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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 36 NO 6 | JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 3

“Kung Fu Yoga”

February 3, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jackie Chan movies come complete with standard expectations. You need Jackie Chan, of course — charming, modest, awkward, and ready to kick butt as always.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Featured stories Tagged With: 2017, KUNG FU YOGA, VOL 36 NO 6 | JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3

Inspiring stories of strong, young people

February 3, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When she was 13, Yeonmi Park and her mother were smuggled across the Yalu River from their North Korean border village to China.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Featured stories Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 6 | JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3

New year, new family member

February 3, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The New Year brings a lot of new and exciting things for people. But welcoming a new family member is a whole new experience and celebration.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Featured stories Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 6 | JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3

Ease of payment at Thai restaurants — The Gravity Payments and SmilePOS partnership

February 2, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY What do you get when the Seattle CEO who made headlines in 2015 for announcing he will pay his employees a minimum of $70,000, partners with a Thai computer engineer? A successful partnership that helps the Thai restaurant community work more efficiently and profitably. Saksit Udompanit, CEO of SmilePOS, […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2017, Dan Price, GRAVITY PAYMENTS, SMILEPOS, Saksit Udompanit, VOL 36 NO 6 | JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3

Suspect arrested in Los Angeles Chinatown deadly stabbings

February 2, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man stabbed two men to death at a private recreational club in Los Angeles’ Chinatown neighborhood after one of the victims wouldn’t give him money to pay for an impounded car, Los Angeles police said in a Jan. 27 statement. Police say Vinh Quok Dao, […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, HOP SING TONG BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, VOL 36 NO 6 | JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3

Representing diversity at King County Sheriff’s Department

February 2, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Intro: Sergeant Loi Dawkins is a triple minority — a woman born to an Asian mother and Black father, she has spent over 15 years as an officer with the King County Sheriff’s Department. Having lived her whole life in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, joining the police force was not […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2017, Sgt. Loi Dawkins, VOL 36 NO 6 | JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3

Crowd listens intently at “welcoming city” meeting

February 2, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle is officially a Welcoming City, by order of Mayor Ed Murray who signed the executive order in November. It was affirmed by the Seattle City Council on Jan. 30. The Welcoming City order means Seattle joins a network of other cities that are focused on inclusion and will work to reduce barriers to help […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 6 | JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3

PICTORIAL: 8th Annual Lunar New Year Costume Contest

February 2, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Jan. 29, children and their parents, and for the first time, a couple of canines took part in the Lunar New Year Children’s Parade and Northwest Asian Weekly’s 8th Annual Costume Contest in Seattle’s International District.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Featured stories, Pictorials Tagged With: 2017, 8TH ANNUAL COSTUME CONTEST, Lunar New Year, VOL 36 NO 6 | JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, YEAR OF THE ROOSTER

Asian Weekly, 35 going on 36, and still publishing

February 2, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY On Jan. 20, the day of the Presidential Inauguration, was also the Northwest Asian Weekly’s 35th birthday. “Wow! How did you do it?” People ask me that question a lot. How did an independent pan-Asian weekly survive that long? Sacrifices, miracles, dedication, and extreme resilience are the key. The […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2017, 35TH BIRTHDAY, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Chinese Post, VOL 36 NO 6 | JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3

EDITORIAL: Rise up against Trump

February 2, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Our representatives on Capitol Hill aren’t taking President Donald Trump’s so-called “Muslim ban” lying down. On Jan. 31, members of Congress and Indian American leaders held a news conference condemning the ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries — calling it unethical, unjust, unconstitutional, and un-American. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2017, MUSLIM BAN, President Trump, VOL 36 NO 6 | JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3

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