By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — China’s decision to stop accepting plastic waste from other countries is causing plastic to pile up around the globe, and wealthy […]
Football co-captains mourned
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A fundraising effort is still under way to help a Lynnwood family cover a family member’s funeral costs. Sayon Savorn, 17, was found dead by […]
How local APIs celebrate Independence Day
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Ichi-who? Suzuki sits on M’s bench in fake mustache disguise
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just who was that guy sitting on the Seattle Mariners bench, the odd fellow with the bushy mustache, shades and […]
Inaugural Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Joyce Jeng, chief film festival organizer for the first-ever Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival, grew up watching Pixar features. She grew up in San […]
Bao – The Pixar short that will smack Asians right in the feels
By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Did you know there is a short film before Incredibles 2? Historically, Pixar has always used its feature films to showcase new technology and […]
LETTER: My views on U.S. immigration policy
By Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO Below is an e-mail sent to all Microsoft employees last week sharing Nadella’s views on U.S. immigration policy. Team, Like many of you, I am […]
Why you should be a part of All of Us — A small contribution today can produce a big pay-it-forward tomorrow
By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly The Asian American population is the largest-growing demographic in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But surprisingly, an Asian American is […]
The other kind of blood donation: apheresis — And why it’s so important to local patients
By Dr. YanYun Wu Chief Medical Officer, Bloodworks Northwest When most people think about blood donation, they picture giving whole blood. You arrive, answer some medical and travel questions, do […]
South Asians, take heart!
By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Almost one in three of the 3.5 million South Asians in the United States will die from heart disease before age 65 — that’s […]