The Center for American Progress, in conjunction with AAPI Data, released a report in May on language diversity and English proficiency among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This release is […]
Audition for ‘The United States of China’
Nickolas Vassili, a mental health counselor in Fremont, has written a play and is calling for auditions.
Meet up with fellow artists
Artists Up will be hosting a networking and resource night for AAPI artists on Monday, June 9, at Asian Counseling and Referral Service, located at 3639 Martin Luther King Jr. […]
Nonpermanent residents — Part 1 of a three-part series on Cambodian men who are facing deportation for crimes committed when young
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “I burglarized a gas station. I was young, naïve. I just — wasn’t thinking,” said Ram Son, a Cambodian man who lives in South […]
Indian American boys tie in national spelling bee
By Ben Nuckols Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — For the first time in 52 years, two spellers were declared co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May […]
New bill would ‘properly recognize’ Bainbridge memorial
On May 28, Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-06) introduced a bill to officially recognize a new name for the Bainbridge Island memorial to Japanese Americans forced from their homes during World […]
BLOG: Arlington to Oso, witnessing the reopening of 530
By Assunta Ng It might not be the best time to visit Oso after the mudslide. But I went anyway on May 31 — the opening day for Highway 530 […]
EDITORIAL: Why are Indians the best spellers?
Thirteen of the last 17 Scripps National Spelling Bee winners, including eight in the last seven years, have been Indian Americans.
BLOG: Steve Ballmer and the Clippers
By Assunta Ng When I asked Steve Ballmer a question in public in 2011, it quickly created a storm.