By TROY BRYNELSON The Columbian VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — On the first day of the biggest annual convention for their industry, Shane Chen’s wife began to cry. Hoverboards, a rideable toy patented by Chen before they shot to popularity in 2015, whirred around the showroom floor. They were not his, but knockoffs that the couple […]
Man suspected of killing parents
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The family of a man and his wife, who was killed last week, said their hearts “are broken by the tragic loss of two amazing people.” Authorities arrested the son of Steve and Theresa Standley on March 14. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said the bodies of Theresa Standley, 56, […]
EDITORIAL: Preserve W WII sites
A federal grant program aimed at preserving the history of World War II-era Japanese American incarceration could be in danger under President Donald Trump’s proposed 2019 budget. The budget proposal, unveiled last month, declines to request funding for the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program, which has provided more than $21 million of funding […]
Dog Photo Contest
Thank you to all who sent in their photos. Many posted on here were disqualified because the photos did not include holding a sign that read “NWAW.” Photos of stuffed toy dogs were also disqualified. The winning entry is from the University of Washington School of Social Work (UW SSW) API group called SWAPI — […]