Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) invites members of the community to attend a Thanksgiving luncheon at its headquarters in Seattle’s Rainier Valley. It will be held from 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., or until the food runs out, at 3639 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South in Seattle. Last year, more than 300 individuals and families […]
Ishiro Honda — Godzilla, gratefulness, and greatness
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY I tried to call Ishiro Honda, once. I was about 10, and I loved reading about his Godzilla stories and watching them on KSTW-11’s “Sci-Fi Theater.” (I wanted to stay up late and catch more good ones, like Honda’s classic “King Kong vs. Godzilla,” but my bedtime was nine […]
If someone could come up with a matzo ball dim sum restaurant, we’d all be set
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It’s interesting what one feels pride over. A few days ago, I was playing tennis with a group of guys during our weekly tennis match. We’ve been playing regularly for years now. During a break in play, we started talking. It’s never anything important — it could be about […]
Jenny Durkan appoints Asian American deputy mayors
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — For the first time in Seattle’s history, the city will have two Asian American deputy mayors. Mayor-elect Jenny Durkan unveiled her full transition committee on Nov. 13. Mike Fong and Shefali Ranganathan will be the senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor, respectively. Fong was former Mayor Ed Murray’s […]
Election Day AAPI victories
The Democratic National Committee said the election of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) candidates — many of them running for the first time — in Virginia, New Jersey, Washington, and across America were resounding victories for the community. Here is a small sample of the notable AAPI Democratic victories: Manka Dhingra, WA: Flipped Washington’s […]
George Takei, Richard Dreyfuss respond in harassment scandal
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — George Takei took to Twitter on Nov. 11 to deny groping a male model and Richard Dreyfuss said he never exposed himself to a female writer helping him with a TV script, both back in the 1980s. Takei, the 80-year-old “Star Trek” icon, said in a […]
UW regent Tamaki: A voice for API students
By Irfan Shariff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Blaine Tamaki is a Triple Dawg. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics, earned a Juris Doctor, and most recently was appointed to the Board of Regents at the University of Washington (UW). He’s more than just a former UW Husky and member of the university’s governing board —he’s […]
BLOG: A good year for Asian Americans in politics
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It’s been an amazing year for Asian Americans in politics. Bruce Harrell, Seattle City Council President, who ran for mayor four years ago, became Seattle’s first Asian American mayor for two days in September. Hyeok Kim, former deputy mayor, was considered the best candidate to fill in Mayor Ed […]
PICTORIAL: Grandmaster turns 80
Over 500 people attended an 80th birthday celebration for Grandmaster John S.S. Leong on Nov. 11 at China Harbor Restaurant. Leong opened Seattle Kung Fu Club, which is the oldest kung fu school in Seattle. It has been a fixture in Chinatown for the past 50 years. Kung fu masters from around the world attended […]
People of color, women make up majority of Durkan’s transition committee
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle Mayor-elect Jenny Durkan unveiled her full transition committee on Nov. 13, a diverse and inclusive group of more than 60 community leaders and experts. The committee includes housing and homelessness advocates, social justice activists, transportation advocates, environmentalists, and labor and business leaders. “Our transition team reflects the best of […]