By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A bishop who has resisted demands to join China’s Communist Party-controlled church body has been taken into custody, a Catholic news service […]
Major hotels in China inspected after room cleaning expose
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are inspecting several major international hotels after hidden camera video showed room cleaning workers using soiled towels to clean cups and glasses and other questionable […]
Newcomer Andy Kim beats GOP Rep. MacArthur in New Jersey
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democrat Andy Kim, a political newcomer and former national security aide in the Obama administration, defeated Republican Rep. Tom MacArthur in […]
Harvard bias suit now in judge’s hands
By COLLIN BINKLEY BOSTON (AP) — A trial alleging racial bias in Harvard University’s admissions system has presented two starkly different images of the elite Ivy League school. One side […]
Professor sues University of California to expose anti-Asian preferences
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A law professor has filed a lawsuit against the University of California (UC) system for withholding records he believes could show it’s illegally using race […]
China building boom uncovers buried dinosaurs, makes a star
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer YANJI, China (AP) — At the end of a street of newly built high-rises in the northern Chinese city of Yanji stands an exposed […]
Cindy Runger — Wheels of change spin at Rotary Club of Seattle
By Joshua Holland NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY As Seattle continues to pulse with dynamic growth and change, keeping pace for long standing organizations and clubs has been a challenge. Many have […]
Da-Hyang Kwon — A National Treasure
By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Da-Hyang Kwon was just 12 years old when she discovered what she wanted to do with her life. “She went to the theatre with […]
Tai chi helping Parkinson’s patients regain balance
By MELANIE RUBERTI The Newnan Times-Herald NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — Tai chi is becoming a new favorite exercise among Parkinson’s patients like Larry Bergeson of Newnan. “I’ve had two trial […]
Attention, Korean IT job seekers in Seattle area — Changbal Society can help you
By Yuna Kim Northwest Asian Weekly Changbal has two meanings in Korean: an abbreviation of “creativity and invention” and a literal translation of “emergence.” In Seattle, Changbal Society is a […]