SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Basketball star Kevin Durant has issued an apology for calling India “20 years behind” and several other comments about the Asian country. The Golden State Warriors forward tweeted on Aug. 11 that he’s “sorry that my comments about India were taken out of context.” Durant said he plans to return to […]
Malaysian princess marries Dutchman
The daughter of one of Malaysia’s most powerful sultans married her Dutch fiance on Aug. 14 in a tradition-filled ceremony during a day of lavish celebrations witnessed by crowds of excited wellwishers. Princess Tunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim, 31, the only daughter of the Sultan of Johor, tied the knot with Dennis Muhammad Abdullah, 28, […]
South Asian heart health
SEATTLE – Rep. Pramila Jayapal announced the introduction of the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act on Aug. 3. The bipartisan bill, co-sponsored by Republican Rep. Joe Wilson, will raise awareness of the alarming rate at which the South Asian community is developing heart disease and will invest in ways to reverse this […]
Activists protest at nuclear base to de-escalate North Korea crisis
Activists with Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action held a vigil and protest at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor on Aug. 14. Participants briefly blockaded the base during the morning shift change by carrying banners onto the roadway at the main entrance gate. One of the banners implored the Trump administration to stop its incendiary rhetoric toward […]
The Layup Drill — MMA visits Everett, a young tennis star, and a new Jeremy Lin
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. As the summer continues, we write about two up-and-coming athletes, as well as looking at a racial incident at a local event. Sports and racism Yushin Okami is an experienced mixed martial artist. Unfortunately, the rough and tumble world of combat […]
“In This Corner of the World” lies imagination, heart, then hell
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “War is hell,” hissed the local writer Jack Cady once, at a public reading — extra hissing on the hell. He’d never fought in a war, but he’d read and heard plenty. He knew soldiers, and he’d read soldiers’ stories. And every so often, we need a reminder that […]
The complicated lives of API females
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Heroine Worship By Sarah Kuhn DAW Books Inc., 2017 Aveda Jupiter (also known as Annie Chang) had been the one to protect San Francisco from demons for a long time. But after being sidelined by an injury and watching her best friend and former assistant Evie Tanaka take her […]
LETTER: Open letters on ethnicity data
Last week, Asian Counseling and Referral Service joined the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, 77 organizations, 180 community leaders, 105 students, and nearly 500 educators nationwide, in reaffirming our commitment to serve the needs of our very diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. We are deeply troubled by recent opposition expressed to the […]
Vigil for Charlottesville at Chinese Reconciliation Park
On Aug. 13, the citizen lobbyists group “Indivisible Tacoma,” along with others nationwide, came together in solidarity with people in Charlottesville, Va., who put themselves at risk to fight against white supremacy — on the spot commemorating the 1885 expulsion of Tacoma’s Chinese citizens. Photos by Liz Satterthwaite
Manilatown uproar
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Filipino residents and community leaders say they are pleased that Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell will draft a new resolution in response to one that sparked backlash. On July 31, council members unanimously approved an ordinance mandating affordable housing in the Chinatown International District (CID) neighborhood, as well as […]