“How you spend each day, is of course, how you live your life.” — Annie Dillard Cheryl Roberts President Shoreline Community College “This season is always my favorite, where the […]
WISE WORDS: Becoming a diverse leader — Wise words for our new graduates
“The late Elson S. Floyd inculcated a culture of openness and diversity at Washington State University that will remain one of our guiding principles. About a third of WSU’s annual […]
Wise Words: Inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“I dream of students walking through our doors and finding the classes and culture that support their dreams. Eliminating the barriers to higher education—such as President Obama’s plan for free […]
Publisher’s Blog: Horses are crowd-pleasers in the ID… Equines get more attention than the police officers!
Meet Dozer, a horse. Dozer also works for the City of Seattle Police Department. See the badge he proudly displayed when he and his partner Harvest patrolled Uwajimaya’s storefront with […]
Dr. Kimo leaving International District
Dr. Kimo Hirayama, known as just Dr. Kimo to the International District community, is heading north to
Tacoma area man sentenced for murder plot claims it was just ‘a joke’
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly A University Place man, who pleaded guilty last September to federal conspiracy and solicitation charges for attempting to hire assassins to kill his own […]
One woman’s journey from Vietnam to US
By Polly Keary The Monroe Monitor She wanted her son to know.
Solemsaas finalist in NSCC prez search
It would be an “honor” and a “homecoming” for Rachel Solemsaas to be selected as the president of North Seattle Community College. That’s what Solemsaas said when she was named […]
Does preference for Asian boys exist in the U.S.?
By Jean Wong Northwest Asian Weekly “My father (Chinese-born in the Philippines) says he never had a preference on what gender his kids would be, but I heard my mother, […]
A new face in a new place
Thach Nguyen is the new loan officer for the Martin Luther King branch of Chase Bank in Seattle. In his new role, Nguyen is responsible for originating