By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken” opened Feb. 6, more than a year after the rest of the world, in Japan, where the main character endures as a prisoner of war and where some have called for a boycott of the movie. There were concerns that right-wing extremists may try […]
Hawaii plantation to stop growing sugar
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s last sugar plantation is getting out of the sugar-growing business, signaling the end of an industry that once powered the local economy and lured thousands of immigrants to the islands.
Mmm … mochi! — A Japanese new year’s treat, a harbinger of good blessings, a choking hazard?
By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly If you frequent Asian markets during the year, especially around special holidays, you are probably familiar with the colorful and interesting variety of mochi, an elastic cake that is Japanese in name but multi-national in guise. In Japan, mochi plays a pivotal role in Shogatsy (new year) celebrations. For […]
An interview with Sidney Rittenberg — Part 3: “Thunder but no rain” over South China Sea, Confucian communists, and a wonderful life
By Wen Liu Special to Northwest Asian Weekly No one can better shed light on U.S. and China relations for us than Sidney Rittenberg, who knows China and the Communist Party inside out. Having lived in China for 35 years through wars and revolutions, now in his very wise 90s, he has to be the […]
COMMENTARY: Accident cases pose complex issues
By Jennifer Bates For Northwest Asian Weekly Recently there has been a lot of publicity and news coverage about the Ride the Ducks tour bus crash. There were five deaths and more than a dozen seriously injured exchange students. There has been one lawsuit filed on behalf of a student who sustained fractured fingers and/or […]
Connecting the dots with Eunice Kim
By Jocelyn Moore Northwest Asian Weekly Walking into Davidson Galleries at Pioneer Square in October, you will likely find people connecting the dots at Eunice Kim’s latest printmaking exhibition, “2005-2015: Ten Year Survey.” The exhibition is both a celebration and display of Kim’s journey in creating art by using a nontoxic technique to achieve a […]
Summer cheers for Asian beers — A world of beer—stepping out of the local to find something new
By Greg Young Northwest Asian Weekly I once lived with a roommate who seemed to prefer an obscure little beer that I had never heard of before. That beer was Sapporo, a rice beer from Japan. At the time it seemed peculiar that he’d prefer that over the local, craft IPA that I’d often bring […]
Toyota scholarships
In partnership with the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing college scholarships to APIAs, Toyota granted 22 scholarships at its fourth annual awards dinner and reception at the Toyota Automotive Museum on May 14, 2015. With majors ranging from aerospace engineering to microbiology, and school selections from […]
Having fun with tofu — Part two of three of the ‘Soy Series’
By Andrew Kim Northwest Asian Weekly Tofu has long been a staple in Asian cuisine and a favorite among vegetarians. Although I grew up eating tofu, I never thought much about where it came from or how it was made. How does a soybean turn into tofu? As part of my desire to eat healthier […]
Canada police: 7 arrested in massive Asian prostitution ring
MONTREAL (AP) — Seven members of an Asia-based organized crime syndicate have been arrested for exploiting more than 500 women mostly from China and Korea in a prostitution ring that spanned Canada, authorities said Thursday. The ring operated in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, authorities said after a year-long investigation. Two […]
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