Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced the reappointment of Lori Wada and made the following appointments to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA). Lori Wada immigrated to Washington from […]
Akita resigns
Andrea Akita has resigned her position at InterIm Community Development Association; her last day at InterIm will be Sept. 25th. In her announcement she stated, “It’s been an exhilarating and […]
Colleen Fukui-Sketchly awarded
Colleen Fukui-Sketchley (B.A., 1994) is the Corporate Center Diversity Affairs Director for Nordstrom, a company she has served for more than 20 years. Committed to giving back to her alma […]
Head of Filipino sultanate that invaded Malaysian state dies
By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The leader of a sultanate in the southern Philippines that staged a 2013 invasion of a bustling Malaysian state and sparked […]
Thai teacher arrested after US tip-off on obscene photos
By Nattasuda Anusondisai Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand arrested a former primary school teacher who they said admitted to having sexually abused 24 schoolgirls, after a tip-off […]
Hacking, China’s maritime claims overshadow Xi’s US visit
By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — As Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to Washington this week, the outlook for relations is decidedly murkier than […]
Immigration services fraud
Immigration services, or “notario,” fraud is illegal under Washington state’s Immigration Services Fraud Prevention Act (ISFPA). Signed into law in 2011 at the request of the Attorney General’s Office, the […]
2.3 million answer Indian state’s post for 368 menial jobs
By Biswajeet Banerjee Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — When a northern Indian state announced a few hundred job openings for low-level office workers who run errands and make tea, […]
Icy pretty — Helen Feng hangs in
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “China’s music gets evil,” promises Nova Heart’s website, about their self-titled debut album. Well, if “evil” means beats scraping along like a hunchback in […]
I’m not thrilled that Asian food is trendy
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly I remember my hometown in California before it became the predominantly Korean and Chinese populated area that it is today. I remember bringing the […]