“Olympic Peninsula and Olympic National Park — Home to the only temperate<!–more–> rain forests in the continental U.S., old growth forest, rugged un-spoiled beaches, mountains, abundant wildlife and our state’s […]
Making music through teaching and inspiration — Jared Cassedy wins Grammy for Music Educator of the Year
By Minal Singh Northwest Asian Weekly The Grammy Foundation has recognized Jared Cassedy for his contributions to<!–more–> music in the classroom. He is the music teacher of the year. There […]
Taipei crash — At least 23 dead
A plane came down shortly after take-off from a Taipei airport.<!–more–> It was carrying 58 people, and flew into the Keelung River. At press time, at least 15 people have […]
Luchang Wang, Yale student, commits suicide — AAPI community and depression
By Jenn Fang The Yale student community was rocked Tuesday, January 27, with news that sophomore Luchang Wang, class of ’17 – a mathematics major and member of Yale’s Silliman College […]
BLOG: What you didn’t know about Taiwan — Bubble tea, canines, rocks, colleges, and cookies
For those who don’t know anything about Taiwan, here is one of many interesting facts: It is the birthplace of bubble tea. The bubble tea is not what fascinated me […]
EDITORIAL: Do you want to talk about it?
Why do we not want to discuss depression? Yale student Luchang Wang’s suicide was a shock and a head-shaker. (See Jenn Fang’s insightful article on page 1). There were signs […]