Three Cantonese-speaking women approached an elderly woman in the International District and told her that her family was in danger of experiencing misfortune. The woman was conned into withdrawing $50,000 from the bank and providing $20,000
Helping Link opens new computer lab with courses for Vietnamese adults
Helping Link, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the Vietnamese community, created a Computer Lab Marketing Initiative to offer new computer courses designed for Vietnamese adults who have little to no experience with computers. Helping Link will provide classes like Basic Computer Skills, the Internet and E-Mail, Creating Resumes, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Social […]
BLOG: The good, the bad, and the ugly of SCP’s 30th Anniversary Gala
This entry was previously published in the Seattle Chinese Post’s May 5 issue. Join us for the Northwest Asian Weekly’s 30th Anniversary Gala on Oct. 5 at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel. By Assunta Ng Paranoia I am not really superstitious. When we sold 40 tables for our anniversary gala, however, I stopped pushing for more. […]
A word from our local podiatrist: Ensuring health includes tending to the problems with our feet
Dr. Jinwah John Hoy FOR NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY As a Chinese growing up in America, the concept of Western medicine was something to be feared. Doctors were too expensive, gave medications with dangerous side effects, or were always ready to perform surgery. Whenever I injured my foot, the treatment was to pull on it or […]
A-pop! Asians in new fall sitcoms
A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Racial caricatures as an incentive to buy … chips?
Development woes — Is gentrification imminent for the Rainier Valley?
By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Not long after the construction of the light rail began, Nararisaya “Al” Les, the owner of Halal Asian restaurant Olympic
Doctors narrow health care gap for Burmese refugees
By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Diversity among refugees from Burma (known officially as Myanmar) is significant, a result of their eight main ethnic groups
The reality of confrontation — Part 2 of 2: Why Black and Asian women differ when faced with racism
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Read part 1 of this story here. Recently, while Michelle Tran rode the bus with her cousin, Tran’s cousin made a comment to a woman who took up<!–more–> multiple seats on the bus. The woman responded with a negative comment about her cousin’s race. “My cousin was very confused […]
“The Dragon Pearl”
Reviewed by Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Australian director Mario Andreacchio’s “Dragon Pearl,” filmed mostly in China, aims straight at being a Steven Spielberg family-friendly yarn in which the kids save the day. It succeeds, although not spectacularly. Irish actor Sam Neill, always affable, anchors the adult cast as archeologist Chris Chase investigating the tomb […]
“Eden”
Reviewed by Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly “Eden” is a film based on the true life experience of Chong Kim, who was abducted as a teenager and forced into sex trafficking. In the film, Jamie Chung, of Real World San Diego fame, plays young Hyun Jae, who is abducted and imprisoned in Las Vegas as […]