Joined by community members at Seattle’s El Centro de la Raza, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, and Seattle Foundation President and CEO Tony Mestres created […]
Congress members return from U.S.–China Working Group Trip to China
Congress members Rick Larsen (D–WA) and Darin LaHood (R–IL) are co-chairs of the U.S.–China Working Group (USCWG) and led a bipartisan congressional delegation trip to China over the last week. […]
Three new international services to Asia debuts at Sea-Tac Airport
The Port of Seattle, which overseas Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, welcomed the inaugural non-stop flight of three new international services on March 31 and April 1. New airlines beginning service include […]
Making room for business at Seattle’s decision-making table
By Joshua Holland NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY At a time when some Seattle business leaders feel embattled by local government, many have started to ask, is there a seat for them […]
From machine learning to cheesecakes, entrepreneurs tell their stories of assuming the risk
Becoming an entrepreneur is like a trapeze artist performing without a net. One wrong move can cause a catastrophe. Yet, many take the leap without the fear of falling.
Two Asian American female students win Amazon scholarship
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This week, Amazon announced the 100 recipients of its inaugural Future Engineer scholarships, which supports college-bound seniors in underrepresented and underserved communities. Three students […]
BLOG: Inspirations at Imperial Garden — New leader, new team
Stone Yee, a former restaurant owner, invited some community leaders to dine at his new employer’s restaurant. It’s not unusual for someone who was once a boss to work for someone else, especially when he didn’t enjoy dealing with pressure and an excessive workload.
EDITORIAL: Diversity in business critical, now more than ever
One of the biggest blind spots in the U.S. workforce today is environments in which one mode of thinking is seen as the “right” way. Lack of diversity in thought […]