Filipino American

Cultural clash

August 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Can you speak the language?”

“Is your dad white?”

“You don’t eat that, do you?”

Seattle Filipinos call for justice for Melissa Roxas

June 18, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“I thought I was going to die there,” Melissa Roxas said as she recounts her ordeal.

Racial lines tested in Calif. House race

May 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — Racial lines are being tested in a Southern California congressional race in which an Asian candidate is a leading contender in a district that has been a Hispanic stronghold for years.

UW Ethnic Cultural Center to get a facelift; firm comprised of UW alumni appointed as architects for project

April 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Community. This is the theme Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC) supporters envision in renovating the University of Washington building which serves as a sanctuary for […]

Chain Salons? No thanks — Asian go to specialty salons to style their tresses

April 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ryan Pangilinan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Whether it’s a carefully disheveled thick mane or a sleeker, longer style, Asian hair has evolved into a unique cultural force. Across the United […]

Live, Learn, Illuminate: Gloria Ysmael-Adams teaches life’s most important lessons

November 30, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

If Gloria Ysmael-Adams could be anywhere in the world, it would probably be inside a classroom.

Letter: Seattle’s Filipino community exists

November 29, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I am a Filipino-American, Washington resident for the last 14 years and avid reader of Northwest Asian Weekly. I was intrigued by your recent article in the latest edition (Vol. 27, No. 48) regarding the addition of Maria Arcega-Dunn to the Q13 Fox News team in Seattle.