Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching out across cultural lines.
Vietnam matriarch reflects on lifetime of devotion to piano
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Time was running out, and it wasn’t safe to stay. Sixty upright pianos had to be moved from Hanoi’s music conservatory to a village in the countryside
Man creates free online repository of Classical music, but some publishers are crying foul
On Feb. 16, 2006, Edward W. Guo, an 18-year-old student at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, started a website called Internet
Editorial: Designer caught saying anti-Semitic and anti-Asian remarks — Where’s the outrage?
On a mobile camera in a Paris cafe, an enraged Galliano was seen having a heated conversation with a couple who were Asian and Jewish, according to witnesses.
Blog: Nobel Prize winner says work in Japan too constraining
“Across from you is the Nobel Prize winner,” said Jiin Chen, chair of the National Engineers Week Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) Award event at the Columbia Tower
Blog: Are Asians lousy tippers?
That’s what I read recently. I hope Asian Americans aren’t lousy tippers, too. I am the opposite, actually. When I dine in any restaurants in Asia, I tend to tip
Blog: Tea (or beer), anyone?
You never know what’s inside a teapot! My friend told me about his adventure with a group of friends at a restaurant a while ago.
Feb. 22: First Indian American elected to Chicago City Council
Ameya Pawar, 30, was elected as alderman on Chicago’s North Side. Pawar was virtually unknown when he entered the race. He won 50 percent of the vote.
Feb. 16: ID receives $185,000 from Office of Economic Development
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn joined neighborhood business district leaders and local business owners at Thompson’s Point of View in Seattle’s Central District
Feb. 25: Martha Choe, Estela Ortega, and others receive Women of Valor award
At the Women of Valor Awards, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, with special guests U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, honored individuals who have