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Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled

April 22, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The head of the Tokyo Olympics was again forced to assure the world on April 16 that the postponed games will open in just over three months and not be canceled despite surging COVID-19 cases in Japan. Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto was asked at a […]

Filed Under: World News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 17 | APRIL 24 - APRIL 30

eBay auction of Japanese internment art pulled after protest

April 22, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The auction of a series of sketches purportedly drawn by an artist at the Japanese internment camp at Manzanar was canceled on April 6 after groups protested it was offensive and immoral to profit off the misery of incarcerated people. The auction was halted by eBay […]

Filed Under: National News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 17 | APRIL 24 - APRIL 30

Police chief apologizes after probe finds he mocked Asians

April 22, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly 1 Comment

LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — The police chief on the Hawaiian island of Kauai has apologized after a discrimination investigation found he mocked people of Asian descent. Kauai Police Chief Todd Raybuck, speaking in a video posted on social media, said his comments were “insensitive and improper as the chief of police,” The Garden Island newspaper […]

Filed Under: National News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 17 | APRIL 24 - APRIL 30

Sketch mocking Chinese launches racism debate in Italy

April 22, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — A sketch on a popular Italian TV show mocking Chinese people has launched a debate about racism, and satire, in Italy. While Asian and Black activists took to social media to share their experiences with racism growing up in Italy, including how it can be fomented by […]

Filed Under: World News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 17 | APRIL 24 - APRIL 30

BLOG: I am fine with my J&J vaccine

April 22, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY There were two different reactions after I got my Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine weeks ago. The immediate one was envy and jealousy as some people also wanted the one-shot J&J instead of the two-shot Moderna and Pfizer. Soon, these same people were worried about me when federal officials […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 17 | APRIL 24 - APRIL 30

Theatre Of f Jackson—Reaching out to the ID for a new look

April 22, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

It began life as a garage for taxis, the space at 409 7th Avenue South in the Chinatown-International District (ID). It began hosting art and theater events in the 1980s.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Feature stories Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 17 | APRIL 24 - APRIL 30

Strong and complex AAPI females — Book recommendations

April 22, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Twelve-year-old Faryn Liu wants nothing more than to become a warrior in the Jade Society and honor her family and the gods.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 17 | APRIL 24 - APRIL 30

A new ‘Kung Fu’ debuts at a crucial time for Asian Americans

April 22, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Up-and-coming actors will sometimes claim to know a variety of skills to be considered for roles, but Olivia Liang set a boundary early in her career. “When I started off in the industry, people would ask me why martial arts wasn’t on my resume because it […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 17 | APRIL 24 - APRIL 30

Chinese American history month bill snags over intent

April 22, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly 3 Comments

By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly If you have been reading this paper long enough, you probably know that during the 19th and 20th centuries, Chinese Americans faced appalling mistreatment at various times in this country. You probably also know that the subject was rarely taught in schools. Now, there seems to be a solution. […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 17 | APRIL 24 - APRIL 30

AAPI leaders react to Chauvin guilty verdict

April 22, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

A jury on April 20 found former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes last year in one of the most consequential trials of the Black Lives Matter era. The jurors deliberated for more than 10 […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 17 | APRIL 24 - APRIL 30

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