Karam Dana is the recipient of the 2018 University of Washington (UW) Bothell Distinguished Teaching Award, one of the University’s highest honors. A Palestinian American, Dana is an assistant professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences. In recommending him for the award, the award selection committee cited Dana’s focus on reciprocity, rigor, empathy, […]
New manager at Seattle Kinokuniya bookstore
Naoya Morishita is the new manager at Seattle’s Kinokuniya bookstore. Born in Tokyo, Morishita joined Kinokuniya in 1999. He enjoys classical music, art, and hiking.
Scholarships awarded
Mary Knell, Wells Fargo Washington CEO awarded two Judith M. Runstad Wells Fargo Women’s Roundtable Scholarships at the 2018 Wine, Women and What’s Happening event on April 19 at the Four Seasons in Seattle. Each $6500 scholarship — administered through the University of Washington Women’s Center — was awarded to Elizabeth Halsne, a Ph.D. student […]
Mona Das running for State Senate
Mona Das, who once ran to replace Rep. Dave Reichert in Washington state’s 8th Congressional District, then dropped out, now wants to challenge state Sen. Joe Fain. Born to Indian parents who immigrated to America when she was 8 months old, Das owns a mortgage business and lives in Covington. The 47th District, which includes […]
Eiko Kadono wins international recognition
Eiko Kadono won the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award — considered the Nobel Prize for children’s literature. Kadono, a Japanese children’s author, used to work in the publishing department at Kinokuniya in Japan. Kadono received the prize for writing, and Russian artist Igor Oleynikov was awarded the honor for illustration. One of Kadono’s most famous […]
Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival
Hundreds attended the Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival on April 20-22 at the Seattle Center. Attendees experienced the cultural roots and contemporary influences of Japan through live performances, visual arts, artisan demonstrations, hands-on activities, food and games. The festival, founded 42 years ago, celebrates the 1,000 cherry trees gifted to Seattle by Prime […]
JACL to Amazon: Stop profiting off of Japanese American history
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and 18MillionRising.org, joined with the voices of 3,522 petitioners, forwarded a letter to Amazon Vice President and General Counsel Mark Hoff on April 13. They are demanding that Amazon discontinue the marketing of Japanese American World War II incarceration photographs as decorative art for the home or office. The […]
API Heritage Month — Taiwanese American Heritage celebration is one-month long
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The month of May is Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month And the API Heritage Month Celebration will be held at the Seattle Center Armory on May 6 from 11:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m. This year’s celebration features Luna Lee, a YouTube sensation boasting 152,000 subscribers and international Gayageum player who infuses […]
Art in bonsai
By Becky Chan Northwest Asian Weekly Nature in art. Art in nature. Bonsai. No need to explain nature here in the Pacific Northwest. But what is art? What is bonsai? The new exhibit, ‘Living Art of Bonsai: Elements of Design,’at the Pacific Bonsai Museum (PBM) opened on Apr. 21 and ends Sept. 30. It explores […]
Crazy Rich Asians trailer debuts
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Crazy Rich Asians trailer debuted on April 23, and it is setting up to not only potentially be the breakout comedy of the summer, but a potential trailblazer for the increased presence of diversity. Based on the novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians follows […]