By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The Tasveer organization holds its tenth annual Aaina Festival, devoted to focusing on South Asian Women through the arts April 24 through April 26th […]
Local homicide suspect captured in Northern California
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Authorities in Northern California have arrested 30-year-old Song Wang, a Seattle-area man accused of killing a woman and then setting fire to her Bellevue […]
Jury awards more than $1.3M in back wages and damages — J&J Mongolian Grill and Spa Therapy workers were cheated and threatened
U.S. Department of Labor SEATTLE – Although a Bellingham restaurant and a spa have closed, 101 workers once employed by the businesses will receive more than $1.3 million in back […]
A-pop! Casting calls… — …and a Bruce Lee biopic; a farewell to Norman Lee
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly From major motion picture remakes to casting news for upcoming television shows, March was an eventful month for Asian Americans in Hollywood. Read on […]
Confused about the Seattle minimum wage changes? — Here’s how it works
By Donna Gordon Blankinship Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s new $15 minimum wage law began going into effect last Wednesday, nearly a year after this pricey West Coast city […]
Facing deportation — Hearing begins for Korean American adoptee & abuse survivor Adam Crapser
By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly After a month of increasing social media outrage over the plight of Adam Crapser, the Korean American adoptee and abuse survivor appeared in a […]
An evening with Eddie Huang
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Food personality, author, and now sitcom personality (represented in character) Eddie Huang will be speaking at the University of Washington April 21st. The evening is […]
Exploring all angles of identity — UW Hosts 2nd Annual Asians Collaborating Together Conference
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly About 150 people gathered at the University of Washington’s Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center for the 2nd Annual Asians Collaborating Together Conference last […]
Okamoto to run for City Council
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly If the Seattle City Council wants to pick a candidate who can hit the ground running, and yet has no political ambition to fill […]
BLOG: What is the Wing’s fundraising formula for success?
By Assunta Ng The Wing Luke Asian Museum’s annual fundraising dinner is the envy of many Asian community organizations. This year yielded another record-breaking amount, $460,000 raised, a 13 […]