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EDITORIAL: Happy birthday! — Grace Lee Boggs turns 100

July 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Weekly would like to pay tribute to an amazing woman, and not just because she recently celebrated her 100th birthday. We have been fortunate to have Grace Lee Boggs as an activist for the past century. Tiffany Ran interviewed Boggs in 2012 for the Weekly and Ran wrote: “In the early 1930s, at […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Asian Americans, Barnard College, Bryn Mar College, Chinese, Communist Party, First World War, Grace Lee Boggs, Great Depression, Regarding Albert Einstein, Russian Revolution, Tiffany Ran, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17

BLOG: Holiday gifts with an Asian f lair

December 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Giving the wrong gift to the wrong person produces no joy. For Christmas gifts, I stay away from personal clothes, handbags, or hats. However, you won’t go wrong if you buy general gifts that reflect Asian culture. Here are a list of suggestions I got from my staff and writers. Chopsticks Jun […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, Adams Bench, Great Depression, Greater China Industries, Haruhi Suzumiya, Jamie Ford, Jun Chen, Lucky Money Collection, Modern Trading, Publisher's Blog, Samantha Pak, Santa Clauses, Seattle Chinese Post, Support Asian, Uwajimaya, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20, William Eng, Willow Frost

New Jamie Ford novel explores Depression-era Chinatown

November 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Jamie Ford grew up in the Seattle area and his first novel, “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” won

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Angel Island, China Gate Restaurant, Chinatown, Chinese American, Densho Foundation, Doug Chinn, Ford Ah, Great Depression, Jamie Ford, Min Chung, NWAW, Port Orchard, Seattle Art Institute, Vol 32 No 48 | November 23 - November 29, William Billy Ford, William Ford, Willow Frost, YA

Chinese Mexicans celebrate reparation in Mexico

December 1, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Olga R. Rodriguez The Associated Press MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — Juan Chiu Trujillo was 5 years old when he left his native Mexico for a visit to his father’s hometown in southern China. He was 35 when he returned.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2012, Adrian Lay Ruiz, Chinatown, Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese Mexicans, Foreign Relations Department, Fredy Gonzalez, Great Depression, Ignacio Chiu Chan, Jesus Christ, Juan Chiu Trujillo, La Merced, Lopez Mateos, Macau, Mexico City, Ramon Lay Mazo, United States, Vol 31 No 49 | December 1 - December 7, Yale University

COMMENTARY: U.S. Olympics uniforms in a time of globalization

August 3, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Karl Ege For Northwest Asian Weekly Recently, the political issue du jour was the revelation that the uniforms of the U.S. Olympic team were made in China. I have three words for our political leaders, the media, and the pundits: GET OVER IT!

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2012, China, Great Depression, Karl Ege, Olympics, Ralph Lauren, Seattle Rotary, USOC, United Airlines, United States, Vol 31 No 32 | August 4 - August 10, Wall Street, technology

Stories about artists — NWAW’s monthly must-reads

January 6, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly “Drawing from Memory” By Allen Say Scholastic Press, 2011 From the time he was a young boy growing up in Japan, Allen Say knew he wanted to be a cartoonist. Inspired by comic books, he drew what he saw, what he imagined, and what he copied from his beloved […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Allen Say, Beijing Dance Academy, China, Ed Young, Faithful Plum, Great Depression, Jia Zuoguang, Li Zhongmei, Libby Koponen, NWAW, Noro Shinpei, Russian Soviet Union, Samantha Pak, Scholastic Press, Vol 31 No 2 | January 7 - January 13

Editorial: More Asians are making their way into show biz

September 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

During the fall months, some of our favorite television shows start airing new episodes. Additionally, new programs make their way onto the air.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Charlie Chan, Chinese, Grace Park, Great Depression, Jenna Ushkowitz, Joe Wong, Ken Jeong, Pork Filled Players, Sandra Oh, Sex in Seattle, TV, Ted Anthony, United States, Vol 29 No 39 | September 25 - October 1, culture

Easy parking in the ID? Not a chance

August 27, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It started in 1917. Henry Louie and his family have been in business in the International District (ID) for four generations. They have gone through two world wars and the Great Depression. Even after a few relocations, nothing has separated them from King Street in Seattle. Nonetheless, something is making them consider again.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, Bob Alescio, CIDBIA, Chinatown, Great Depression, Henry Louie, International District, King Street, Ming Li, Nora Chin, Richard Sheridan, Sarah Yee, Seattle, Tsue Chong Company, Union Station, parking, vol 28 no 36 | August 29 - September 4

Festivities

September 13, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 68th annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival held in Los Angeles honored Fred Y. Hoshiyama as grand marshal, Sen. Daniel Inouye as honorary grand marshal and Gordon Tokumatsu as parade marshal.  The festival was established in 1934 during the Great Depression. Originally started by the Nisei to attract business to the Little Tokyo area and […]

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Daniel Inouye, Gordon Tokumatsu, Great Depression, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, Nisei Week Japanese Festival, United States, vol 27 no 38 | September 13 - September 19

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