A primary will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, to whittle down races of three or more candidates to just two. The general election is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Bruce Harrell is UW Bothell Commencement speaker
Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell has been selected to be the 2019 University of Washington (UW) Bothell commencement speaker. The UW graduate and former Husky football player will address […]
2019 Asian Hall of Fame inductees
The Robert Chinn Foundation welcomed four people to the Class of 2019 Asian Hall of Fame. The annual event, held on May 11 at Seattle’s Fairmont Olympic Hotel, honored Filipino […]
Plymouth Housing chooses sculpture created by artists with ID ties
A sculpture created by Asian American artists Louis Chinn (Jyun Jyun) and Huangmeng Yu (MissTANGQ) has been selected as the permanent public art project at Plymouth Housing’s new building in […]
Marchesa donates “Crazy Rich Asians” gown
Marchesa is donating the iconic blue dress that Constance Wu wore in the film “Crazy Rich Asians” to the National Museum of American History. The dress was presented on May […]
Asian Americans push for Smithsonian gallery of their own
By JANIE HAR Associated Press The Smithsonian’s initiative on documenting Asians in America started humbly enough two decades ago, with a borrowed exhibit in a borrowed museum wing and a […]
California governor pardons Cambodian ex-refugees facing deportation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two former Cambodian refugees facing deportation for crimes committed as young adults were among seven people granted clemency on May 13 by California Gov. Gavin Newsom […]
SPD disrupts drug rings in Chinatown-International District, Pioneer Square encampments
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle police arrested 10 people on May 15 — associated with predatory drug dealing and behavior at encampments located in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District and Pioneer […]
HSD awards $1 million for projects in Chinatown-International District, Pioneer Square
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — Historic South Downtown (HSD) announced grants on May 13 totaling nearly $1 million to 19 community-based organizations in the Chinatown-International District and Pioneer […]
What does Asian American Pacific Heritage Month mean to you?
“I think of myself as a human first, rather than as an Asian American.” The 15-year-old helps his parents at their Chinese tea shop in the International District. He was born in Seattle and is a second generation Chinese American.