Local residents with questions about the Affordable Care Act attended a Sept. 25 forum in Bellevue sponsored by the Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC), with the support […]
Pianist Lang Lang draws standing ovation at Seattle Symphony opening gala
Guest pianist Lang Lang joined conductor Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony at the Seattle Symphony opening night gala on Sept. 15, which brought in a record-breaking $653,000 for education […]
Seattle Education Access raises $36,000 in annual College Dreams Luncheon
The Seattle-based Seattle Education Access held its annual College Dreams Luncheon at the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle on Sept. 10. The event was attended by more than
Local coalition to analyze MLK business needs
MLK Business Association, Banner Cross, and Rainier Valley Community Development Fund are collaborating on a report on the needs and economic opportunities in the MLK Business Districts.
Chinese doctors build new nose on man’s forehead
By Didi Tang THE Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A surgeon in China says he has constructed an extra nose out of a man’s rib cartilage and implanted it under […]
American Samoa commemorates deadly 2009 tsunami
By Fili Sagapolutele THE Associated Press PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — American Samoa marked four years since tsunami waves killed 34 people in the U.S. territory and more than 100 […]
Herb Tsuchiya is ‘Renaissance Man’ of service — 2013 Visionary Award Recipient
This October, the Northwest Asian Weekly presents the Visionary Awards Gala, an event honoring visionaries in the APA community. By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Some would call Herb Tsuchiya […]
South Asian Film Festival explores love, comedy and f ilmmaking
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The 8th Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival, presented by community organization Tasveer, brings together dozens of films from all over South Asia, from […]
NWAW’s October book recommendations
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Take Me Out to the Yakyu By Aaron Meshon Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2013 Although baseball may be America’s pastime, the sport’s appeal […]
“Herb And Dorothy 50X50”
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Megumi Sasaki, director of the new documentary “Herb and Dorothy 50X50,” started out at Japan’s NHK public broadcasting organization, working for its popular “Ohayo