A lawsuit has accused Harvard University of discriminating against Asian American applicants by rating them lower than others on traits like positive personality, likeability, courage, kindness, and being widely respected […]
The Best person for the job
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The news release about the announcement of the top three finalists for the Seattle police chief job stated that it would happen on a […]
EDITORIAL: Help educate Dreamers
For a lot young immigrants known as “Dreamers,” the cost and challenges of juggling jobs and family duties often prove to be insurmountable hurdles to earning a college degree. In […]
EDITORIAL: A crappy compromise
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously this week — 9-to-0 — to pass a tax that will charge businesses $275 per-employee per year, instead of the $540 per employee figure […]
EDITORIAL: Inappropriate? Or re-appropriating?
Whole Foods sparked social media outrage after its newest store partnered with an Asian restaurant with the racially charged name of Yellow Fever. The independently owned and operated restaurant is […]
EDITORIAL: Hooray for judicial oversight
On April 24, a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation. U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington, […]
EDITORIAL: Being Black at Starbucks
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Starbucks is one of the companies that put Seattle on the global map. Now, it’s making headlines again — and not in a good […]
EDITORIAL: The citizenship question
The United States Department of Commerce announced on March 26 that it would reinstate a question on citizenship on the 2020 Census. In a statement, the Commerce Department said the […]
EDITORIAL: Preserve W WII sites
A federal grant program aimed at preserving the history of World War II-era Japanese American incarceration could be in danger under President Donald Trump’s proposed 2019 budget. The budget proposal, […]
EDITORIAL: Reading, writing, arithmetic, and revolvers?
A recent NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll showed the majority of Americans don’t want to arm teachers, but 42 percent of people said they should. Conversations around gun legislation and school safety […]
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