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Food equals love (and also memories of mom) — What dish by your mom was your favorite?

May 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In celebration of our mothers we asked staff and colleagues what was their favorite dish prepared by their moms. Here are some appetizing responses: “It’s a simple dish, but my mom always made me omelettes growing up. She would mix the eggs in a bowl with soy sauce, fish sauce, and green onions, and then […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 2015, Achaar Indian Pickles, Alex Wilson, Assunta Ng, Chicken Chawal, Food, Ghee Indian, Gurvinder Pal Singh, Han Bui, Jason Cruz, Laura Ohata, Nina Huang, Panda Express, Rebecca Ip, Rosita Chan, Vietnamese, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15

Celebrating in Bellevue Square — The Bellevue Collection Third Annual Lunar New Year Festival

February 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly Drums beat and cymbals crash. Lion dancers move in sinuous steps, leap and kick to a rapt audience. Last weekend, The Bellevue Collection celebrated the Year of the Ram with its third annual Lunar New Year festival. The event started with a performance by the South Puget Sound Chinese […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Cultures Tagged With: 2015, Asian Lunar New Year, Bellevue Collection, Bellevue Square, Center Court, China, Julie Hamasaki, Laura Ohata, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, South Puget Sound Chinese Language School Lion Dance Troop, Taidi Fang, Viet Nam, Vol 34 No 10 | February 28 - March 6, Wing Luke Museum, culture

Rising star on the flying trapeze: Jordan Tribble

December 5, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly “Fear is a big part of flying trapeze,” says Jordan Tribble. “To stand up on the platform, with no safety lines, and tell yourself to jump off. Just swinging on the bar is a big deal.” For all of his talk of fear, at age 21, Christopher Jordan Yasukuni […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, Alestair Winn, Christopher Jordan Yasukuni Tribble, Cirque Du Soleil, Emerald City Trapeze Arts, Jordan Tribble, Laura Ohata, New Year, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paul Schimmel, SODO, Sam Tribble, Seattle, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12

Help, advice, and new friends for women refugees

October 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly All over the world, refugees flee their countries in fear of torture and death, often at the hands

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Bhutan, Call Center, Chinese, Hem Adhikara, Hostage Negotiations Team, Kumti Timsinal, Laura Ohata, Northwest Asian Weekly, Refugee Women, Sahar Fathi, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle Police Department, United States, Vol 33 No 43 | October 18 - October 24

Yay for KIMCHI!

August 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly When people think of Korean food, the first thing that comes to mind is “kimchi.” The word kimchi means “pickled

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 2014, China, Danny Jeong, Donglok Kim, Factoria Blvd, Hyoshin Park, Korean, Laura Ohata, Myungsoo Kim, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Hwy, Paechu Napa, South Gate Oriental Grocery Gifts, Vol 33 No 34 | August 16 - August 22, Young Park

Mini-Mikado Gets a Modern Makeover

August 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly Last weekend, a mini Mikado starring tweens and teens, took the stage at The Bathhouse

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2014, Green Lake, It August, Laura Ohata, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Gilbert Sullivan Society, The Mikado, Tokyo, United States, Upcoming Seattle Public Theater Youth Program Shows, Victorian Era, Vivek Shah, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15, Zoe Alexis Scott, language

Guzheng in Seattle: A Chinese Harp Cures Homesickness

August 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly YanFen Wang just moved from Shanghai, where she studied a Chinese classical harp called the guzheng. She says, “Sometimes, when the room is silent, and all you hear is the guzheng, your heart will fill with joy, but other times your heart will be broken. The music is really […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, 2011, 2014, Beijing, Communications Chair, Laura Ohata, Margaret Britton, Mongolia, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sandy Marvinney, Seattle Chinese Garden, Shirley Wang, Vice President, Vol 33 No 32 | August 2 - August 8, Westminster Chapel, culture, language

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