This year’s Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) selection of Asian films offers a kaleidoscopic view on China, a country known for its turbulent history immediately followed by its accelerated growth. While many of these films are part of SIFF’s China Stars, a program of films meant to promote cross cultural showcase and exchange, most will not be promoted in China.
Marine from WA, shot and killed
A 20-year-old active-duty U.S. Marine from Kent, Wash. was shot and killed outside a Georgia apartment complex during a botched armed robbery attempt on April 28, according to police.
ACLU sues to stop Trump policy on jailing asylum seekers
The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups are again going to court to challenge the Trump administration, this time over its policy to bar detained asylum seekers from asking a judge to grant them bond.
Referendum measure filed to bring I-1000 to the ballot
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Opponents of Washington’s affirmative action initiative filed a referendum to force a popular vote on the measure on April 29, the day after it passed the […]
With a single interpretation, a lawyer helped remake the modern world
Under the speckled shadows outside a coffee shop, Stanley H. Barer held up a finger to make a point. Such quiet force seemed to repose in that finger, that the very air seemed to hold its breath.
Keiro NW nursing home to close
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — Keiro Northwest announced on May 8 that it is closing several of its programs, citing “significant financial challenges over the last decade, triggered […]
Filling in for Gov. Inslee: Lt. Gov. Habib wears many hats
By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Even though Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is on the presidential campaign trail, Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib says his schedule as acting governor isn’t all […]
Hong Chhuor helps Seattle Opera tell its stories
In the new Seattle Opera Center, a quote by the Opera’s founder, Glynn Ross, reads in part, “We are not custodians of the old order. We are not curators of establishment art. We must be oriented towards the future…”
BLOG: I met presidential candidates Joe Biden, Andrew Yang, and Jay Inslee — And my vote goes to …
I have met three Democratic presidential hopefuls, from the highest in the polls to the ones not so high…Aren’t I lucky!?
EDITORIAL: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
It’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), a full month of celebrating our community’s culture, history, and traditions, while looking towards the future. APAHM came about when Congress passed a […]