By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The United States Postal Service (USPS) will release its Year of the Rooster stamp on Jan. 5, 2017, in a ceremony open to the public at the Wing Luke Museum. The stamp, part of the USPS’ Celebrating Lunar New Year Series, will also be available for purchase nationwide starting on […]
The astounding gap between rich and poor Asian Americans
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A new report from the think tank Center for American Progress (CAP) suggests that for Asian Americans, wealth inequality is more pronounced than whites — and the report highlights the problem with lumping Asian Americans together. Census figures show that Indian American households, for example, earn nearly twice the national average, […]
Top 10 Asian American athletes of 2016
By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY 2016 was another great year in sports. We count down the top 10 Asian American athletes of this year. Although not making this list, this year, we saw Manny Pacquiao win his retirement fight in April … and then come out of retirement to win a welterweight title. He […]