Kin On raised $10,000 at its South China Benefit Dinner with the help of more than 90 volunteers, including Jerry Lee, president of MulvannyG2 Architecture and member of Kin On’s […]
Chinese American youth wins grand prize in the Art Institutes’ 2012 Passion for Fashion scholarship competition
The Art Institutes schools announced Mary Lum of Cornelius, Ore. as their grand prize winner of the 2012 Passion for Fashion scholarship competition. Lum’s entry helped her win a half-tuition […]
Community members greet the China National Women’s Basketball Team at reception dinner
On May 7, about 120 people, including local community leaders, turned out for a dinner at Ocean City Restaurant in the International District to greet the players of the China […]
Jay Inslee and Organizing for America open office on Rainier Avenue South
Jay Inslee and Organizing for America opened their office last week on 901 Rainier Avenue South at the corner of South Charles Street and Rainier Avenue South. The office opening […]
Appetites for shark fin wane in Chicago’s Chinatown
By Sophia Tareen The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) ― Like other herb shops in Chinatown, the glass jars lining shelves at Yin Wall City offer floral teas, shitake mushrooms, and […]
All eyes on Gary Locke during activist crisis
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) ― As a former U.S. commerce secretary and governor of Washington state, Gary Locke wasn’t considered much of a heavyweight on human […]
Ex-junta prisoner Suu Kyi takes office in Myanmar
By Aye Aye Win and Todd Pitman The Associated Press NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) ― Aung San Suu Kyi capped a tenacious, decades-long journey from political prisoner to office holder in […]
COMMENTARY: A long look at Seattle’s sister city Chongqing amidst the Bo Xilai scandal
By Wendy Liu For Northwest Asian Weekly When Robert Kapp, founding executive director of the Washington State China Relations Council, first lobbied Governor Dixy Lee Ray for a state-to-province relationship […]
Cooking and eating with Mom — Food writers share stories about their mothers and food
Compiled by Pat Tanumihardja For Northwest Asian Weekly For many, food is the link to cultural roots, the lens through which we view our
Gamelan Pacifica creates harmony among musicians
By Gabrielle Kazuko Nomura Northwest Asian Weekly From outside Cornish College of the Arts’ Kerry Hall, it may seem like just another