By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly At only 26 years old, Sarah Baker has an impressive resume of supporting diversity. Not only is she the president-elect of the Japanese American […]
Addressing isolation, shame, and coming out together — API organizations aim to start API LGBTQ family support group
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Marsha Aizumi and her son Aiden spoke about coming out of the closet at a recent conference called “Family: An API LGBTQ Gathering” [Lesbian, […]
Campaign to celebrate LGBTQ Pride month
To celebrate June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Pride month, the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) is launching a multilingual outreach campaign to promote acceptance […]
Diversity at the top — Justice Mary Yu studied religion, then law
By Daria Kroupoderova Northwest Asian Weekly Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu is one of nine Asian Americans being honored at the Diversity at the Top event being held […]
Reach for progress: API transgenders navigate life after transition
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Part 2 of a 2-part series Post-op or pre-op are oft used labels placed on transgenders, but for Gwen Yeh and others in the […]
Fighting the taboo: Advocates support growing API transgender movement
Part 1 of a 2-part series By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly The second annual Trans*Pride, organized by the Gender Justice League, kicked off the festivities for this
Poet Nellie Wong serves up sustenance and struggle
By Signe Predmore Northwest Asian Weekly If there’s one thing that Oakland-based poet Nellie Wong wants to make clear, it’s that she’s no Amy Tan.
Seattle’s first Pride ASIA starts at International District
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly While Seattle has long had Pride Festival, it will also celebrate its first Pride ASIA event on June 23, a multicultural event for the […]
Queer APIs embrace diversity in multiple identities
Part 1 of 2 in a series about the difficulties APIs face when it comes to sexual identity. By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Julz Ignacio, Queer Network Program coordinator […]
Letter: Pride Parade story very one-sided
I was surprised and disappointed to see this section in your article on Seattle Pride 2009 (in issue 28, July 4–10): “The presence of corporate sponsorship was prevalent. … ‘The corporate sponsorship is very hypocritical to me because they don’t really support their queer workers.’”