Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Extended paid parking hours may be hurting Chinatown-International District

January 31, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Editor’s note: This is an edited version of a longer letter that was sent to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn by Chinatown-International District business owners and community leaders. Dear Mayor McGinn, […]

LETTER: Commentary about Korean unification isn’t realistic

January 24, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To the Editor: Dr. Vernasius T. Tandia’s commentary (Jan. 7, 2012) regarding stereotypes harbored by South Koreans toward North Korean refugees among them, and the way that these stereotypes harm […]

LETTER: Hirabayashi remembered by a reporter

January 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To the Editor: Back in 1997, when I reported for the NW Asian Weekly, I was asked to profile Dr. Gordon Hirabayashi in the run-up to the paper’s inaugural Asian […]

LETTER: Story about LIHI’s dispute with SeaSol did not reveal all

November 11, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Editor: On Nov. 3, the Northwest Asian Weekly ran an article on the dispute between George Berumen working with the Seattle Solidarity Network, and the Low Income Housing Institute and […]

LETTER: Make your voice heard at city hall

October 4, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To the Editor: The Mayor McGinn’s proposal to move activities away from the ID/Chinatown Community Center to Jefferson and Rainier Community Centers effectively removes the opportunity for young people and […]

Letter: Disappointed with column painting Sea Shepherd as racist

March 31, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I’m disappointed and offended by Mark Lee’s article [from last week], painting the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS)

Letter: Dumbfounded by ‘Speak English, not Chinese!’ blog

March 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I, for one, was dumbfounded to have read in heavy print, NW Asian Weekly Publisher’s blog, “Please Speak English, Not Chinese!” (in last week’s March 12–18 issue).

Letter: Good and bad of immigration reform tangled together

February 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Most Americans agree that immigration reform is needed. The question [then] becomes, what is immigration reform?

Letter: A reaction to Mars Hill column

December 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Mark Lee quoted a saying of Jesus (in his column, “Local Mars Hill Church pastor Mark Driscoll bashes yoga and ‘Easternism’ ”)

Letter: Recognizing Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag is divisive

October 28, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Mayor Mike McGinn’s decision to recognize the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag is an act of signal divisiveness masquerading as a public relations overture