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UW celebrates AAPI heritage

May 23, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, University of Washington students, staff, and faculty are sharing their personal stories of identity in a project titled “No Longer Invisible: […]

Sakura: Celebrating the gift of cherry trees at the University of Washington

May 16, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A gift to the University of Washington (UW) from the people of Japan, 18 flowering cherry trees, will be dedicated in a

Burn List: Jazz band with a different beat

May 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Irfan Shariff Northwest Asian Weekly Chris Icasiano has been playing the drums since he was 8 years old. He would practice for hours each day, playing along to the […]

UW honors women of courage

April 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The University of Washington presented its 2014 Women of Courage honorees for the “Women of Courage: Bridging the Divide Gala” on March 8. This year’s Gala focused on celebrating women […]

The Layup Drill — Springing into April: Return of the Pac Man and golf, golf, golf, and some hockey

April 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of the Layup Drill. This month, we take a look at the return of Manny Pacquiao to the ring and […]

Taiwanese dance group debuts

March 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan made its Seattle debut with “Songs of the Wanderers,” a modern dance by choreographer Lin Hwai-min, on March 8 at the University of Washington’s […]

The Layup Drill — Racism in NFL, baseball is back, and good news for UW golfer

March 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Racism alive and well in the NFL? Former University of Missouri football player Michael Sam made waves with his

Social entrepreneurs awarded

March 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The annual UW Foster School of Business Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) is an international competition in which students from around the world present business solutions to some of the […]

H-1B visas bring international students one step closer to the American Dream

March 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Celine Djohan Northwest Asian Weekly In hopes of landing a permanent position at a local technology manufacturing company, one of William Takdir Jaya’s many responsibilities is to commute to […]

Henry Lee gives talk at UW

March 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Henry Lee, one of the world’s foremost forensic scientists, gave a lecture at University of Washington Odegaard Undergraduate Library on Feb. 20, as part of the American Academy of Forensic […]