By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY New data released by five large Silicon Valley companies — Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, LinkedIn, and Yahoo — show that while Asian men and women made […]
Chinese parents demand answers to kindergarten abuse claims
By YI-LING LIU and SAM McNEIL Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Dozens of upset parents gathered outside a kindergarten on Nov. 24 in Beijing run by a U.S.-listed company demanding […]
VA study shows parasite from Vietnam may be killing vets
By MARGIE MASON and ROBIN McDOWELL Associated Press HEROLD, W.Va. (AP) — A half century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may […]
A-pop! Watch out, people of color. In the future, we are all dead.
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Yo, guys, how do we feel about the word “Oriental”? I know we’ve mostly decided to stop calling human beings this, unless you are […]
Chinese shrine rediscovered at Salem’s Pioneer Cemetery
By CAPI LYNN Statesman Journal SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A chevron of cragged concrete pokes through the grass and weeds near the northern border of Salem Pioneer Cemetery. One end […]
Simon says, cryptocurrencies are the future of finance
By Chris Kenji Beer Northwest Asian Weekly Since Simon Yu moved up the I-5 corridor from the Rose City to attend the University of Washington (UW), his life has been […]
Beacon Hill Air & Noise Pollution Community Action Plan
The El Centro and EPA collaboration project is launching the Beacon Hill Air & Noise Pollution Health Community Action Plan (CAP) on Dec. 2, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. […]
Seattle swears in Durkan, first woman mayor since the 1920s
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SEATTLE — The first woman mayor since the 1920s has taken the helm in the booming progressive city of Seattle. Former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan […]
No landmark status for building constructed by Benjamin Woo
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board voted on Nov. 15 against giving landmark status to the H&K Foods building on Beacon Hill. Designed by Seattle architect […]
It’s LIT!
By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Several Chinese artists and artisans have transformed meters of silk and LED lights into dragons, pandas, a 50-foot Santa Claus, and even the Space […]