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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]