When was the last time you noticed the sign on your favorite restaurant or coffee shop’s bathroom? You might have seen changes recently.
Off the beaten path: an exotic Japanese futon and breakfast escape on Bainbridge Island
How does an American woman who doesn’t speak Japanese manage to run a traditional Japanese guest house called a ryokan?
ACRS Walk for Rice fundraiser
The annual Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Walk for Rice raised a record-breaking $312,000 on June 25. Over a thousand people joined this event by running or walking 2.5 […]
Taiwanese American is Miss Louisiana
Justine Ker was crowned Miss Louisiana 2016 on June 25. She will represent Louisiana state at Miss America pageant later this year. Ker achieved a Bachelor of Arts in neuroscience […]
Seattle College District Chancellor’s retirement
The Northwest Asian Weekly hosted a luncheon on June 27 at Joyale Seafood Restaurant to celebrate Jill Wakefield’s retirement and thank her supporters. All the people featured in a pictorial […]
More ballot boxes
19 new drop box locations for the August primary election will be available to voters in King County to drop off their ballots without a stamp. This will make voting […]
“Three”
Johnnie To’s “Three” opens with a surgery. Scheduled surgery, emergency surgery, the action doesn’t make it clear which — possibly some of both — with the circumstances left unstated.
Asian influences in two SAM exhibits
Seattle Art Museum presents two installations: Terratopia: The Chinese Landscape in Painting and Film at the Asian Art Museum (through Feb. 26, 2017) and Tamiko Thiel: Gardens of the Anthropocene […]
Families of LGBTQ children talk about acceptance and coming out
By Tim Gruver Northwest Asian Weekly For LGBTQ children in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities, coming out can be hard to do. Many fear their sexual orientation will shame […]
Sergeant injured on vacation receives care at Harborview
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Sgt. Wing Woo is being treated at Harborview Medical Center, after being airlifted from Hawaii on June 30. Woo was bodysurfing with his 14-year-old son, […]