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Vietnam resumes controversial water buffalo fighting

October 8, 2017 By Admin

By HAU DINH Associated Press DO SON, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s annual water buffalo fighting festival resumed on Sept. 28 despite calls for an end to the traditional event because […]

DACA enrollees eligible for application fee assistance

October 6, 2017 By Admin

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that Washington state residents currently enrolled in a federal program for young immigrants will soon be able to apply for financial […]

2nd lawsuit says big detention center must pay minimum wage

October 6, 2017 By Admin

SEATTLE (AP) — A second lawsuit is challenging the failure of one of the nation’s largest private immigration jails to pay detainees minimum wage for the work they perform. Former […]

Hyeok Kim leaving City Hall Oct. 13

October 6, 2017 By Admin

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess expressed his appreciation and gratitude for Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim on Oct 2., after she announced her planned departure from City […]

Race to decide if West Coast keeps its only GOP-led chamber

October 5, 2017 By Admin

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Senate is the only Republican-led legislative chamber on the West Coast, and a special election in Seattle’s […]

Asian American woman killed in Las Vegas massacre

October 5, 2017 By Admin

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Michelle Vo, 32, was among the casualties in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Diane Hawkins, Vo’s sister who lives in Washington state, said […]

Poll: Asian millennials troubled by Trump

October 5, 2017 By Admin

Eight months into Donald Trump’s presidency, 78 percent of Asian American millennials disapprove of the way that he is handling his job. Those are the results of an NBC News/GenForward […]

PICTORIAL: 2017 Ethnic Media Candidates’ Meet -n- Greet

October 5, 2017 By Admin

THIS PICTORIAL IS SPONSORED BY THE CANDIDATES PHOTOS BY GEORGE LIU/NWAW

People’s Republic of China 68th anniversary dinner

October 2, 2017 By Admin

More than 500 guests attended the People’s Republic of China 68th anniversary dinner at the House of Hong on Sept. 15. Mike Fong was the only person who received a […]