The Port of Seattle Commission invited members of the community for a narrated boat tour of the working waterfront on Aug. 24. Guests learned about the importance of the port […]
APDC happy hour
Asian Pacific Directors Coalition (APDC) met with members of the community on Aug. 24. The happy hour gathering at Tai Tung restaurant was an opportunity for the APDC to engage […]
Banh Mi Fest a success!
Banh Mi Fest on Aug. 27 brought together Vietnamese American food, culture, and entertainment. The 7th Annual Celebrate Little Saigon festival celebrated the iconic banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich). There was […]
WASITRAC and UW host visit from business delegation from India
The Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC) and the University of Washington Bothell School of Business hosted a community reception on Aug. 25, in honor of a visiting […]
How a recycling internship brought me closer to my community
The first time I taught someone how to recycle, I was 10 years old. My family and I had just moved to Beacon Hill from China. The culture shock was powerful. Of all the new and different experiences, learning about sustainability and recycling was one concept that stood out the most.
Will Sawant continue to stay silent in face of defamation lawsuit?
Kshama Sawant, the normally outspoken Seattle City Councilmember and proud member of the Socialist Alternative Party, has been silent lately, especially since a lawsuit filed on Aug. 18 against her for defamation.
BLOG: Discovering Hamburg
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY My recent trip to Hamburg, Germany unexpectedly tied in with the trouble in Charlottesville, when white supremacists holding Nazi flags protested a decision to […]
Ali Wong and Randall Park are gonna make out with each other (onscreen, and I am into it)
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Haikus With Hotties, a website and Twitter feed that brings you poetry you can read in two seconds from scorching Asian men, declared August […]
‘Birth of the Dragon,’ cool idea, terrible movie
After watching the movie, I am in consensus with Shannon Lee, daughter and CEO of Bruce Lee Company, who stated, “I think this film is a step backward for Asians in film, not to mention that the portrayal of Bruce Lee is inaccurate and insulting.
Peru discovers in pre-Incan site tomb of 16 Chinese migrants
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian archeologists have discovered in a sacred pre-Incan site the bodies of 16 men from China who arrived to South America almost two centuries ago as […]