The 11th Generation direct-line successor of Chen Family Taiji Chuan Grand Master Chen Zhen Lei’s three disciples of Seattle: Master Yijiao Hong (front left), Master Viola Brumbaugh (front middle), and […]
Powerlifting gold medalist
Alma Kimura recently won a gold medal in the world powerlifting championships Sept. 28. On Sept. 16, she won another gold medal, this time in the “raw nationals” in Scranton, […]
Presentation recalls internment
On Oct. 14, 2015, Elsie Taniguchi, Cho Shimizu, and Eileen Yamada Lamphere presented a PowerPoint program about the Puyallup Assembly Center, aka Camp Harmony. This presentation was a joint effort […]
40th anniversary celebration
The Wing Luke Museum hosted the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority’s (SCIDpda) 40th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 16. There was food, drink, and a raffle. There also […]
Ginseng in the U.S. rebounds
By Barry Adams Wisconsin State Journal WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Few crops compare to American ginseng. The beige root resembles a cross between a carrot and a turnip and above […]
Ko wins LPGA Taiwan to regain No. 1 spot
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lydia Ko ran away with the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday to regain the No. 1 spot in the world ranking. The 18-year-old New Zealander holed […]
Tearful cross-border reunion may be last for elderly Koreans
By Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 98-year-old South Korean man cried loudly and repeatedly buried his face in a handkerchief as his elderly North Korean […]
Kong Yick investment firm awarded 4Culture grant
By Marie Wong Northwest Asian Weekly In late June 2015, King County 4Culture awarded a special project grant to the Kong Yick Investment Company. The funding will produce a planning […]
Cleanup at former Metro site in ID now complete, state regulators report
SEATTLE (AP) — State regulators say an environmental cleanup in Seattle’s International District is now complete. The Department of Ecology says the two-block property can now be removed from the […]
COMMENTARY: What’s going to happen to the C-ID without Donnie Chin?
By Marie Wong Northwest Asian Weekly It has been almost four months since the murder of Donnie Chin. The sensationalism of the story has waned from the general media as […]