While COVID-19 may affect a person physically, going through a global pandemic also affected many people’s mental health.
China removes its outspoken foreign minister during a bumpy time in relations with the US
China removed its sometimes outspoken foreign minister on Tuesday and replaced him with his predecessor at an unusually scheduled meeting—a move that has fueled rumors about what might be going on with the nation’s Communist Party elite.
Even with grants, CID restaurants share hardships with officials
Washington State Department of Commerce Director Michael Fong and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell toured the Chinatown-International District (CID) on Monday to celebrate the distribution of $400,000 in grants to 14 neighborhood restaurants and receive feedback from their owners.
“Barbie” the movie mixes pink and blue and a little bit of brown
The lyrics of “Barbie Girl” by Aqua are probably sarcastic, but maybe fans of the song, and Barbie, like being on both sides of the fence—living in a “plastic world,” wearing pink and glitter, appealing to objectified fantasies, while equally advocating for “Not a Barbie Girl” by Ava Max, where the speaker protests she lives in her own world and won’t do whatever Ken wants.
Assunta Ng, various AAPI journalists, celebrated at AAJA 2023 Convention
Northwest Asian Weekly founder and publisher Assunta Ng received the Dr. Suzanne Ahn award at the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) 2023 national convention in Washington, D.C. this past weekend.
Nomination letter by Sharon Chan for Assunta Ng to receive the Suzanne Ahn award
I am writing with great excitement to nominate Assunta Ng for the Suzanne Ahn Civic Engagement and Social Justice Award.
Community honors slain hero as legacies remain
On a hot day, in the alley outside the Sun May Company, around 100 people gathered to pay their respects to the fallen hero of the Chinatown-International District (CID).
CID celebration and car show
On Saturday, July 23, people of all ages and walks of life enjoyed the CID Celebration at Hing Hay Park.