Paper or plastic? Neither. China doesn’t want our trash. It banned importing of “yang laji,” foreign trash, in January 2018. For years, China was an easy and willing recipient for things the West didn’t want.
SIFF 2019: Slavery, stardust, suspicion, satisfaction
Iranian director Jafar Panahi, widely praised by cineasts as one of the world’s great working directors, has grown steadily more bold since his country’s government banned him from filmmaking in 2010.
Toshiko Hasegawa and CAPAA are changing paradigms
When this human bundle of energy walks into a room in the International District, everyone takes notice.
Shadow: A look-alike, deadly umbrellas, and plot twists, oh my!
If you enjoyed “Hero” or “House of Flying Daggers,” then this film should be right up your alley. Zhang Yimou is back with his latest film, “Shadow.”
A paper son’s journey to Gold Mountain
My journey to Promontory Summit in Utah to attend the Golden Spike’s 150th Anniversary began with a flight from Sea-Tac airport to Salt Lake City.
Local TV legend Lori Matsukawa announces retirement from KING 5
KING 5’s beloved anchor of 36 years, Lori Matsukawa, is retiring. She will sign off on June 14 and KING 5 will air a one-hour special on that day, sharing memories, photos, videos, and stories about Matsukawa.
Keiro board hopes to save assisted living
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly As he walked up the stairs to his small office, his whole body bent forward as if in pain. “I’ve been crying about this goddamned closure,” said Tomio Moriguchi, who founded Keiro Northwest, a nursing home for the Japanese community in Seattle, over 40 years ago, along with a […]
PICTORIAL: 150th Anniversary of the Golden Spike Ceremony
This painting illustrates the challenges and dangers that Chinese workers faced in the 19th century by Jake Lee.
GUEST EDITORIAL: Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao on the 150th Anniversary of the Golden Spike Ceremony
Today — at the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike Ceremony marking the completion of the transcontinental railroad — is a day to commemorate the achievement of the railroads and railroad workers who risked everything to make the Transcontinental Railroad a reality.
GUEST EDITORIAL: Keynote speech at the Golden Spike 150th anniversary
Greetings. I am a descendant of a Chinese railroad worker, an American, and speaking about American history.