Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) celebrated its 25th anniversary at the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium at Benaroya Hall. The theme was “When Sleeping Women Wake,
Oct. 1: Northwest Asian Weekly earns five WNPA awards
Northwest Asian Weekly (NWAW) staff members and one of its reporters garnered five awards from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA) Better Newspaper Contest.
Would a state income tax benefit or hurt ethnic communities?
Lately, television airwaves have been bombarded with commercials about whether Washington residents will be burdened with a state income tax. The commercials urge voters to take a stand.
1st API female doctor to three U.S. presidents speaks on honoring Filipino roots
Her memories of being a girl who could enter a vice admiral’s house only through the back door with her father, Angel Mariano, are still fresh.
Astoria garden will mark the Chinese contribution in Oregon
A new garden being planned for Astoria, Ore., will commemorate the contribution of Chinese people to the building of the Astoria area and Lower Columbia River Basin.
In Georgia, Dalai Lama urges science and religion balance
ATLANTA (AP) — Scientists and religious practitioners can learn a lot from each other and should work together to find a productive balance between spirituality
Activist Vera Ing tackles new challenge, a memoir
Some people may remember Vera Ing from the 1980s when she wrote a weekly column, “Dim Sum: Bits of the Asian American Dream,” for Northwest Asian Weekly.
A rare glimpse at a different, kinder side of North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea may be struggling to feed its people, but there was no shortage of mouthwatering options on the menu at our guide’s favorite restaurant:
Northwest Asian Weekly’s endorsements
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Where Northwest Asian Weekly stands on initiatives and other measures
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