International Community Health Center (ICHS) pharmacy manager Jon Sonoda passed away on Dec. 23. Sonoda led ICHS’ three service pharmacies at the agency’s Chinatown, Shoreline, and Holly Park locations. ICHS […]
Seattle artist honored
Seattle-based artist Naoko Morisawa was chosen as one of the recipients of The Individual Artist Award 2017 by The Santo Foundation, a nonprofit that recognizes and assist the careers of […]
Richardson becomes dean at UC Irvine
On Dec. 22, the University of California at Irvine (UCI) School of Law named L. Song Richardson as its newest dean. Richardson, who is Black and Asian American, becomes the […]
James Ho confirmed to Fifth Circuit Court
The U.S. Senate voted on Dec. 14 to confirm James Ho as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ho is the first Asian Pacific […]
NW Asian Weekly Foundation endowment
On Dec. 7, Northwest Asian Weekly founder Assunta Ng met with Dean Mia Tuan at the University of Washington (UW) College of Education. Ng signed the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation’s […]
Chinese woman gets 22 years in prison for killing daughter
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A Chinese woman accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter in a fit of anger has been sentenced on Dec. 28 to 22 years in prison after […]
Survivor of World War II Bataan Death March dies at 100
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area man who survived the infamous 1942 Bataan Death March and symbolized the thousands of unheralded Filipinos […]
Changes to Phoenix Chinese Cultural Center blocked for now
PHOENIX (AP) — A three-judge panel of the Arizona Appeals Court has blocked — at least for now — lower court rulings that would let a construction company make changes […]
Retiring refugee leader to visit immigrants’ home countries
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — He has been the middleman in North Dakota’s refugee resettlement program for nearly three decades, helping thousands of refugees and other […]
China offers tax break to keep investors after US changes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China is responding to Washington’s tax overhaul by offering foreign companies a break on Chinese taxes in a bid to retain […]