“I’m 79, and in the Chinese calendar, you’re a year old when you’re born. So I’m using that I’m 80, because it sounds better,” Sue Ann Kay, a longtime Seattleite and Chinatown-International District advocate said with a laugh, during her recent Q&A with the Northwest Asian Weekly.
Welcome to China’s underground raves, from street techno to quotes from Chairman Mao
Crouch through the small metal door and walk down the dark tunnel, and even before you step into the abandoned air raid shelter, the air reverberates with pounding techno beats.
South Korean president takes up golf again to forge a bond with Trump
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has dusted off his golf clubs in an attempt to forge a bond with President-elect Donald Trump, an avid lover of the game.
Musical nonprofit Totem Star helps keep heritage alive at King Street Station arts hub
Even though Daniel Pak started “kicking to the beat of the drum” at a jazz club in Honolulu, Hawai’i, while still in his mother’s womb, it wasn’t until middle school, when he picked up the acoustic guitar, that music clicked for Pak as a transformative medium.
I know a ‘Chosen One’ when I see one | Book recommendations
The egg of a seadragon has the power to undo a person’s greatest sorrow.
Seattle man faces 5 assault charges in random sidewalk stabbings
A 37-year-old Seattle man was charged Thursday with five counts of assault in the random stabbings of five people in broad daylight last week, according to prosecutors.
“Lost and Found” exhibition at Wing Luke explores the intersection of home and identity
What is “home” to you? What about “homeland”?”
Dev Patel featured on Vanity Fair cover with Hollywood icons
Actor Dev Patel has been featured on the cover of Vanity Fair alongside Hollywood A-listers Nicole Kidman, Zendaya, and Zoe Saldana.
Hong Kong reporter says she’ll sue Wall Street Journal for dismissal because of her union role
A former Hong Kong reporter of The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday said she’ll sue the publication for sacking her because she joined a trade union.
Voters in Oakland oust Mayor Sheng Thao just 2 years into her term
Voters in Oakland, California, have ousted Mayor Sheng Thao just two years after she narrowly won office to lead the liberal San Francisco Bay Area city.