By Philip Elliott The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — A lawmaker who helped negotiate a bipartisan bill to overhaul the U.S. immigration system predicted on June 2 that comprehensive […]
Large NYC union picks Liu in mayoral race
By Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press NEW YORK, New York (AP) — New York City’s biggest government-workers’ union is backing City Comptroller John Liu for mayor, its leaders announced May […]
Not ‘Fast,’ not ‘Furious’
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Director Justin Lin, born in Taiwan but raised in California, caught the attention of the public and the Asian community with “Shopping For Fangs” […]
Seattle dancers become cultural diplomats during month-long trip to South Asia
By Eunbi Cho UW News Lab Dance is a language that can pass cultural barriers and unite people despite differences. At least, that was the theory behind sending Seattle-based dance […]
Ordinary people, extraordinary feats — This month’s book picks from the Northwest Asian Weekly
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Paper Daughter By Jeanette Ingold Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010 While her friends and classmates look forward to a summer filled with fun and relaxation, […]
Chinatown street car to connect South Lake Union, Downtown
Seattle is planning to connect the First Hill streetcar to the South Lake Union streetcar city announced June 3.
New chapter begins for CISC
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Chinese Information and Service Center’s (CISC) tough times might now be gone.
Judgment reinstated for Olympia man called a “communist”
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Washington State Supreme Court reinstated a $310,000 jury award to Olympia resident Vietnamese American Duc
Interim Chief Jim Pugel on APA recruitment and promotion
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Chief Jim Pugel took over the reigns of a police department in transition when he was appointed interim police chief two months ago. How […]
LIHI disqualified from Home Depot contest
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) will no longer be participating in the Home Depot Foundation’s May