By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY As you may have guessed from the title, Chasing the Dragon is about drugs. This story is about the infamous Ng Sek-Ho (Donnie Yen), […]
“The World of Extreme Happiness” proves worthy worldwide
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “The World of Extreme Happiness,” a play written by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, tells the story of a Chinese girl, left to die in a […]
From cartoonist to cancer and many points in between
By Yoon S. Park Northwest Asian Weekly Back in the fall of 2005, my then-boyfriend (now husband) encouraged me to submit an article. I wrote about a cartoonist, Stan Sakai, […]
NWAW 35th anniversary salute
By Susan L. Cassidy Northwest Asian Weekly I never thought we would see a time like this in our country — a time where journalism and the press are under […]
COMMENTARY: Being editor of NWAW
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Twenty months ago, I got a phone call. I picked up and I heard a woman’s voice. “This is Assunta Ng.” My jaw dropped. […]
COMMENTARY: Seattle: What’s the fuss?
By Shounak Bagchi Sustainable Investment Consultant and Freelance Writer Often, in hopes of escaping to some sense of a liberal utopia, I find myself watching old episodes of West Wing, […]
The silent killer
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY You or someone you know could have hepatitis B and not know it. “In the Asian population, the prevalence of hepatitis B (a liver […]
Developers offer to buy Dr. Seuss mural decried as racist
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A real estate developer and his partner have offered to buy a mural featuring a Chinese character from a Dr. Seuss book after it was deemed […]
Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend returns to U.S. for questioning
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend, back in the United States after a weeks long trip abroad, will be […]
CISC director leaving
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Dorothy Wong will be leaving her position as Executive Director of the Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC) at the end of this month. A […]