On March 12, White Center Community Development Association (White Center CDA) announced its new executive director, Sili Savusa, who has been a resident and advocate of this community. Savusa left […]
Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee and Ben Zhang host reception supporting Reagan Dunn’s candidacy for State Attorney General
(From left) Shiao-Yen Wu, CEO of WPI Real Estate, Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee, King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn, Ben Zhang, president and CEO of Greater China Industries, and Nina Collier, […]
Timothy Louie, president of Tsue Chong Noodle and Fortune Cookie Company, awarded the Silver Beaver
Scoutmaster Timothy Louie, of Boy Scout Troop 254, was honored with a Silver Beaver award at the Chief Seattle Council’s Boy Scouts of America Recognition Night, along with 18 other […]
Bellevue’s LifeSpring raises $250,000 at its Step Up to the Plate benefit luncheon
Donors and members of Bellevue-based LifeSpring gathered at its Step Up to the Plate benefit luncheon, where Patti Payne, “Puget Sound Business Journal” columnist and radio personality, emceed the event. […]
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hopes victory is dawn of new era
By Todd Pittman Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) ― Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi’s victory in parliamentary elections is the biggest prize of her political career. But the weekend […]
Lin-firmary! Knicks guard done for the rest of regular season
By Brian Mahoney THE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) ― Say so long to Linsanity. Jeremy Lin will miss the rest of the regular season because he needs knee surgery […]
Shooting devastates Christian school serving Korean community
By Terry Collins the Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ― A gunman opened fire at a Christian university in California Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding three more, […]
SCIDpda seeks business and economic development volunteer
The Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda) is looking for student volunteers to assist with creating a local business technical assistance pilot program to promote small
Stories told by comedians and a plastic surgeon that should have been one — NWAW’s monthly must-reads
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)” By Mindy Kaling Crown Archetype, 2011 Before she became known as the self-involved, boy-crazy Kelly […]
Filmmaker Robert Lieberman captures the life and struggles of Burmese citizens in “They Call It Myanmar”
By Shelley Seale for Northwest Asian Weekly “They Call It Myanmar” is the story of Burma, told with stunning footage shot clandestinely over a two-year period by filmmaker Robert H. […]