The Seattle Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration will be taking place from 11:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 5 at the Seattle Center Armory.
The Layup Drill — An Asian golf prodigy makes his debut at the Masters, a software tycoon tries to turn back Seattle’s NBA bid, and more…
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we take a look at the impressive Masters debut of Guan Tianlang, the man […]
Smithsonian APA director on history and the Wing Luke
By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly Museums are essential to telling the Asian American story, said Konrad Ng, director of the Asian Pacific
Undetonated bombs in Laos see Seattle talk
By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly During the Vietnam War, over 2 million tons of ordnance was dropped into Laos by the United States. Roughly 30
Earthquake hits Sichuan, kills hundreds
By Gillian Wong The Associated Press LUSHAN, China (AP) — Luo Shiqiang sat near chunks of concrete, bricks, and a ripped orange sofa, and told how his grandfather was just […]
SAM Chinese Art Curator to join Chinese University of Hong Kong
Josh Yiu, Foster Foundation Curator of Chinese Art at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), has accepted the position of Associate Director of the Art Museum at the Chinese University of […]
Judge Yu receives 2013 Civic Award from Municipal League
Judge Mary I. Yu received the Public Official of the Year Award from the Municipal League at their 2013 Civic Awards on Thursday, April 11.
Sharon Maeda named executive director of new nonprofit
Sharon Maeda has been named executive director of a new nonprofit, 21 PROGRESS, based in Seattle.
2013 Washington Japanese Princesses announced
The 2013 Washington State Japanese Princesses have been announced. They are Izumi Kahokuhulaokekai Hansen, Christine Kimiko Ito, Aspasea Elina McKenna, and Kristi Yukiko Nakata. The 2013 Washington state Japanese Queen […]
China pulls ‘Django Unchained’ on day of premiere screening
By Digi Tang The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — “Django Unchained” became “Django Unscreened” as Quentin Tarantino’s violent slave-revenge saga was pulled from Chinese theaters on its opening day, […]