By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly After hosting countless weddings and social events, Ocean City (OC) restaurant, the biggest restaurant in Seattle’s Chinatown, finally ended its own party and history of 31 years on Nov. 30.<!–more–> Instead of tears and sorrow, owners Christine and Tim Lee, dining with their 10 employees and a few customers, […]
Clinically funny — “Canasian” Ed Hill’s low anxiety helps with high-stress job
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Ed Hill’s start in comedy was a prerequisite. <!–more–> Then again, it was probably an elective. “I took a class when I was in graduate school,” explained the 30-year-old Taiwanese Canadian. While in graduate school at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C., Hill decided to take a comedy writing […]
Legal scholars: Obama’s immigration actions lawful
By Jim Kuhnhenn Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 100 immigration professors and scholars declared Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s decision to make several million immigrants illegally in the United States eligible to be spared from deportation is constitutional and within his administrative powers.
EDITORIAL: A sincere signature — Northwest Asian Weekly, No. 338 on the list
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