By John Rogers The Associated Press LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — The first Chinese-owned vehicle manufacturer in the United States unveiled ambitious plans May 2 to eventually build as many as […]
Burmese refugees flock to Iowa town
By Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (AP) — The first Chin Burmese student arrived at Wilma Sime Roundy Elementary School three years ago.
China tightens food safety laws
By Staff The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s top court has issued guidelines calling for harsher punishment for making and selling unsafe food products in the latest response to […]
US calls for NKorea amnesty for sentenced American
By Matthew Pennington and Sam Kim The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The United States called May 3 for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean […]
Secret Asian Man by Tak Toyoshima
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What did your mother teach you?
Happy Mother’s Day, Moms! “My mother was a teacher who maintained high standards for her middle and high school students. She taught her sons to set high expectations for […]
President Obama’s half-sister on love, parenting, and the mom they both shared
By Gabrielle Nomura Northwest Asian Weekly It was Maya Soetoro-Ng’s mother who made her realize how lucky she was to be of mixed race. Being both Indonesian and white, Soetoro-Ng […]
Limo fire kills five, including Filipino-American newlywed
By Martha Mendoza and Garance Burke The Associated Press REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — First came the tapping. Over the blasting music, limo driver Orville
Finding motherhood a different way — A local mom’s long, rewarding road to motherhood through adoption
By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly After Alma Corpuz married her husband over a decade ago, she knew that she had more love to give.
NWAW writer Deanna Duff receives 2012 WPA awards
Deanna Duff received two awards for articles published in the Northwest Asian Weekly at the Washington Press Association’s annual Community Awards, which was held on April 20