By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly State Sen. Ed Murray and incumbent Mayor Mike McGinn will be moving on to the general election in November, along with seven of the eight […]
UW Nikkei Alumni Association prepares for 90th anniversary
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly In 1922, Japanese American students at the University of Washington came together to create the University Students Club — colloquially known as the Japanese Students […]
Green architecture pops up around Chinatown — LEED, ESDS, what’s it mean?
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly As development in the International District increases, Seattle and the state of Washington’s push towards green architecture is starting to show up around the […]
Kent Hirozawa confirmed to National Labor Relations Board
Kent Hirozawa was confirmed by the Senate to the National Labor Relations Board on July 30 after being nominated by Pres. Obama earlier in July. “The National Labor Relations Board […]
First APA president of Mathematical Association of America elected
The Mathematical Association of America has elected Harvey Mudd College mathematics Professor Francis Su to be its 55th president. The MAA is the largest professional society that focuses on mathematics […]
NWAW wins 3 editorial awards at SPJ gala
The Northwest Asian Weekly won three editorial awards at the 2013 Society of Professional Journalists Gala, which was hosted May 17. The awards were given for stories produced in 2012. […]
Mariners host Bruce Lee Tribute Day
The Mariners hosted their first ever Bruce Lee Tribute Day on July 27, offering discounted tickets and free Bruce Lee tee shirts to attendees. The tribute took place one week […]
SF TV station fires 3 in connection with Asiana racist names scandal
By Staff KoreAm Journal Following an in-house investigation, San Francisco TV station KTVU has dismissed three high-ranking producers involved with misreporting the names of four Asiana pilots with Flight 214, […]
Munn thinks love for Wonder Woman won’t win role
By Heather Tan The Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Olivia Munn’s love for Wonder Woman may be no secret, but the actress doesn’t think she’d be likely to play the […]
Feds charge 3 in Kan. sex trafficking conspiracy
By Roxana Hegeman Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on July 24 charged three people in a wide-ranging sex trafficking scheme operating at nine Asian massage parlors in […]