Last year, on Sept. 20, California designated Jan. 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. It was the first time that a day was officially named
San Francisco leaders pick Asian American as mayor
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — City supervisors on Friday overwhelmingly backed City Administrator Edwin Lee to be the interim mayor
Readers’ Corner: A reflection on how the community has changed
I was one of the honorees at the Northwest Asian Weekly Dinner on Dec. 3. The event was held at the House of Hong Restaurant in the International District (ID).
Nov. 13: Seattle Japanese Queen Scholarship Program holds spaghetti dinner
The 2010 Seattle Japanese Queen Scholarship Program held its annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser at Blaine United Methodist Church’s Lee Center in Seattle.
Whitman campaigns to help erase gap in California race
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman took her campaign to Asian American voters statewide last Saturday as polls
Activist Vera Ing tackles new challenge, a memoir
Some people may remember Vera Ing from the 1980s when she wrote a weekly column, “Dim Sum: Bits of the Asian American Dream,” for Northwest Asian Weekly.
Filipino WWII veterans sue feds over benefits
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit claims the federal government is discriminating against Filipino World War II veterans by giving them benefits far below what U.S. veterans receive.
Blog: Phyllis, Colleen, and Frances
In a ceremony on Sept. 27, Phyllis Wise took over the presidency of the University of Washington from Mark Emmert who resigned from his job to head the NCAA.
Decades later, Flying Tigers receive a hero’s welcome at home in Seattle
At their 24th formal reunion, Wayne Wong and his friends recollected serving as Flying Tigers. They belonged to the 14th Air Force and the 987th Signal Company
Aug. 15: Martha Choe and Qi Lu earn NAAAP awards
At the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) National Convention in San Francisco, NAAAP’s Seattle chapter placed second in community
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