By Travis Quezon Northwest Asian Weekly A period of 41 years had passed before a U.S. District Court Judge in California overturned the conviction of Fred Korematsu, an Oakland shipyard […]
Japan fans hopeful after Ichiro trade to Yankees
By Staff The Associated Press Staff TOKYO (AP) — Japan reacted to the news that Ichiro Suzuki has been traded to the New York Yankees with surprise and anticipation that […]
Q&A Yoshie Wong — 28th District candidate discusses challenges of managing a large campaign
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly At a somewhat hectic point in her life, Yoshie Wong decided to run for a Senate seat to represent the 28th district. Soon after, […]
BLOG: Disaster averted at the Chinatown Seafair Parade
By Assunta Ng Imagine the Northwest Asian Weekly’s newspaper fashion contest models soaked in rain during the Seafair Chinatown Parade, and the audience treating us like a laughing stock. It […]
BLOG: Five Chinese officials in one day
By Assunta Ng It’s unusual for five Chinese officials to visit Seattle all on one day. In the past, it has usually been only two or three attendees for one […]
BLOG: Inslee versus McKenna
By Assunta Ng Which gubernatorial candidates joined in the parade? It was hard to tell in the beginning, since both of their colors are blue. Both groups had blue t-shirts […]
BLOG: Campaign season peaks at the parade
By Assunta Ng Election year is great for the Chinatown parade, at least financially, because each candidate is required to pay $500 for entry.
BLOG: An absence of Taiwanese officials at the parade
By Assunta Ng This year, no Taiwanese officials showed up at the parade, even though they were invited. It seems that Andy Chin, the new director general of the Taipei […]
COMMENTARY: Support the right to marry
This fall, Washington voters will be asked to approve Referendum 74 to keep our state’s historic new law, which allows committed gay and lesbian couples to marry. As community leaders, […]
API Candidates bring diversity to upcoming elections
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The coming election marks a great year in Washington for API candidates, who are