CISC brought together 300 community leaders at its 47th annual Friendship Dinner & Auction on May 18.
APDC facilitates discussion with mayor and API leaders
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Approximately 50 people attended a special meeting of the Asian Pacific Directors Coalition (APDC). The May 16 meeting, attended by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, Deputy […]
Memorial Day remembrance
Cathay Post 186 hosted its annual Memorial Day Observance May 27 at Hing Hay Park. The event honored the Asian Americans from Seattle who gave their lives during World War […]
Voter Education Fund invests nearly $1 million in diverse communities
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Thirty-nine community-based organizations will receive $950,000 to provide nonpartisan voter outreach in historically underrepresented communities, as part of the 2019-2020 Voter Education Fund. The Voter […]
Sharon Lee and LIHI at the forefront of solutions to homelessness
One might say that the life and career of Sharon Lee, founding executive director of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), has been a crusade against homelessness.
Kin On adopts new health care model
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Sitting in the lobby, a man with two amputated legs and steel bars where his ankles should be, sits waiting. An hour later, he […]
Jeremy Lin in the NBA finals
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Jeremy Lin, the first Chinese American to play in the NBA, will appear in the NBA Finals. The guard for the Toronto Raptors will face […]
Betty Patu resigns from Seattle School Board
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Longtime community leader and educator Betty Patu announced her resignation from the Seattle School Board. Patu, who moved to Seattle from American Samoa as a […]
API CEOs challenge model minority myth
By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Whenever Linda Akutagawa would meet someone in a professional setting, she found they almost always assumed she was extremely smart. “On the one hand, […]
Bruce Harrell is UW Bothell Commencement speaker
Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell has been selected to be the 2019 University of Washington (UW) Bothell commencement speaker. The UW graduate and former Husky football player will address […]
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