Samantha Pak has been named senior editor of all of Sound Publishing’s Eastside publications. The former editor of the Kirkland Reporter and Bothell-Kenmore Reporter, and monthly “On The Shelf” columnist […]
New KEIRO Leadership
Frank Fukui became Keiro Northwest’s board president in January, after serving the board since 2014. Longtime CEO Jeffrey Hattori left in January and Bridgette Takeuchi is leading the Keiro team […]
Filipino Community Center featured on TV
Emma Catague and the Filipino Community Center were featured during a EcoConsumer segment in February, about sustainable communities on the KOMO 4 TV 4 p.m. news with anchor Mary Nam. […]
Sakura-Con 2018
Held from March 30 – Apr 1 at the Washington State Convention Center, tens of thousands of anime fans got to mingle and cosplay at Sakura-Con. Known as the Northwest’s […]
“Big Fish & Begonia” puts China on the anime map
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The anime feature “Big Fish & Begonia,” directed by Xuan Liang and Chun Zhang, took 12 years to complete, and was systematically designed to […]
Ready Player One — Are you ready? Because I wasn’t!
By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Children were not the only ones hunting for Easter eggs last weekend. Adults were also looking for Easter eggs in the Oasis. Ready Player […]
PICTORIAL: Fund the Journey — API Chaya Annual Dinner and Gala
API Chaya held its annual gala at the Seattle Westin on March 31. Amita Swadhin — who testified in front of Congress on behalf of child sexual abuse survivors last […]
Don’t whitesplain food to Southeast Asians
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY This outrageous story came into my radar because I am from Malaysia. Two white judges on the cooking show, BBC’s MasterChef UK, insisted a […]
US judge opens door for thousands to apply for asylum
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle opened the door on March 29 for thousands of immigrants to apply for asylum, finding that the […]
Teens arrested following Easter purse snatching in ID
SEATTLE — Police arrested three teenagers for a purse snatching incident in the International District on the afternoon of April 1. A man and his wife were loading groceries into […]