South Seattle

Asian homeowners targeted in recent spate of south seattle home invasions—echoing summer crime wave

December 26, 2023 By Admin

A concerning pattern of home invasion robberies has emerged in Beacon Hill last week, with a disturbing similarity to a series of incidents that occurred earlier in the summer.

Men plead not guilty in Seattle home invasions targeting Asians

October 13, 2023 By Admin

Four men charged in connection to a string of violent, home invasion robberies targeting Asian Americans in south Seattle pleaded not guilty in King County court on Thursday.

SPD announce arrests in South Seattle robberies

September 28, 2023 By Admin

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has arrested several suspects linked to a string of violent home invasion robberies that have targeted Asian American residents in the South Seattle area.

Local districts make gains in graduation rates, new report shows

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Road Map Project’s “2015 Results Report,” an annual report card with data on indicators of student success, shows progress being made on education milestones in the South Seattle and […]

Vietnamese man dead from Jungle shooting

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A deadly shooting occurred at a homeless encampment at Airport Way and South Atlantic Street in a greenbelt adjacent to the I-5 freeway, known as The Jungle, on Tuesday night, Jan. 26, around 7:15 p.m., according to the Seattle Police Department (SPD).

EDITORIAL: Our 5 wishes for Seattle’s ID in 2016

January 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At the beginning of January, it feels natural to do a retrospective of the year before, take lessons, and think on how we’d want 2016 to look different. Here are […]

Columbia City teen reportedly killed over shoes

December 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly A pair of Nike Air Jordans may have been the reason that 24-year-old Si Phu reportedly killed his 14-year-old niece Christy Phu. Si Phu […]

Wrong path — Missed deadlines by developer creates difficulties for Othello project

October 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Former monk, turned developer Lobsang Dargey is under investigation for possible fraud charges and as a result, the purchase of a commercial development in […]

Yay Team Seattle JACL!

July 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Team Seattle JACL participated in the annual the Walk for Rice this past weekend at Seward Park in South Seattle. The Walk for Rice raises funds for the Asian Counseling […]

COMMENTARY: Diversity: Moving beyond zip codes

February 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Halimah Hussein Northwest Asian Weekly Diversity is a beautiful thing; it adds a pop of color to a community, like an abstract painting. I remember when I was a […]