reunion

BLOG: Nuns and nostalgia: My high school reunion

July 11, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Running two weeklies for 37 years is daunting in this internet age. I credit my strength to… nuns.

Singapore woman, son reunited after AP’s ‘McRefugee’

November 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kelvin Chan Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — After being tricked into selling her Singapore home and traveling to China to invest the proceeds, Mary Seow eventually found herself […]

Tearful cross-border reunion may be last for elderly Koreans

October 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 98-year-old South Korean man cried loudly and repeatedly buried his face in a handkerchief as his elderly North Korean […]

BLOG: What you didn’t know about Taiwan — Bubble tea, canines, rocks, colleges, and cookies

February 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For those who don’t know anything about Taiwan, here is one of many interesting facts: It is the birthplace of bubble tea. The bubble tea is not what fascinated me […]

My Taiwan trip: Food, more food, (and bring bigger luggage) — Delicious, delicious, serendipitous

January 29, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Whenever I relive my recent trip to Taiwan, my mouth starts to salivate, I blush to recall <!–more–>my previous silly assumptions, and then I […]

Guts and voice — Reflecting on the Hong Kong protests

December 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly I watched on live television about how the Hong Kong (HK) government shut down students’ <!–more–>protest-for-democracy camps last week. The conversation I had with […]

Reunited — A love story of two twins separated at birth

December 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Julie Ha KoreAM Painting each other’s nails, sleeping in the same bed, sometimes trying deliberately to annoy each other

Welcome home! — Kenneth Bae finally gets home, family, pizza, and freedom

November 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Donna Bankinship and Josh Lederman Associated Press SEATTLE (AP)—Kenneth Bae arrived home after two years of imprisonment in North

EDITORIAL: More yay for Kenneth Bae! — And more good news

November 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Happy very early Thanksgiving! We’re already thankful, and here’s why—a summary of some good news for you: Everyone is celebrating Kenneth Bae’s return. Bae was finally released from North Korean […]

BLOG: Hong Kong students’ protest stirs up conflicts within families and friends

October 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng I left Hong Kong (HK) in the 1970s, but my family ties are still there. The recent HK students’ protest that started on Sept. 27 has stirred […]