If the mayor really wants to make an impact in the Chinatown/International District community, he should restore the funding in the proposed budget to the International District Emergency Center
Blog: Veggies for a television?
I made a big decision this Sunday. Should I give away my 32-inch television in my bedroom?
I have not turned it on once in the past three years.
Blog: The Ings: the glue of the community
Vera and Joey Ing have been role models in giving. The Ings celebrated their 50th anniversary last Saturday with about 250 friends at the Wing.
Blog: Joy in simple pleasures
Several of my friends decided to visit me this summer. They know that Seattle is not hot and summer here is gorgeous. At our age, we are not looking for something exciting to do.
With a careful and sensitive eye, filmmaker records the ID on film
Seattle’s Chinatown/International District is a haven for dim sum Sundays, grocery shopping at Uwajimaya, and bubble tea, right? Sure, but documentary filmmaker Andrew Hida
Editorial: Oak Tin a community bridge for two centuries
The oldest family association in Seattle’s Chinatown, Gee How Oak Tin, will be celebrating its 110th anniversary this Sunday at the House of Hong Restaurant.
McGinn picks ID for first neighborhood tour
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn entered the Wing Luke Asian Museum on Thursday, March 18, for his first neighborhood tour in the city. There was no red carpet, receiving line, or bowing from his audience. What was notable, though, was that the crowd was much bigger than the crowd McGinn’s predecessors had gathered.
Blog: What is the best way to educate foreigners at a Chinese restaurant?
However, these strangers ended up educating me instead. It was their first time in America. Boy, did I make some bad decisions.
Blog: Move over, Starbucks!
I had no idea that a tour on King Street South, to Tsue Chong Fortune Cookie Company and the Wing Luke Museum, would transform into a “tea” adventure for the European Muslims.
2009, a year of dragon’s magic and new opportunities
In a year of recession gloom, business closures, and newspapers dying in droves — why are we, a small paper, still here? Why didn’t we fear that Northwest Asian Weekly would be next? Why didn’t we blame the competition that caused us so much grief, such as Craigslist and other Internet advertising? Why do we feel lucky, energized, and strengthened by the economic turmoil?