The process to rename International Children’s Park in Seattle’s International District after the beloved community activist Donnie Chin is moving forward. On April 12, Mayor Ed Murray sent to the Seattle City Council a resolution seeking the Council’s support of renaming the park from “International Children’s Park” to “Donnie Chin International Children’s Park.”
WE Day Seattle announces lineup
World-renowned speakers and performers will be inspiring 15,000 youth and educators at WE Day Seattle on April 20 at KeyArena at the Seattle Center. George Takei, actor, director, author, and activist, and Lilly Singh – an Indo-Canadian comedian, better known by her YouTube username Superwoman, are part of the lineup. WE Day is a celebration […]
A winning run! — Despite injury, Sophia Liu goes back-to-back for Seattle Marathon win
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Despite an injury, it could not stop Seattle’s Sophia Liu from winning her second straight Seattle Marathon women’s title. She earned the win with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 39 seconds. Liu’s time is one minute slower than last year’s win. Of course, she had to […]
Say hello to Hello Kitty — EMP Museum pays homage to the supercute
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly It began with a coin purse. Hello Kitty, soon to conquer the world, made her debut on a tiny coin purse made from see-through plastic. The year was 1975. The “Hello! Exploring The Supercute World Of Hello Kitty” exhibit at the EMP Museum includes a replica of this coin […]
BLOG: ID businesses dealing with unexpected challenges — Creative solutions for small businesses
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle’s $15 minimum wage is expected to impact many small businesses. However, challenges for the International District (ID) businesses go beyond the wage issue. The ID restaurants once known for great food with low prices are no longer enough to appeal to new customers. On many fronts, the businesses […]
Modern Sky Festival comes to Seattle
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The Modern Sky Festival, based out of China, coming to Seattle on October 11th, isn’t the first festival that organizer Michael LoJudice has helped put on. “I’ve worked for Modern Sky Entertainment for almost 10 years,” he recalls. “We are based in Beijing, with an office in New York. Prior […]
Bumbershoot 2015 — Exciting Asian American billing (rain or shine)
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly From Sept. 5–7, thousands of people flocked to Seattle Center for Bumbershoot—Seattle’s annual music and arts festival. The three-day event showcases the latest in music, visual arts, dance, film, comedy, and more. Despite the bouts of rain, this year’s festival included a spectacular turnout from Asian American artists from […]
Welcoming 4,000 new citizens July 1-4 to celebrate Independence Day — Naturalization ceremonies across the country and at Seattle Center
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate the nation’s 239th birthday by welcoming more than 4,000 new U.S. citizens at over 50 naturalization ceremonies across the country July 1-4. “As we celebrate Independence Day, we welcome over 4,000 new Americans who will be able to enjoy all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of U.S. […]
This week at SIFF
“The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor” Reviewed by Tiffany Ran In one lifetime, Dr. Haing S. Ngor went from Cambodian refugee to Academy Award winner, author, and activist only to be gunned down outside of his home in Los Angeles in 1996. Not to be confused with original film where Ngor served as […]
BLOG: Easy medicine: A list of foods for stress — (But be sure to create your own list, too)
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “Food is medicine,” said a doctor in a television interview recently. But of course, he was not the first to acknowledge that food is medicine. Hippocrates, a Greek physician said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” more than 2,000 years ago. The Chinese culture has […]
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