Asian American – Page 18

Tradition, rituals, memories — Elders in Seattle: “Chinese New Year is always a big deal”

March 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nicole Francois Northwest Asian Weekly Nine layers in a Shanghai teacake; it takes a whole day just to make them. Ellen Kam and Teresa Oh sit together with friends […]

Lunar New Year at the White House

March 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The White House hosted the first-ever Lunar New Year celebration at the White House on February 19, 2015. Members of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community from across the […]

IN MEMORY OF … — Community leader “Paul” Patu passes

March 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Activist Von Tresckow “Paul” Patu passed last week. Patu was respected as a Asian American community member, and was especially committed to supporting youth, particularly encouraging API youth to continue […]

No school! — Lunar New Year option to be a school holiday in NYC

February 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Community leaders celebrated a new law that will require the city to consider closing schools on Lunar New Year. The legislation was signed into law in December by New York […]

COMMENTARY: Diversity is our identity

February 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Leah Shin For Northwest Asian Weekly It used to be waking up every morning where I felt like I was unable to dream. It was not because I was […]

Luchang Wang, Yale student, commits suicide — AAPI community and depression

February 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang The Yale student community was rocked Tuesday, January 27, with news that sophomore Luchang Wang, class of ’17 – a mathematics major and member of Yale’s Silliman College […]

“Worst thing I ever heard in my life” — Adam Diegel: From bad auditions to a leading role in ‘Tosca’

January 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Adam Diegel, star of “Tosca,” now playing at the Seattle Opera, was once told to change careers after a bad audition.

“Chinos” — Recent political reestablishment also reestablishes Chinese Cuban heritage

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cindy Domingo Northwest Asian Weekly What seemed impossible became a reality last month when President

BLOG: Being blunt about race…

January 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng My words were blunt and shocking even to myself when I asked community leaders to contribute to the Asian Weekly’s social justice issue.

The top 10 stories of 2014

December 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

2014 was a year of change, controversy, and loss of long-time community fixtures. However, it was also a year of good news for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Here, we look back on our top 10 stories of the year, ranked in order of their effect: