Letters to the Editor

Letter to Seattle’s mayor about public safety concerns in Chinatown-International District

April 28, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear Mayor Murray, The International District Chinatown is the oldest existing ethnic neighborhood left in Seattle. Working with property owners, business owners, district employees, and most importantly, neighborhood residents, our […]

A reader’s letter of appreciation

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear Editor, I was reading [Assunta Ng’s] blog, “How do you define success?” (March 11) [and wanted to let you know] I truly enjoyed it — it really hit home. […]

Publisher’s friend responds to blog

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I’m the young Asian friend who was the subject of Assunta Ng’s blog post in last week’s issue, and I thought I would provide a response on searching for the […]

JACL demands APIs in top SPD ranks

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

FROM JACL PRESIDENT: To the Honorable Mayor Ed Murray, the Honorable Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole, and the Honorable Seattle City Councilmembers: The Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League […]

Donnie Chin’s family on park renaming

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear community members, We would like to thank you all for your tremendous support over the past months since Donnie’s passing. We appreciate the many efforts that have gone into […]

LETTER: Stereotypes during Oscars hardly reflect Asian Americans

March 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear Northwest Asian Weekly, I read your editorial [last week] regarding the Oscar joke portraying kids as Asian accountants [at PricewaterhouseCoopers]. I did work at PricewaterhouseCoopers. When I started with […]

LETTER: Rally for Liang in Seattle should just be the start

March 4, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To Northwest Asian Weekly: The rally for NYC police officer Peter Liang is a milestone for Chinese Americans in awakening to the importance of political activism. It was a great […]

LETTER: Cambodia blog accurately depicts horrors

January 15, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To the editor: I have just finished reading [Publisher Assunta Ng’s] blog. I cannot tell you how sad it makes me feel. I appreciate every effort she puts into showing […]

LETTER: Councilmembers concerned about corrections contract

December 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Open letter to Gov. Jay Inslee: We write on behalf of City of Seattle residents to express deep concern about the recently publicized contract signed between the Washington Department of […]

LETTER: There are options for non-immigrant survivors of violence

November 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Ghassemieh Attorney at Law (WA State) In 2015 women and children are still being forced into dark corners due to domestic violence. As a child survivor of domestic […]