To the Editor: The article “Vietnamese man moves into his American Dream — and it has a garage” (printed on June 26, in issue 24) came to my attention.
Deadly balloons the subject of documentary that sheds new light on WWII
By Thi-Le Vo Northwest Asian Weekly Just when we think we’ve leaned enough about the weapons used during WWII, a documentary entitled “On Paper Wings” draws our attention to a […]
NWAW’s June must-reads
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” By Nagaru Tanigawa, published by Little, Brown and Company, April 2009 Almost every kid has moments where he or […]
Family adopts Chinese girl with rare eye disease
By Laura Catoe the Associated Press GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — A radio broadcast led two elementary school teachers on an adoption journey to China.
Through Reagan, local man mends heart
For Korean American Brett Halvorson, a little heart can go a long way.
NAPCA board removes CEO, review pending
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) board put its CEO, Clayton Fong, on paid leave on April 13 after unspecified allegations against him surfaced. Christine Takada is the […]
Letter: What’s in a “Voong” name?
It seems that with another Asian shooter in the news, again our media is quick to focus on the shooter’s ethnicity …
NWAW EDITORIAL: Why not care about former P-I staffers, too?
Feeling sentimental and adding the visual icon to Seattle’s more than 350 historical landmarks are fine, but what really distinguishes the city above others is its people and quality of life.
Half and half
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly ‘Hapa’ is a Hawaiian term that describes somebody of at least half Asian or Pacific Islander ethnic heritage. ‘Hapa’ literally means a ‘portion’ or […]
Official says China to continue buying U.S. debt
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China will continue buying U.S. government debt while paying close attention to possible fluctuations in the value of those assets, a […]