Kyoko Matsumoto Wright Kyoko Matsumoto Wright, a Coldwell Banker Bain broker, has been appointed to a second six-year term on Washington state’s Real Estate Commission. First appointed to the commission […]
Kim awarded art grant
Eunice Kim was awarded a 2015 4Culture Art Projects grant. Kim lives and maintains a studio in the Cascade foothills of Ravensdale, a small town located in Southeast King County. […]
From Everett to Hawaii
Bradford Chun has recently accepted a position as Senior Director of Engineering for Hawaiian Airlines in Honolulu, Hawaii. Most recently, Brad was an engineering manager in the Flight Control Design […]
U.S. to shun Chinese-owned Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
By Matthew Lee AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s official. The U.S. government says it’s abandoning decades of tradition and moving out of New York’s famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, which […]
Chinese jeers over BMW crash probe highlight ‘trust crisis’
By Didi Tang Associated Press BEIJING (AP)—When authorities in an eastern city announced that a BMW driver involved in a crash that killed two people was suffering from “acute transient […]
Morisawa to be featured in Art Interruptions 2015
Morisawa will create a trio of pop-art mosaic images that will inhabit the Spring Street P-Patch. Morisawa creates hand-made wood mosaics, made up of hundreds of intricate pieces of wood […]
Meter officer: “Thank you ID”
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly If case you don’t know, the friendly and personable parking enforcement officer Aaron Paston who has worked in the Chinatown/International District ID for 10 […]
Bumbershoot 2015 — Exciting Asian American billing (rain or shine)
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly From Sept. 5–7, thousands of people flocked to Seattle Center for Bumbershoot—Seattle’s annual music and arts festival. The three-day event showcases the latest in […]
Who are Uighurs? — A look at group from restive China region
BEIJING (AP) — Arrests made and details revealed about the Aug. 17 Bangkok bombing that killed 20 people have raised the question of whether members of an ethnic and religious […]
Food and sh** to consider — Filipino American couple makes it palatable
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Business owners Chera Amlag and George “Geo” Quibuyen know quite a lot about leadership and activism – universal human connection, in other words. The […]