Gary T. Choo joined the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors on Monday, Oct. 29. He brings his experience from founding GTC Financial Services and his perspective as a Korean American small business owner.
Go Get It Gal founder Taryn Kama honored by UW Women’s Center
Go Get It Gal founder Taryn Kama will be one of the women honored at the University of Washington Women’s Center’s annual “Women of Courage: Braving New Horizons” gala to be held on Nov. 3. The event will honor women in Washington who have made lasting contributions to their communities. Go Get It Gal is […]
Vietnamese Poet Du Tu Le exhibited at Renton restaurant
Oil paintings of Vietnamese poet Lê Cự Phách, better known by his pen name Du Tử Lê, were exhibited at Spring Taste restaurant in Renton on Saturday, Oct. 20. The event was sponsored by Seabeez and Comcast.
CACA team to present at National Social Studies Conference
The Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) will be making a presentation entitled “60 years of
Vietnamese Americans try to save stories
By Amy Taxin The Associated Press IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — The knock came at night more than 30 years ago. Hugo Van, then a young man, had a chance to flee newly communist Vietnam and walk to freedom.
No high court action on voting rights law
By Mark Sherman and Jay Reeves The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths to millions of African Americans. Now, opponents of a key part of the Voting Rights Act are asking the […]
In Vietnam, US relies on pirate site to network
By Chris Brummitt The Associated Press SAIGON, Vietnam (AP) — It’s a wildly popular website laden with unlicensed songs and Hollywood movies, a prime exhibit of the digital piracy that affects the music industry in Asia and eroding legitimate online sales around the world.
4 Philippine marines killed in clash
By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine marines who were searching for long-held hostages battled al-Qaida-linked militants in a fierce clash that killed four marines and at least two insurgents in the country’s south, officials said. The fighting erupted in the mountainous hinterlands of Patikul town in Sulu province, where the Abu Sayyaf […]
WongFu short leaves something to be desired
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Let me start off by saying that I’ve been a WongFu fan since YouTube and Google Video were direct
BLOG:10 healthy eating tips with East–West cooking
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly How you eat effects how you feel. Eat well, and your body will feel good. Eat badly, and it won’t. One of my friends suggested eating organic, but the trouble is, sometimes, organic food doesn’t taste good. It also restricts your diet.