Chinatown International District

COMMENTARY: Donnie Chin: A man of his people

July 31, 2015 By Admin

By OCA-Greater Seattle For Northwest Asian Weekly We at OCA-Greater Seattle are stunned, shocked, and saddened by the loss of our friend, Donnie Chin. Our condolences go out to his […]

How do we describe a hero? — Remembering Donnie Chin

July 30, 2015 By Admin

“He loved the kids of this neighborhood. Last month a toddler ran into King St and got hit by a car. Donnie responded first. The three generations of this family […]

EDITORIAL: An easy test: Q: Are our readers concerned about safety in the ID? — A: “YES”

July 23, 2015 By Admin

We have a lot of questions here at the Weekly, and most come from our readers. We try to give answers whenever we have them, but sometimes it just isn’t […]

Donnie Chin shot — Community stunned

July 23, 2015 By Admin

Donnie Chin, executive director of the International District Emergency Center (IDEC), passed away July 23, after being shot before 3 a.m. at 8th Ave. S. between S. Lane St. and […]

Candlelight vigil held for Benito Enriquez in the ID

July 20, 2015 By Admin

There was a candlelight vigil for Benito Enriquez, July 10 at Fifth Avenue South and South Weller St.in Seattle’s International District. Enriquez was savagely beaten to death on June 27th […]

Canton Alley will get a makeover — Paved streets, lanterns, and pedestrians welcome

July 17, 2015 By Admin

Let’s use our alleys. This is the message Seattle residents and businesses are emoting, and on top of the list for a makeover is the Canton Alley in the Chinatown […]

InterIm awarded national grant

July 13, 2015 By Admin

A $75,000 national grant was awarded to InterIm CDA, Public Health – Seattle & King County, Swedish and other community partners by BUILD Health Challenge last month. The grant will fund efforts to develop […]

Moriguchi recognized

June 8, 2015 By Admin

Tomio Moriguchi was named one of the most influential business executives of the past 35 years by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Moriguchi took over his family’s business, Uwajimaya, after […]

BLOG: What is the Wing’s fundraising formula for success?

April 9, 2015 By Admin

By Assunta Ng The Wing Luke Asian Museum’s annual fundraising dinner is the envy of many Asian community organizations. This year yielded another record-breaking amount, $460,000 raised, a 13 […]

BLOG: Lunar New Year Confessions — It’s already an interesting year

February 26, 2015 By Admin

By Assunta Ng “What’s going on in the community?” This is a question I often get, and well, it makes me uncomfortable. People assume I know everything being a newspaper […]