The oldest and long-running Vietnamese news source, Nguoi Viet Tay Bac (Northwest Vietnamese News) celebrated its 30th anniversary on May 7. They publish stories about social issues, the economy, politics, […]
The first ballet dancer nominated for the Stranger’s Genius Award
A Filipina Hawaiian dancer, Noelani Pantastico, was nominated for The Stranger Genius Award. The award, run by the alternative weekly newspaper, The Stranger, selected three nominees each in five categories: […]
New SYLP coordinator
Latana Thaviseth has been named the new coordinator of the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation’s Summer Youth Leadership Program (SYLP). Thaviseth is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of California, […]
Seattle native keeps the Navy’s newest, most advanced aircraft flying
A 2012 South Seattle College graduate and Seattle native is serving with a U.S. Navy electronic attack squadron that flies the Navy’s newest and most technologically-advanced aircraft, the EA-18G Growler.
Fake monks? Buddhist leaders warn NYC tourists to be wary
By Michael Balsamo Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Buddhist leaders are sounding the alarm to tourists: Beware the “fake monks.” Men in orange robes claiming to […]
Japanese city offering public funds to freeze women’s eggs
By Satoshi Sugiyama Associated Press URAYASU, Japan (AP) — A Tokyo suburb will help women cover the cost of freezing their eggs in a pilot program aimed at countering Japan’s […]
China city holds dog-meat eating festival despite protests
By Peng Peng Associated Press YULIN, China (AP) — A city in southern China went ahead with an annual dog-meat eating festival June 21 despite heavy criticism and protests from […]
Shanghai Disneyland opens with hopes cash will rain down
By Paul Traynor and Joe McDonald The Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — Walt Disney Co. opened Shanghai Disneyland, its first theme park in mainland China, with a lavish celebration on […]
Refreshments beyond boba
Tucked in the middle of Chinatown is a new Vietnamese dessert establishment — the very first of its kind in Seattle.
COMMENTARY: Jenny Chen’s disappearance and the media’s hierarchy of empathy
By Jeff Dunsavage Director, The Missing Americans Project In the early 2000s, amid several highly publicized disappearances of women in the United States (including Laci Peterson, whose husband eventually was […]
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