HONOLULU (AP) — The National Park Service and the U.S. Navy plan to hold a joint memorial service Monday to mark the 74th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. The […]
Bodies retrieved from Mount Rainier: Southeast Asia Intel Managing Director Uday Marty identified
By Gene Johnson Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The location of the three bodies was revealed by the melting snow, but getting to them was another matter. They were high […]
$2.9 million will go to Japanese American confinement sites
Last week, National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis announced 21 grants totaling more than $2.9 million to help preserve and interpret the World War II confinement sites of Japanese […]
New bill would ‘properly recognize’ Bainbridge memorial
On May 28, Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-06) introduced a bill to officially recognize a new name for the Bainbridge Island memorial to Japanese Americans forced from their homes during World […]
New collection of images depicts WWII Japanese internment camp Minidoka
By Signe Predmore Northwest Asian Weekly When President Bill Clinton designated the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho as a National Park in 2001, Teresa Tamura realized that although she […]
Battle for Vashon landmark ongoing — Appeals court allows Friends of Mukai case to continue
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly A recent Court of Appeals ruling granted a group known as Friends of Mukai the opportunity for a trial court to hear its […]
Airport fence through Ore. internment camp opposed
By Staff The Associated Press KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Japanese-American groups and individuals are questioning plans to build a fence around the Tulelake Airport that would cut through the […]
Tule Lake Committee receives grant for prison restoration
National Park Service director Jonathan B. Jarvis announced on April 6 that the NPS Japanese American Confinement Sites Program awarded the Tule Lake Committee with a $192,467 grant to begin […]
EDITORIAL: Hope coming in the Year of the Snake
Last year, during the opening of the Year of the Dragon, the Northwest Asian Weekly wished for a few things. We wished that the economy would improve. We wished that […]
The Wing receives distinction from National Park Service
By Deanna Duff Northwest Asian Weekly The Wing Luke Museum celebrated the Lunar New Year by embarking on a new chapter in its own future. Visiting U.S.