Commentaries – Page 23

COMMENTARY: Hindus urge Washington Governor for task force on hate crimes

March 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Rajan Zed For Northwest Asian Weekly We are commending Washington Governor Jay Inslee for drawing attention to the recent vandalizing of Bothell and Kent Hindu temples and stressing the […]

COMMENTARY: Diversity — Branching out

March 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Warisha Soomro Tesla STEM High School I hail from a region where an individual’s world is centered on the people they associate with daily and the screen that keeps […]

COMMENTARY: Diversity: Moving beyond zip codes

February 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Halimah Hussein Northwest Asian Weekly Diversity is a beautiful thing; it adds a pop of color to a community, like an abstract painting. I remember when I was a […]

COMMENTARY: Diversity is our identity

February 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Leah Shin For Northwest Asian Weekly It used to be waking up every morning where I felt like I was unable to dream. It was not because I was […]

“The Five Essentials: Arts and the movement for social justice” — Keynote Speech by Ron Chew at National Guild for Community Arts Education Conference

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ron Chew For Northwest Asian Weekly The arts can be an instrument for transforming individual lives, restoring communities, and remaking our society into a more tolerant and inclusive place […]

COMMENTARY: The First Chinese American hero

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Roger Dong For Northwest Asian Weekly For anyone not familiar with the non-profit organization Chinese American Heroes, Wong Chin Foo was our first Chinese American hero. Right after Wong […]

“Chinos” — Recent political reestablishment also reestablishes Chinese Cuban heritage

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cindy Domingo Northwest Asian Weekly What seemed impossible became a reality last month when President

COMMENTARY: My wish for the Japanese American community

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Louise Kashino Takisaki Northwest Asian Weekly My dedication to support the Nisei Veterans Committee is because of the importance of preserving our history, especially during WWII. Our mission at […]

COMMENTARY: Jackie Chan’s son sentenced to 6 months prison for pot possession

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Reid Mukai For Northwest Asian Weekly On Friday January 9, Jaycee Chan, son of legendary martial artist Jackie Chan, was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $320 […]

COMMENTARY: RE: The Filipino Community Center

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alma Kern For Northwest Asian Weekly We are at a pivotal juncture in the history of our beloved Filipino Community of Seattle. Whatever happens this year will determine the […]