Opinion – Page 94

EDITORIAL: Don’t go overboard on holiday spending, teach kids to think of those less fortunate

December 15, 2011 By Admin

Here is a story that we read online recently, and maybe it’s familiar to you, too. A six-year-old child opens gifts upon mountains of brightly colored gifts. The holiday gifts […]

EDITORIAL: It should not take a tragedy for a community to come together

December 8, 2011 By Admin

On our front page this week, we ran a story about Danny Vega, a Filipino American who died from injuries sustained during a beating by three young men. Though a […]

Reader’s Corner: Forced to flee: voices and visions from the Thai-Burma border, put on paper

December 2, 2011 By Admin

By Erika Berg For Northwest Asian Weekly In September 2007, the world’s attention was riveted by video footage of never-ending columns of saffron-robed monks streaming through the streets of Burma. […]

EDITORIAL: APAs, own up to your talents

December 1, 2011 By Admin

This week, we ran three stories about artists on our front page. We showcased movie producer and director Christina Yao, award-winning fashion designer Gahee Bae, and famed South Korean visual […]

OPINION: Sen. Shin supports governor’s sales tax proposal

November 23, 2011 By Admin

Sen. Paull Shin is supporting Gov. Chris Gregoire’s proposal to ask the voters to increase the state sales tax in order to offset the drastic cuts that would be necessary […]

EDITORIAL: For Thanksgiving, maybe give your relatives (and Obama) a bit of a break?

November 23, 2011 By Admin

For some, the holidays are a wonderful time to visit friends and make familial bonds stronger. For others, the holidays can be a minefield full of hurt feelings and contentious […]

COMMENTARY: America — no place for moderates

November 23, 2011 By Admin

By Susan L. Cassidy For Northwest Asian Weekly Where has my country gone? I am one of the millions of Americans who has no interest in my neighbor’s religion. I […]

READER’S CORNER: The pitfalls of being an American in China

November 18, 2011 By Admin

By Colgan Chan For Northwest Asian Weekly Editor’s note: Being fans of his blog, “The ABCs of China,” which details the adventures and cultural differences he experiences in Asia, we […]

EDITORIAL: Congrats are in order for Steven Gonzalez and Edwin Lee

November 17, 2011 By Admin

What a great couple of weeks! In the last 10 days or so, we saw San Francisco elect its first Asian American mayor, Ed Lee — and he has Seattle […]

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

November 11, 2011 By Admin

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 […]