Model photo: Alfred Lape wears his own designs. (Photos provided by Alfred Lape and lavshlv.com) By Jacklyn Tran NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY As Alfred Lape strolled the walkways of UW as […]
A new UW director
Paul Rucker is now the assistant vice president for constituent relations director of Alumni Relations and Programs in the UW Office of Development and Alumni Relations.
New Asian American law school dean at UW?
Finalists for the deanship of the University of Washington School of Law will be visiting the university for interviews in January.
Letter: In Soo Chun’s apparent suicide
In Soo Chun, 61, took his own life on the Red Square on of the University of Washington campus on Oct. 30, 2008 …
April 19: China loves Tibet?
“China loves Tibet,” Zhang, a Chinese graduate student read aloud from the multitude of signs. He continued, “But the question is, does Tibet love China?”
Jan. 16: Madame Ninh to open new university in Vietnam
Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh was once the highest ranking female official in the Vietnamese government. Now retired from her official diplomatic roles
Scientist posthumously honored
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) honored the late Dr. Bell M. Shimada, a Nisei Japanese American
Learn to skate like a girl
Donning a gray sweater and sitting behind a laptop, Nancy Chang blends in with most of the other API faces that are taking up residency in a non-descript café in the University Village. Yet, for a person with a rather mild-mannered demeanor, Chang can probably kickflip better than most of the students pacing the coffee shop in their oversized UW hoodies.
The aftermath of a long journey home
Nearly 70 years have passed since Japanese Americans were put into internment camps when Executive Order 9066 was implemented. Their lives were forever changed. No Japanese American will ever forget the day when the United States made one of the biggest mistakes in history.
Bruce Lee may return to the UW
During the fall of 2007, a group of University of Washington students and U-District residents helped organize and facilitate a two-credit focus group determined question the lack of representation of minority contribution to the University of Washington.