By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly A pair of Nike Air Jordans may have been the reason that 24-year-old Si Phu reportedly killed his 14-year-old niece Christy Phu. Si Phu […]
Kin On 30th Anniversary Gala
Kin On Community Health Care celebrated 30 years of service to the Greater Seattle Asian community at its 30th Anniversary Gala on September 19th at the Westin Bellevue. Approximately 500 […]
Nguyen beats Bobby and will open new restaurant
Thoa Nguyen, chef/owner of Wabi-Sabi in Columbia City and the Chinoise Café in the Issaquah Highlands “beat” chef superstar Bobby Flay May 14 on national television. Nguyen has also announced […]
Saturay honored with nonprofit leader award
Jonathan Saturay was honored as the winning “Emerging Leader” at the third annual Light a Fire Awards dinner sponsored by Seattle Metropolitan in partnership with The Seattle Foundation. The Light […]
Romson Bustillo / BIMA / “Dugay na” exhibition
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “I always knew.”<!–more–> This was Roman Bustillo’s response when he realized that he wanted to be an artist. Bustillo was born and raised in […]
Mayor announces $2 million in investments for neighborhood business districts
The Chinatown-International District will receive a lion’s share of a $2 million investment in 18 neighborhood business districts, announced Mayor Ed Murray on April 1, as part of the Only […]
Opportunities, changes common in South Seattle
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly As South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, and other neighborhoods in Central and North Seattle have prospered in recent years,
The Rainier Valley — a neighborhood continually in flux
By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly The heart and soul of Rainier Valley can be summed up by the mural on the Darigold plant just outside of Columbia City.
Betty Patu kicks off Seattle School Board reelection campaign
Betty Patu hosted her reelection kickoff event for her Seattle School Board campaign on May 30 at the Royal Room in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle. She is running […]
Asians overcome cultural stigmas in order to treat Alzheimer’s
“In Asian culture, nobody will disagree with you if you want to take care of the elders,” said Sam Wan, chief executive officer and a founding member of Kin On,