Coming up this weekend is the 21st annual TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival. Formerly known as the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, TWIST has 65 programs lined up this year.
The Layup Drill — Lin, Baldwin, Donaire, and The Slants
In this edition, we talk Jeremy Lin, Nonito Donaire, Doug Baldwin, and how a Chinese rock band is indirectly helping the Washington Redskins.
New Mitsubishi jet being tested in Moses Lake
The first Mitsubishi MRJ flight-test airplane landed at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., on the evening of Sept. 28 for the start of its next phase of certification testing following a three-and-a-half-day trip from Japan. The Japanese airplane maker picked Washington because Japan’s airspace is too crowded for efficient flight testing. A […]
Survey to begin collecting disaggregated data on Asian American youth
To better reflect Washington’s fast-growing Asian American student population, the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA) and the Department of Health will begin collecting disaggregated data on Asian American youth. And for the first time, the 2016 survey will allow students to choose from the following Asian subgroups: Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, […]
North Korea’s nuclear tests and PRC’s responses
By Robert H. Kim Professor Emeritus, Western Washington University In spite of repeated warnings and sanctions imposed on North Korea by the United Nations, North Korea carried out its fifth nuclear test. It has been 10 years since North Korea did its first nuclear test, and it has continued to test nuclear capabilities in order […]
Asian Americans: Technology & Innovation — Visionary Award Gala
Since 1997, the Northwest Asian Weekly has recognized individuals who have not only exemplified greatness in their work but who are also forward-thinking innovators. We celebrate visionaries and pioneers. For the first time this year, we focused on technology and innovation, a field in which many APIs excel in this field. We chose honorees who […]
Asian Americans honored for their role in tech and innovation
By Ruth Bayang Northwest Asian Weekly Ten Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Americans in the Greater Seattle Area were honored as “visionaries” by the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation on Oct. 7, at the third annual Visionary Award Gala at Seattle’s China Harbor Restaurant. This year’s focus was “Asian Americans in Tech and Innovation.” Northwest Asian […]
ID residents express dissatisfaction over homeless encampments ordinance
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Chinese community members gathered at Chong Wa Benevolent Association in Seattle’s Chinatown on Tuesday, Oct. 11 to not only voice concerns about proposed legislation regarding unsanctioned homeless encampments in their neighborhood, but also to air their grievances over the perceived lack of progress on an issue that has adversely […]
Federal arrest warrant issued for Zhao, Bellingham business owner
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle issued an arrest warrant on Oct. 5 against Zhao “Jenny” Zeng Hong, owner of the J&J Mongolian Grill restaurant in Bellingham, for failing to appear in court in a case involving a million-dollar labor lawsuit. A U.S. Department of […]
Dental, vision, and medical services offered for free
People in need of dental, medical, and vision services may receive them free of charge at the largest free health clinic ever organized in the state of Washington. Now in its third year, Seattle/King County Clinic brings together over 100 healthcare organizations, civic agencies, nonprofit entities, private businesses, and thousands of volunteers to help underserved […]