Asian American – Page 36

Vera and Joey Ing, Cynthia del Rosario to be awarded at MAP breakfast

September 23, 2011 By Admin

The University of Washington Alumni Association (UWAA) Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) is holding the 17th Annual MAP Bridging the Gap Scholarship Breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 29, in the Cascade Room […]

EDITORIAL: Kids, stop taking your folks for granted

September 22, 2011 By Admin

Parents, as you prepare your kids for a new school year, it’s important to realize that your child will look around the cafeteria and see a the kind of variety […]

Aug. 10–13: AAJA wins four awards at its national convention

September 17, 2011 By Admin

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)’s Seattle chapter attended the AAJA National Convention in Detroit this year and took home four awards.

A-POP! Babies having babies? Say it isn’t so, Brenda!

September 16, 2011 By Admin

A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Babies having babies We’re starting this month’s news with an actress best known to […]

EDITORIAL: The Port celebrates 100 years … of diversity

September 15, 2011 By Admin

This year, the Port of Seattle turns 100 — and a lot has happened in 100 years. In 1911, King County voters approved creation of the port, which helped […]

BLOG: Rising star challenges Cantwell

September 15, 2011 By Admin

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Republicans have been recruiting people to run against Sen. Maria Cantwell, including a young Asian American. Phillip Yin, 38, an anchor and reporter for […]

BLOG: Seeing “Mission Impossible” in action

September 8, 2011 By Admin

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “Ain’t no mountain high enough,” so goes the song. Literally and figuratively, I reached new heights on Aug. 25, flying on a KC-135 […]

What is the Summer Youth Leadership Program?

September 1, 2011 By Admin

By Kabrina Wright SYLP student The Summer Youth Leadership Program, or SYLP for short, is a program organized by the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, a nonprofit organization of the Northwest […]

GAMING: Sixteen-year-old Asian American becomes Korea’s national champion

September 1, 2011 By Admin

By Alex Tien SYLP student Editor’s note: Alex Tien chose to write a fictionalized news story based on some true facts for his SYLP essay. Sixteen-year-old Chinese American Bob Chang […]

INSPIRATION: Have passion

September 1, 2011 By Admin

By Christina Nguyen SYLP student As an Asian American, you have to do what people tell you to do in order to “succeed.” There is too much pressure on our […]