The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) increased application fees on Dec. 23, to apply for citizenship, renew a green card, or have a family member immigrate to the United States. […]
UW staff member helps international students adapt to America
By Angela Shen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Although thousands of international students come to the United States to seek a better education every year, only a few fully understand the point […]
Year of the Rooster stamp to make its debut in Seattle
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The United States Postal Service (USPS) will release its Year of the Rooster stamp on Jan. 5, 2017, in a ceremony open to the public […]
The astounding gap between rich and poor Asian Americans
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A new report from the think tank Center for American Progress (CAP) suggests that for Asian Americans, wealth inequality is more pronounced than whites — […]
Top 10 Asian American athletes of 2016
By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY 2016 was another great year in sports. We count down the top 10 Asian American athletes of this year. Although not making this list, […]
Tokyo breaks ground on new 2020 Olympics National Stadium
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo held a groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 11 for a $1.5 billion National Stadium to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko […]
Smog alert: Chinese city cancels flights
BEIJING (AP) — A smog-shrouded Chinese city canceled airline flights on Dec. 18 due to poor visibility and parents took children to hospitals on the second day of a pollution […]
Weekends at last: Taiwan workers to get 2 days off a week
By Ralph Jennings Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Since Taiwan industrialized in the 1960s, its workers have strived to do whatever their employers asked, including putting in free overtime, […]
Vietnamese comic Minh Beo sentenced in sex crimes case
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Vietnamese comedian Minh Beo has been sentenced to 18 months in state prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy in California. Orange County prosecutors said on […]
Lawrence Colburn dies; helped end Vietnam’s My Lai massacre
By Chevel Johnson Associated Press Lawrence Manley Colburn, a helicopter gunner in the Vietnam War who helped end the slaughter of hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese villagers by U.S. troops at […]
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