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 Dec. 7 as she sought bail in a case that has rattled markets and raised doubts about the U.S. being able to reach a truce […]
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 central town in a case one official described as “shocking and appalling.’’ The Rev. Kenneth Bernard Hendricks, who has been indicted in Ohio for alleged […]
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. Bishop Prasad Gallela of Cuddapah in southern India denied the accusations. On Dec. 10, the Vatican said Gallela had offered to resign and Francis accepted. […]
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 long resisted accepting outsiders. The contentious legislation passed only months after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposed the plan despite opposition groups’ demand for more thorough […]
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 supports HIV patients. The Commission on Judicial Conduct approved the admonishment on Dec. 7 after Yu agreed to it. It’s the lowest level of sanction […]
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 a home in the 7100 block of 44th Avenue South just after 11 p.m. on Nov. 22, for a report of a woman with a […]
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 mother’s income to help pay the bills. And with his mother working multiple jobs, Ok knows he needs to do his part to help make […]
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 for their films, which turned Chinese cinema, Hong Kong cinema, and eventually, world cinema, on its ear, creating standards and techniques still resonating after their […]
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 intimidation of civil rights activism in Asian American communities and acquiescence for widespread anti-Asian discrimination by our nation’s selective colleges. Hosted by Hasan Minhaj under […]
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 Christmas present can be opened on Christmas Eve” (usually pajamas to wear that night) or by giving a repeated gift every year (for me, it […]