By Julie Pace and Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether by accident or design, President-elect Donald Trump is signaling a tougher American policy toward China, sparking warnings from […]
U.S House approves bill recognizing Filipino WWII veterans
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to honor Filipino soldiers who fought under U.S. command in World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal. […]
Son of Korean immigrants is first openly gay man elected to Georgia legislature
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Samuel Park made history last month when he was elected as the first openly gay man to the Georgia legislature. The Georgia native defeated three-term […]
Chinese firm starts building full-sized Titanic replica
BEIJING (AP) — Construction on the world’s first full-sized Titanic replica has started in China, a country with a well-documented fascination with the tale of the ill-fated ocean liner. The […]
Crown prince formally becomes Thailand’s new king
By Grant Peck Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has a new king, with the country’s crown prince formally taking the throne to succeed his much-revered late father, who reigned […]
Driving diversity — Uber and Lyft drivers face the issues of the booming rideshare market
By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly Wichit Phisaikul emigrated from Thailand to be with family and works as a contract driver with both Uber and Lyft in Seattle. He decided […]
A Place for Everyone
Mental health advocate and University of Washington (UW) alumnus Brandon Hadi shared the stage with Washington’s First Lady Trudi Inslee on Nov. 30 at an event called “A Place for […]
goPoké grand opening
goPoké held its grand opening celebration on Dec. 4 with music, dancing, and of course, poké. The restaurant is run by the Le brothers who grew up in Hawaii — […]
Happy 94th!
A happy 94th birthday to the mother of Kiku Hayashi. Kiku, one of five kids, was the former president of the Metropolitan Democratic Club (MDC) of Seattle and a long-time […]
Indonesian child prodigy up for Grammy again
Joey Alexander, 13, was again nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award on Dec. 6 for Best Improvised Jazz Solo. Born in Bali, Alexander was nominated for his take on “Countdown” […]