SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a sizable crowd of restaurant patrons chased down a thief and held him for police near downtown Seattle. Police say a woman was sitting in […]
Pioneer Asian American actor Wood Moy dies
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The trailblazing Asian American actor Wood Moy died on Nov. 8 at the age of 99, according to an obituary in the San Francisco Chronicle. […]
The Layup Drill: Mariners court Japanese baseball star while another returns, and Tiger is back on the course
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Mariners are once again looking to sign a Japanese baseball star. Shohei Ohtani is a baseball phenom and at the age of […]
“The Swindlers” — A fast, fraught, frothy thief of your time
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Chang-won Jang’s new caper thriller “The Swindlers” opens in a moment of deep pain. Overdone, operatic pain, as everything else in this film will […]
Book recommendations — Growing up as an API male
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee, Illustrated by Man One Readers to Eaters, […]
Center preserves Japanese culture for everybody
By Chi-Wei Chia Northwest Asian Weekly As time passes, the descendents of Japanese immigrants in the Northwest can lose their connections to Japanese culture. People who are not Japanese sometimes […]
New Buddhist meditation center in Redmond offers tranquility
By KYLE SPURR The Bulletin BEND, Ore. (AP) — On a rural property west of Redmond, Buddhist monks walk along dirt paths, tend to gardens, and meditate under maple trees […]
1st panda born in France gets name from China, first lady
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BEAUVAL, France (AP) — France’s first baby panda has a name four months after his birth: Chinese dignitaries and French first lady Brigitte Macron chose […]
COMMENTARY: Connecting Christmas and the Lunar New Year’s Celebration
By James Morgante NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Christmas season is upon us while Lunar New Year, which begins on Feb. 16, 2018, seems far away. Nevertheless, the two are closely […]
LETTER: A BOLD approach to fighting Alzheimer’s
Dear Editor, Someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia every 66 seconds. It is time we change our thinking on Alzheimer’s disease. This is a public […]