By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Numerous viewers condemned the recently revived TV series Roseanne over a scene in an episode last week. John Goodman’s character, Dan Conner, tells Roseanne they “missed all the shows about Black and Asian families” because they fell asleep in between Wheel of Fortune and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, referencing ABC’s […]
Chinatown street paving
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) said it will close some Chinatown streets next week for paving. Maynard Avenue South, from South Dearborn Street to South King Street, and South King Street, from Maynard Avenue South to 7th Avenue South, will be affected starting March 3 through March 9. Weather […]
State agency gives drivers’ info to immigration authorities
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington’s Department of Licensing has been regularly providing photos and driver’s license applications upon request to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), state officials said. From 20 to 30 times a month, the department has been giving residents’ personal information to federal immigration-enforcement officers — information used to arrest and deport people […]
The Layup Drill — The Best of 2017
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this column, we take a brief look back at 2017 and list the top Asian American athletes of 2017 and look forward to 2018. Last month, the Seattle Mariners missed out on signing Shohei Ohtani as the young, prized Japanese […]
First Asian to win Best Actor at the Golden Globes
Aziz Ansari will go down in history as the first actor of Asian descent to win a best actor category award at the Golden Globes. On the night of Jan. 7, Aziz Ansari won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy at the 75th Annual Golden […]
Jon Sonoda of ICHS passes way
International Community Health Center (ICHS) pharmacy manager Jon Sonoda passed away on Dec. 23. Sonoda led ICHS’ three service pharmacies at the agency’s Chinatown, Shoreline, and Holly Park locations. ICHS Foundation director Ron Chew said Jon’s generosity extended into the realm of charitable giving. “During our year-end fundraising campaign, he would come by my office […]
Seattle artist honored
Seattle-based artist Naoko Morisawa was chosen as one of the recipients of The Individual Artist Award 2017 by The Santo Foundation, a nonprofit that recognizes and assist the careers of individual artists. Morisawa received $1,000. The winners were selected by Elyse A. Gonzales, who is Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions at the Art, Design […]
Richardson becomes dean at UC Irvine
On Dec. 22, the University of California at Irvine (UCI) School of Law named L. Song Richardson as its newest dean. Richardson, who is Black and Asian American, becomes the only woman of color to currently hold the deanship of a high-ranking law school. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, Richardson is […]
James Ho confirmed to Fifth Circuit Court
The U.S. Senate voted on Dec. 14 to confirm James Ho as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ho is the first Asian Pacific American to serve on the Fifth Circuit and the sixth active Asian Pacific American federal appellate judge. “James Ho is nationally recognized for his legal […]
NW Asian Weekly Foundation endowment
On Dec. 7, Northwest Asian Weekly founder Assunta Ng met with Dean Mia Tuan at the University of Washington (UW) College of Education. Ng signed the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation’s (our nonprofit arm) $100,000 endowment to support undergraduate students at the UW College of Education. The funds were raised throughout 2017 in conjunction with the […]
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