WENATCHEE, Wash. — CMI Orchards, based in Wenatchee, Wash. will be hosting a booth for the first time at this year’s Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong in September. The […]
The immigrant and refugee commission is recruiting
The King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission is seeking applicants to fill three seats. Commissioners from across King County work together to identify, elevate and develop shared strategies and solutions; […]
CID library vandalism
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle police are investigating a string of vandalism incidents at the International District/Chinatown Branch of the Seattle Public Library. Since mid-July, someone has thrown rocks […]
As a nursing home crumbles, Keiro is still deciding on its closing strategy — Nikkei Manor fate unknown
As the Keiro Northwest nursing home nears its closing, CEO Bridgette Takeuchi confirmed to the Northwest Asian Weekly that five people have died since the announcement of the closure.
Remembering Tony Ishisaka: Founder of ACRS
Anthony (Tony) Hideki Ishisaka, the co-founder of Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS), died at home in his sleep on July 9. He was 75 years old.
Andrew Yang qualifies for fall presidential debates
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has qualified for the next presidential debates. The former technology executive earned 2 percent in a new Monmouth University poll of Iowa voters. That qualifies him for the September debate, which requires donations from at least 130,000 people and 2 percent support in four polls.
Trump mimics Asian accents at fundraiser
President Trump is facing backlash for mocking South Korean and Japanese officials with faux Asian accents on Aug. 9, according to the New York Post. At fundraising events in the […]
New rules to deny green cards to many legal immigrants
The Trump administration announced on Aug. 12 that it is moving forward with one of its most aggressive steps yet to restrict legal immigration: Denying green cards to many migrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance.
EDITORIAL: Trump wants to limit legal immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s “public charge” rule is officially final. The new measures are scheduled to go into effect on Oct. 15 and could result in legal immigrants […]