Audrey Chen, a 17-year-old senior at Interlake High School in Redmond, recently became a national finalist for the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Senior Strings Competition. To qualify for the […]
China falling in love with Sherlock Holmes
By Fu Ting Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) – Zhou Yeling dragged herself out of bed at 5 a.m. for a long-awaited date with her favorite Englishman — Sherlock Holmes. Zhou, […]
BLOG: Saying goodbye to an old friend
By Assunta Ng How do you say goodbye to a friend who is dying? You don’t. Or, at least, I don’t.
BLOG: Mistaken identities
By Assunta Ng McDermott and McDermott Why did Congressman Jim McDermott, 76, of the 7th District, and King County Councilmember Joe McDermott,
Critics pile on Vietnam in rare constitutional debate
By Chris Brummitt THE Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s leaders sought to boost their flagging legitimacy by asking the public for suggestions on constitutional reform. What they got […]
The Layup Drill: The fall roundup
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly As the summer days turn to fall, we look at what’s new in the world of sports.
BLOG: A trip to B.C. reveals a different palette
By Assunta Ng What motivates me to travel long distances, spend lots of money, wait in hour-long lines, and even beg for it?
Youthful voice: “A look into this year’s Olympics”
The Summer Olympic Games have been around since the 1896 Games in Athens, Greece. Since then, the United States have won a total of 929 gold medals, while China has only won a total of 163 gold medals. Though China received the most gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics, the total amount is still far from the amount of medals received by the United States …
The Layup Drill — Lin switching teams, golf, poker tweeting, the Olympics, and more
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.
A Tom Hardy classic reborn in Winterbottom’s “Trishna”
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly U.K.-born director Michael Winterbottom made his reputation