AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawmaker under fire for saying that Asian American voters should adopt names that are “easier for Americans” has apologized for her remarks. State Rep. […]
Tainted Chinese drywall shows up in Katrina homes
By Cain Burdeau The Associated Press CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — Thomas Stone and his wife rebuilt their home after it was flooded by six feet of water during Hurricane Katrina […]
Students recognized for making diversity a priority
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly On Friday, Mar. 27, the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation presented several scholarship awards to deserving high school students in Washington. The diversity banquet dinner […]
Never too old to learn a new trick: Nonprofit helps seniors find new careers
By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly Lucita Principe knows how lucky she is to have a job these days. She spent most of last year unemployed after two local restaurant […]
Trafficking victims try to remake lives
By Monica Rhor The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Like dozens of other workers from Vietnam and China, Tiep Ngo had been lured to the Daewoosa clothing factory in American […]
UW Ethnic Cultural Center to get a facelift; firm comprised of UW alumni appointed as architects for project
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Community. This is the theme Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC) supporters envision in renovating the University of Washington building which serves as a sanctuary for […]
SU law center named for civil rights leader
When Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American welder, dared to challenge the constitutionality of his internment in 1942, his objections
Local nonprofits await stimulus funds
With President Barack Obama’s recent economic stimulus package on its way to the States, many local agencies are eagerly awaiting its
Community volunteer continues deportation fight
He left Vietnam in 1996 to avoid being detained and arrested by its government. All he wanted was to
A return
Former Seattle Public Schools superintendent Rajinder “Raj” Manhas was chosen on March 27 to become the new