By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Saraswati’s Way By Monika Schroder Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010 Akash, a 12-year-old boy living in a small village in the Indian desert, is not like the other kids. First of all, he loves school and would rather spend his days in a classroom absorbing knowledge than playing cricket […]
Kin On offering end-of-life comfort care with Kline Galland Hospice Services
Kin On has established a new partnership with Kline Galland Hospice Services to provide end-of-life comfort
Seattle-area ethnic chambers of commerce and community groups to host Seattle Police Appreciation night honoring officers
Seattle-area ethnic chambers of commerce and community groups in cooperation with Mayor McGinn will be hosting a police appreciation night the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the NewHolly Neighborhood Campus.
EDITORIAL: Iron Man shaves Fu Manchu
When Marvel began developing movies for their characters, I was cautiously optimistic. Their characters have become American icons and seeing them on the big screen with ridiculous special effects budgets was going to be amazing. But because the characters are so old, many of them dating back to the 1960s, I knew that eventually the […]
JACL Co-President Elaine Reiko Akagi passes away during cancer treatment
The Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) sadly announces the passing of its co-president, Elaine Reiko Akagi. Ms. Akagi passed away on Oct. 18, 2012 in Silver Spring, Md., where she was being treated for cancer.
School-provided breakfast wins Dearborn Park Elementary an award
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Dearborn Park Elementary was awarded a Super School award last Friday, Oct. 26, for its performance in
Wen Jiabao’s family denies $2.7 billion in ‘hidden riches’
By Staff The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — Lawyers have denied a report that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s family
Asian American vote can swing tight races
By Mico Letargo NEW AMERICA MEDIA LOS ANGELES – In a paper entitled “Asian Americans at the Ballot Box: The 2008 General Elections in