Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the gift of a dawn redwood tree to the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), a new partnership between the University of Washington and Tsinghua University, during […]
Meher honored
Rita Meher, co-founder of Tasveer, a Seattle-based South Asian cultural organization, was honored Sept. 26, 2015 as Globalist of the Year by Seattle Globalist at their 3rd annual Globies. Meher […]
100 women, 100 miles
We Belong Together is a campaign of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, with the participation of women’s organizations, immigrant rights groups, children, […]
Inslee names Fukutaki to Bellevue College Board of Trustees
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has named Richard Fukutaki, of Bellevue, to the Board of Trustees of Bellevue College. In this role, Fukutaki will participate in the six-member board that oversees […]
Chun swears in and congratulates new lawyers
King County Superior Court Judge John Chun swore in new lawyers September 23 at the King County Courthouse. The new lawyers, included one of his first externs (from earlier this […]
A conversation with Sidney Rittenberg — Part 2 of 3: The powerful Xi Jinping
By Wen Liu Special to Northwest Asian Weekly Many China watchers say that Xi Jinping now has become the most powerful leader since Deng, if not Mao. He is the […]
Gunmen abduct 3 foreigners from Philippines resort
By Oliver Teves Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen abducted two Canadians, including a former mining company executive, a Filipino woman and the Norwegian marina manager at an upscale […]
India clamping down on critics of Modi, activist groups
By Muneeza Naqvi Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — It takes courage to accuse a powerful politician — a man who would go on to become India’s prime minister — […]
The Village Report — Bugged in Phnom Penh
By Dipika Kohli Northwest Asian Weekly “That was what I was most worried about when we got here,” Bicycle (yes, that is his name) confessed tonight, up on the terrace. […]
The Layup Drill — Pan wins tourney, an upset in rugby, and more as we head into fall
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition, we check on CT Pan, Jordan Clarkson, a couple huge wins for […]