By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly It’s that time to reflect on the past year in Asian American sports. Our annual top 10 list includes many familiar names, as well as welcome additions.
MODEL MINORITY: Stereotypes … can we put this flame out?
By Chris Lee SYLP student Stereotypes … now where do I begin? Stereotypes are extremely common in our culture. Whether you are judged by your race or by how you act, stereotypes will be difficult to stop. Our culture has been adapted to judge someone based on their appearance. What we can control is making […]
Ex-Blazers GM Rich Cho finds new home with the Bobcats
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Last Monday, June 13, it was announced that Burmese American Rich Cho, 45, will take over as general manager (GM) of the Charlotte Bobcats, only the third GM in its history. Cho replaces Rod Higgins, who was promoted to the position of president of basketball operations. Cho will report […]
Editorial: In life and work, relationships matter
Since Father’s Day is this Sunday, we thought it was only fitting to talk about relationships — the different kinds of relationships in our lives and why they matter.
Cho fired after less than one year with Trail Blazers
On Monday, May 23, Burmese American Rich Cho was fired as general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers. Cho was the ninth general manager in Trail Blazers’ history
Editorial: Confused and saddened over Cho firing
If you are surprised over the firing of Rich Cho as general manager (GM) of the Portland Trail Blazers this Monday, you are not the only one. Rich Cho was reportedly
EDITORIAL: Why run 12 top stories of the year?
OK, you want the truth? When this special ‘top stories’ issue was conceived, it was really a way for the newspaper staff to relax during the holidays …
Year in review: NWAW’s top 12 stories of the year
See what we rated as the top stories of 2010.
BLOG: Santa’s gifts are here to cover our losses
As publisher, I looked back on 2010 to see if our blessings exceeded our losses. Indeed, they did …
The top 10 Asian American sports figures of 2010
2010 was another great year for sports. We saw big international events such as the Winter Olympics and the World Cup.