 […]
Kelly Aramaki — 2013 Visionary Award Recipient
This October, the Northwest Asian Weekly presents the Visionary Awards Gala, an event honoring visionaries in the APA community. By Gabrielle Nomura Northwest Asian Weekly Before he’d taken his SATs, […]
Patricia Moy named associate vice provost at UW
University of Washington (UW) Professor of Communication and Adjunct Professor of Political Science Patricia Moy became associate vice provost for academic and student affairs on Aug. 1. The half-time appointment […]
Hang Chen wins national NAAAP award
Hang Ping Chen was awarded the National Leadership Award at the 31st Annual National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) International Convention, held in Toronto from Aug. 8 to Aug. […]