By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim,” from 2013, was the director’s love letter to two long-running Japanese traditions: “Kaiju Eiga,” stories featuring giant monsters, and […]
Shining a light on more roles in Hollywood for Asians
By Nina Huang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY When photographer Alex Tsway, 26, watched the Oscars last year, Chris Rock’s joke about the three little Asian kids left a bad taste in […]
Book recommendations — When things don’t go as planned…
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Checked By Cynthia Kadohata Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2018 For 11-year-old Conor, hockey is life. Everything else comes second — except his dad. Although he’s […]
LETTER: Reader pushes for diversity in M’s broadcasting
Dear Editor, Each year for four years, I have provided the Seattle Mariners with the concern that the M’s broadcast team does not reflect the faces of the community it […]
COMMENTARY: Breaking the cycle of opioid addiction requires federal partnership
By Troy Christensen Executive Director of the Korean Women’s Association Innovation around opioid abuse prevention is happening in Washington state, and the Korean Women’s Association (KWA) is collaborating with partners […]
WA’s COFA Islanders win healthcare coverage
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill to expand healthcare coverage for Pacific Islanders, and improving equity for Washingtonians on March 22. The Commission […]
Disclosure vs transparency
By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Lawmakers are contending that their recent decision to speedily pass a bill that many see as working to shield them from public records disclosure, […]
A day of remembrance
On April 4, 1958, 50 years ago to the day, our nation’s greatest peacemaker was brutally taken from us by a sniper’s bullet. On Wednesday, April 4th, from 6–8:30 p.m., at Mount […]
COMMENTARY: Reader commentary on the bill to reinstate affirmative action
By Linda Yang WA Asians For Equality Proponents of the repeal of I-200 tried to use a 2006 study, entitled “Affirmative Action in Washington State,” to justify their cause. We’d […]
PICTORIAL: Hing hay park’s grand opening
Photos by George Liu, Assunta Ng, and John Liu