The only weekly English-edition newspaper serving the Asian community in the state of Washington for 35 years. “Editor, publisher, founder, fundraiser, mother, wife, daughter, mentor and friend. I am truly in awe of the impact [Assunta] and the Northwest Asian Weekly have had on so many lives, including my own. My sincere congratulations on […]
Attorney’s poem selected
A poem written by Seattle attorney Dennis Lam has been selected by the Poetry on Buses project to be shared on public buses and online. A partnership between 4Culture, the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Sound Transit, King County Metro, King County Wastewater Treatment Division, King County Water and Land Resources Division, […]
Rosa Leung sings like an American Idol star
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly How often do you see Chinese immigrants avoid singing America’s national anthem? Let’s face it. An immigrant is more inclined to sing their motherland’s national song than that of their adopted country. As an immigrant, I have to admit, our national anthem is not easy to master. I know […]
Wise Words: ringing in the new year … with much gratitude
Editor’s note: Wise Words is an ongoing series where members of our community share their words of wisdom on a given topic. “I have a lot to be thankful. Over the years, we have hired many people at our restaurants, who need jobs to survive. Recently, one former employee came to dine at our […]
Top Contributor: Celebrating a lifetime of community service — Fred Yee
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Fred Yee was a Chinese American student who wanted to please his family by studying science. So he chose geology, but he quickly realized that community service was his real passion. When he was 18, Yee arrived at Seattle from Hong Kong in August 1969. The original plan was […]