By JIM MORRIS, ROB GILLIES and PAUL WISEMANAssociated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A top Chinese telecommunications executive facing possible extradition to the United States appeared in court on […]
US priest in Philippines arrested on charges of sex abuse
By JIM GOMEZ and ANGIE WANGAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine immigration authorities have arrested an American Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting altar boys in a remote […]
Indian bishop accused of misusing funds for family resigns
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an Indian bishop who, according to news reports, was accused of misappropriating church funds to support a secret family. […]
Japan OKs divisive bill allowing more foreign workers
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese lawmakers last week approved government-proposed legislation allowing hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers to live and work in a country that has […]
Justice Mary Yu admonished over pro-charity Facebook post
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu has received an admonishment over Facebook posts in which she promoted two charities: the newspaper Real Change and Lifelong, which […]
Chinese immigrant murder unsolved
By StaffNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle police are still working to develop a possible suspect description in the case of a woman found murdered on Thanksgiving Day. Officers were dispatched to […]
Book recommendations: Taking care of family
By Samantha PakNorthwest Asian Weekly I’m OkBy Patti KimAtheneum Books for Young Readers, 2018 Ok Lee needs to make some money fast. His father is gone and there’s only his […]
Shaw Brothers Studio retrospective
By Andrew HamlinNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY They prospered through most of the 20th century and into the 21st. They left their marks in theater, television, and philanthropy, but they’re best known […]
COMMENTARY: AACE blasts Netflix for segment on affirmative action
By AACE On Dec. 9, Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE) sent Netflix a letter solemnly condemning its broadcasting of a Patriot Act segment titled “Affirmative Action” for its blatant […]
Staff holiday gifts
We moved a lot, and lived on a low income, yet my parents always made sure our Christmases were special. They did this by creating family traditions, such as “one […]