By Darlene Superville The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama told activists who are fasting to protest House inaction on immigration legislation that their “commitment to change” ultimately […]
BLOG: “I am grateful” is not enough
By Assunta Ng Community leader Nate Miles had a brain tumor early this year. While he still has it, he is feeling so much better now. Nate knew a village […]
BLOG: Thanksgiving restaurants
By Assunta Ng Many restaurants close on Thanksgiving day and my family used to have limited choices to eat. People like to have a big feast for their Thanksgiving meal. […]
COMMENTARY: No Justice For Jeff Chen
By Doug Chin Special to the Northwest Asian Weekly The decision by federal Judge Thomas Zilly to overturn the unanimous verdict of an eight-person jury that the City of Medina […]
Chinese-American scientist released from China after 5 years
By Staff The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When he was finally able to leave China after being kept there for nearly five years over a dispute with a […]
COMMENTARY: Fire the Medina City Manager
By Doug Chin SPECIAL TO THE NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In March, an eight-person federal jury found the City of Medina and City Manager Donna Hanson guilty of firing former Police […]
EDITORIAL: For Lunar New Year, get out of the house and support your community!
Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese, some Japanese, Tibetans, Mongolians, and other ethnicities are all celebrating the Lunar New Year this week. While the traditions of each culture differ somewhat, there is one […]
Thanksgiving … Asian-fied! (a round-up of blog posts and newspaper stories)
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Creating content around Thanksgiving for an Pan-Asian newspaper is unexpectedly difficult. After all, there’s only so many times we can run the same old, […]
EDITORIAL: For Thanksgiving, maybe give your relatives (and Obama) a bit of a break?
For some, the holidays are a wonderful time to visit friends and make familial bonds stronger. For others, the holidays can be a minefield full of hurt feelings and contentious […]
Please take off your shoes when you enter my house (for Thanksgiving!)
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Yeah, a Thanksgiving article about etiquette is pretty exciting and cutting-edge stuff. But before <!–more–>you run away, ask yourself, “What would I do if […]