Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) raised $322,000 at its annual benefit gala, A Culinary Journey, at the Westin Bellevue on Oct. 7. It was an evening of inspiring stories and culinary delights by local Asian American and Pacific Islander chefs. Rep. Pramila Jayapal was a guest speaker. Money raised from the fundraiser helps to […]
New face at KIRO 7
Deedee Sun recently joined KIRO 7 as a multimedia journalist and reporter. She moved here from Wichita, Kan. in mid-August and is getting to know the Seattle community, and especially the API community. She’s reported on major news events, covering the Hesston, Kan. mass shooting at Excel Industries in 2016, the manhunt for the Tsarnaev […]
King County councilmembers celebrate Filipino veterans
As part of the Metropolitan King County Council’s recognition of Filipino History Month, councilmembers on Oct. 16 also celebrated Filipino veterans who are being recognized by Congress for their service during World War II. On Oct. 25th, 1965, the members of the Philippines Commonwealth Army and the Special Philippines Scouts joined the Allied Forces to […]
79th anniversary of Luck Ngi Musical Club
The Luck Ngi Musical Club celebrated its 79th anniversary on Sept. 16. They held a Cantonese Opera performance at the Grand Hall of the Chong Wa Benevolent Association. Four famous excerpts were played, including “Song and Dance for Zhou Yu,” “Story of an Umbrella,” “The Fort of Fan Jiang,” and “A Drunken Beating of the […]
KawaiiWeen
Mahouto Market and Kawaii in Seattle collaborated and put together a Halloween themed event on Oct. 14. This event featured an Artist Alley, a cosplay contest, coloring contest and a photobooth by Fearless Photoworks.
Property tycoon tops China’s rich list, Wanda boss slides
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Property tycoon Xu Jiayin has vaulted to the top of a Chinese rich list after his wealth quadrupled, knocking Wang Jianlin off his longtime position at No. 1. The Hurun Report, China’s best-known list of its wealthiest people, estimated that wealth held by Xu, founder […]
Publisher hires some unqualified girl to helm her newspaper and it works out OK
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly My very first interaction with Assunta Ng was when I had to interview her for a Northwest Asian Weekly story on Rainbow Bookfest, a program that she had started. It was in March of 2008, and I am positive Assunta doesn’t even remember this conversation ever taking place. I […]
Why we need ethnic newspapers
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly It was about seven years ago when I received an email like many others. We need you to cover a story. It’s timely. The deadline is ASAP. This is nothing new for a writer except what I was assigned to was, at the time, one of the deadliest shooting […]
A fresh-faced kid…
By Charles Lam I was 22 years old when I saw a Craigslist listing for a newspaper in Seattle looking for an editor. It was a late night in August, and I was living in Orange County, Calif. I waited until the morning to send in a cover letter and resume because I wanted to […]
Living the dream writing about sports
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly I admit that I love sports. No matter what it is, I’ll watch it. It’s with this passion that I decided to answer an ad in the Northwest Asian Weekly to become a freelance writer for the newspaper. That was over 10 years ago. Not only have I been […]