Yasunobu Nagai is the new manager of Seattle’s Kinokuniya book store at Uwajimaya. Born in Japan, Nagai began working for the store in 2008, selling paperbacks. He moved up the […]
Rotary Club gives $40k to Plymouth Housing
The Seattle Rotary Club presented a $40,000 check to Plymouth Housing on Jan. 29, to help fund the first year of the nurse’s station at 501 Rainier. The new supportive […]
James Wong’s Vibrant Cities breaks ground on Alki condos
Vibrant Cities held a groundbreaking ceremony on Jan. 28 for its newest project—Infinity Shore Club Residences at Alki Beach. The six-story building will be a collection of 40 condominium estates […]
PICTORIAL: Lunar New Year Costume Contest
Natalie Lo, Vivian Zhao, and Laurie Yaokum won first ($75), second ($50), and third ($25) place respectively in the 2020 Northwest Asian Weekly Lunar New Year Costume Contest on Feb. 8. In all, two dozen people took part in the contest, emceed by Nella Kwan.
PICTORIAL: The Greater China Hong Kong Business Association of Washington
The Hong Kong Business Association of Washington held its Chinese New Year gala on Feb. 8, at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel to benefit the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
Seattle Asian Art Museum’s ribbon-cutting ceremony
Coronavirus fears hurt ID businesses — Local reaction far outweighs actual illness
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly While some Chinese immigrants relentlessly raised money and collected supplies for those afflicted by the coronavirus outbreak, local businesses associated with Asia or Asian […]
Stolen bonsai returned — Thieves left the trees on the driveway
Two bonsai, estimated to be worth thousands of dollars, were returned to the Pacific Bonsai Museum. The trees were stolen from the public display at the Federal Way museum on Feb. 9.
Making Oscar history, ‘Parasite’ wins best picture
In a milestone win that instantly expanded the Oscars’ horizons, Bong Joon Ho’s masterfully devious class satire “Parasite” became the first non-English language film to win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards.
Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Andrew Yang announced in an email to supporters on Feb. 11 that he is suspending his campaign for president. “This is not an easy decision,” […]
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