By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s column, we take a look back at the Winter Olympics and a new Sounders player. But first, is the return of Ichiro! Ichiro returns to Mariners In somewhat of a surprise, the Seattle Mariners re-signed Ichiro Suzuki to […]
“A Brighter Summer Day” — Sad saga, secret Seattle connection
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It begins simply enough, with a concerned parent wondering to school faculty, why his son, a good student, did poorly on a test. It ends four hours later in murder, madness, the destruction of lives, and the loss of hope. Edward Yang’s epic film “A Brighter Summer Day,” released […]
LETTER: Reader feedback on Feb. 24 issue
Dear Editor, I like to grab your paper each week for some articles the mainstream media largely forgets, plus the sudoku puzzle helps pass a bit more time in my day. But you should be more judicious with your editing, because the Feb. 24 issue had some colossally moronic editorials. First you had a nigh-worthless […]
LETTER: Open letter to Golden West College
By Bettie Sing Luke Multicultural diversity trainer Seattle A very disturbing anti-Asian incident was brought to my attention and verified by the LA Times in a March 5th article. This offensive encounter occurred in Long Beach, Calif., where an Asian American couple, Tony Kao and his wife, and daughter, were subjected to an unprovoked verbal […]
Man arrested following double stabbing in ID
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Police arrested a 36-year-old man after a stabbing on March 8 in Hing Hay Park. According to eyewitnesses, the suspect and two other men were arguing in front of the park entrance to the Bush Hotel around 9 a.m., when the suspect pulled out a knife and started attacking. Officers […]
Think all Asians look alike? You’re racist! — (JK, but you def need more Asian friends)
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month, we learn that social media is powerful. Because of social media, a college professor in charge of molding young minds cannot say what is in her heart without people getting it twisted. Because of social media, we don’t need to be in Vegas to see a beautiful […]
Survival for immigrant domestic violence survivors
By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Shortly after he came to Washington to serve as the Consul General of Japan in Seattle, Yoichiro Yamada learned that there were literally hundreds of women asking for the consulate’s help to escape domestic abuse situations. “[Our attorney] said the number of such inquiries and requests for help amounts […]
Bring back affirmative action?
By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Business owner Tony Au wants to make one thing very clear: he is all for the repeal of Initiative 200. “It is actually a negative impact to our community, and the Chinese community,” the hair salon and real estate investor said. “[If I-200 is repealed,] I can see a […]
Clock runs out in Olympia on bill to aid SeaTac Area mobile home residents
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Residents of The Firs Mobile Home Park received bad news from the state capitol in Olympia as a bill granting financial assistance to residents of the SeaTac site fell short of a vote before the end of the legislative session on March 2. “It’s sad,” noted state Rep. Cindy […]
BLOG: The legacy of Tetsuden Kashima
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Here is good news for fans of the University of Washington (UW)’s cherry trees: they will blossom next week, according to a UW news release. The iconic 31 cherry trees at the UW Quad, a gift from Japan in 1912, symbolized the friendship between the United States and Japan. […]