Editor’s note: This month, Northwest Asian Weekly and the Seattle Chinese Post celebrate its 29th anniversaries. Each year, Publisher Assunta Ng
Khmer Rouge documentary ground-breaking
The Khmer Rouge, Cambodia’s ruling party from 1975 to 1979, killed more than 1.3 million Cambodian citizens, according to an analysis by Yale University.
“Evangelion 2.0” worthy of its predecessor
The first installment of the “Neon Genesis Evangelion” film series (adapted from the Japanese science fiction TV anime) begins with eerie near-silence.
Editorial: Support SBOC in name and in action
Founded in 1980, the Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center School (SBOC) helps immigrant children carve out an identity in their new country by providing them with
Blog: The Korean community on cloud nine
Historically, Chinese and Japanese Americans have dominated the spotlight in performances. At the Celebrate Asia! concert, however, it was a Korean opera singer
Blog: Behind the glamor of an opera singer
Voted as one of the best-dressed opera singers, Sumi Jo, a soprano, brought five glamorous outfits for her performance at the Benaroya Hall.
Blog: Korean singing contest for non-Koreans
Do you have to be Korean to sing Korean songs? Do you have to speak Korean to sing Korean songs? Do you have to speak Korean to judge those who sing Korean songs?
Jan. 17: Jimmy Locke remembered
A memorial service was held at First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue for Jimmy Locke, who passed away on Jan. 5 in Seattle. Locke was a veteran
Jan. 15: Six winners in first Korean Song Contest for Non-Koreans
Radio Hankook held its first Korean Song Contest for Non-Koreans at the Knutzen Family Theater in Federal Way. The ethnicities represented in the contest were American,
Jan. 18: Carolyn Kuan selected as Hartford music director
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) selected Carolyn Kuan to become the 10th music director in its 68-year history.