SEATTLE (AP) — A judge has sentenced a suburban Seattle martial arts instructor to five years in prison for child rape involving a martial arts student. SeattlePI.com reports 44-year-old Robert […]
A-pop! God, I hate Tom Cruise — Plus! Actual Asian-y goodness: Constance Wu, Alexander Hodge, Claudia Kim, Manny Jacinto
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In this month’s column, I pretty much rip into stuff that many people really, really love. I’m pre-emptively sorry for trying to taint your […]
Chairman of Maryland board resigns after furor over Durkin
By DAVID GINSBURG BALTIMORE (AP) — The chairman of the University System of Maryland board of regents has resigned following the furor over the decision to reinstate football coach DJ […]
For Michael Itti and CISC, knowledge is power
By Jessica Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly Michael Itti just settled into his position as executive director of the Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC). On the job since early […]
NWAW wins 11 WNPA Better Newspaper awards
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Northwest Asian Weekly (NWAW) won 11 awards at the annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA) 2018 Better Newspaper Contest. WNPA representatives announced winners during […]
Victim’s brother sues killer, store where gun was purchased
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed against a Washington state man convicted of killing three people at a house party and against the store where he bought the […]
DUI arrest leads to questions about constitutional rights
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly An arrest of a man has led to questions about whether a Washington state trooper broke protocol because the arrestee did not speak English. […]
BLOG: Community rallies over crime concerns
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The controversial opening of the Navigation Center in the International District (ID) has galvanized Asian immigrant residents and business owners since last December. Presently, […]
EDITORIAL: Use your voice — vote
King county is seeing a rise in ballots already mailed in. As of the morning of Oct. 31, the King County Elections Office reported receiving more than 411,000 ballots. By […]
TRIBUTE: Diane Narasaki
“I applaud Diane Narasaki for her tireless efforts to fight racial discrimination and religious bigotry. She stood with the Sikhs and Muslims and other Asian Americans after 9/11, when this […]