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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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? […]
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, […]