Dr. Arun Raha first arrived in Washington state from Kanpur, India, 26 years ago to earn his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics at Washington
Commentary: There’s a choice, health care cuts not inevitable
What is a mother to do? I’m a single parent raising two daughters who have severe asthma and eczema, which require ongoing medical attention.
With 100 days behind her, what’s on the horizon for madam president?
When Phyllis Wise was younger, she worried that her decision to start a family would stall her career. She knew she wasn’t advancing as quickly as her peers, and guilt plagued her.
Blog: Where should postal vans park during free time?
This picture was sent in by a reader who complained about the post office taking up the street parking in Chinatown/International District.
Where Northwest Asian Weekly stands on initiatives and other measures
Before voting, please read through your voters’ pamphlet carefully and completely. To read it online, visit your.kingcounty.gov/elections.
PAROLED – Part 5 of NWAW’s exclusive with inmate Tony Ng
The Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB) unanimously found Tony Ng parolable to his final robbery sentence, which begins in March.
Immigration advocates urge comprehensive reform in 2010
In his State of the Union address on Jan. 27, President Obama encouraged both houses of Congress to “continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system – to secure our borders, enforce our laws, and ensure that everyone who plays by the rules can contribute to our economy and enrich our nation.”
Wah Mee inmate to open up about 1983 massacre
An unassuming, petite, and stoic-looking Asian inmate blends into the McNeil Inmate Corrections Center (MICC) scenery well. With his eyes cast to the floor, with neatly shined shoes, and a well-kept outer appearance, only a name — in small sized font on an inmate badge — hints at a more complicated past: Wai-Chiu Ng.
Hiroshima, Nagasaki to bid for 2020 Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima and Nagasaki — sites of atomic bombings in World War II — are teaming up to make a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics that will emphasize world peace.