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PICTORIAL: Top 10 photos of 2017

January 5, 2018 By Admin

Seattle pays tribute to Ed Lee

January 4, 2018 By Admin

By Joshua Holland NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY On the last Saturday of 2017, hundreds gathered at Franklin High School to celebrate the life of Edwin Mah Lee, beloved mayor of San […]

Chinese language programs link students to culture

December 31, 2017 By Admin

ABBY MERGENMEIER Capital News Service POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Ever since Beibei Sun moved to the United States to attend college, she knew she wanted to hold on to her […]

Annual Costco chicken and toy drive

December 31, 2017 By Admin

A group organized by MulvannyG2 Chairman Jerry Lee donated 450 roasted chickens from Costco to the Asian Counseling & Referral Service (ACRS) food bank on Dec. 20. “We feel so […]

Jose Antonio Vargas book deal

December 31, 2017 By Admin

The Los Angeles Times reported that Jose Antonio Vargas, the Filipino Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and activist who in 2011 revealed that he unknowingly entered the United States with false documents […]

South Asian women to watch in politics

December 31, 2017 By Admin

CNN named Washington state’s own Rep. Pramila Jayapal and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in a recent article titled “7 Women in Politics to Watch in 2018.” […]

CIDBIA celebration

December 31, 2017 By Admin

The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) held a party on Dec. 5 at the American Hotel, to celebrate its “halfway benchmark.” The CIDBIA is in the midst of a […]

Mayor Durkan announces police search committee members

December 31, 2017 By Admin

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Mayor Jenny Durkan announced on Dec. 22 the members of her Police Search Committee who will assist in a national search process to find the […]

Jane Kim is running for mayor of San Francisco

December 31, 2017 By Admin

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SFGate reported that San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim is running to be that city’s next mayor, following the sudden death of Ed Lee. Kim signaled […]