The racial diversity of teachers in six school districts in south King County is low relative to the racial makeup of the districts’ students, according to data from Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. October 2015 figures from the Auburn, Federal Way, Highline, Kent, Renton, and Tukwila districts reveal that students of color make […]
City of Seattle launches new citizen website
The Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs’ Our New Citizen Campaign (NCC) launched a new website, newcitizencampaign.org. The site acts as a central hub for citizenship events, programs, services, and information for the Seattle–King County community. The site also features a free online application tool called Citizenshipworks. For more information, visit newcitizencampaign.org.
Claire Liu of U.S. wins junior title at Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — For the first time in 25 years, the female junior champion at Wimbledon is from the United States. Claire Liu beat another American, Ann Li, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 on July 15 in the final at the All England Club. In 1992, Chanda Rubin won the female junior crown. Liu is from Thousand […]
A-pop! Jackie Chan is Vietnamese now. JK, he wishes.
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month, Asians continue doing what they’re good at, such as getting signed by Jay-Z and saying no thanks to more money. Jay-Z signs Jay Park Jay-Z’s label, Roc Nation, has signed Korean pop artist Jay Park, a record producer and rapper himself, as well as dancer and former […]
PICTORIAL: Annual Chinatown Seafair Parade brings festivities to International District
On July 23, the Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce presented the annual Chinatown Seafair Parade, a sanctioned Seafair event. The parade featured lion and dragon dances, the Seattle Chinese Girls Drill Team, and other local community groups from the Greater Seattle area. Photos by Assunta Ng & George Liu
LETTER: Our tax system actually penalizes the poor
Note: This is a response to a commentary that ran in the July 15 issue of our paper, “It’s a crime to be rich,” by Ruth Bayang, which opposed a Seattle City Council 2.25 percent income tax for individuals making over $250,000. To the Editor: Because there is no state income tax, here’s the breakdown […]
LETTER: Navigation Center detrimental to ID, City not listening
Note: This letter is an edited version of an email sent to Seattle City Council To the Editor: The Navigation Center in Little Saigon being a “done deal” make us very upset. It involves two ethnic communities and is close to Chinatown ID area. Our community is highly populated and busy with businesses. We’ve got […]
LETTER: No, it’s not a crime to be rich
Note: This is an edited version of an email response to a commentary that ran in the July 15 issue of our paper, “It’s a crime to be rich,” by Ruth Bayang, which opposed a Seattle City Council 2.25 percent income tax for individuals making over $250,000. To the Editor — No, it’s not a […]
Family speaks out on death of their son, Tommy Le
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Tommy Le was a 20-year-old Vietnamese American man who had a job at a casino in Tulalip at the same time he was finishing up school — and he was one day away from his high school graduation when he was fatally shot by King County sheriff’s deputy Cesar […]
Local powerlifters win at world championships
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Grant Higa and Alma Kimura scored victories in their respective powerlifting divisions at the World Championships in Minsk, Belarus this past June. The two Asian Pacific Islanders from Hawaii competed for Team USA at the International Powerlifting Federation Classical World Championships, after successful competitions in Orlando, Fla. in June. […]