Mayor Jenny Durkan signed into law her new housing legislation on Sept. 6. The legislation allows the transfer of a City-owned surplus property on Yakima Avenue South in Seattle’s historic Central District to facilitate the development of housing for homeownership. This land transfer will be made at no cost to Homestead Community Land Trust, whose […]
PRC 70th dinner celebration
Close to 500 people attended a dinner at the House of Hong in Seattle, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Sept. 8. The 70th anniversary falls on Oct. 1. Among the attendees were the Deputy Consulate-General of the PRC San Francisco office Zou Yonghong, former Gov. Gary Locke, […]
Chinatown cleanup
A Day of Service at Seattle University brought 13 staffer members to Seattle’s Chinatown on Sept. 6. We some of them picking trash along Maynard Avenue. They collected a total of 20 bags of garbage.
Take Your Dog To Work Day
“Take Your Dog To Work Day” was organized on Aug. 16 for employees of a Chinatown building at 505 5th Avenue South. Employees were welcome to bring their dogs to work. The event was originally created nationwide in 1999 to celebrate the great companions dogs make and promote their adoptions. The organizers were managers of […]
The Layup Drill
After 9 years of putting together an NBA career, which includes winning a championship, Jeremy Lin is moving on.
Abbas Kiarostami Retrospective
The master Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016) stuck to his filmmaking ways, even through his final illness, spending as much time as his health permitted on an abstract, feature-length project.
Judge rules against proponents of affirmative action Referendum 88
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A Thurston County Superior Court judge dismissed a challenge on Sept. 5 by the Initiative 1000 campaign contending that affirmative action opponents are making false claims about the new law in voter-pamphlet language for the Nov. 5 election. I-1000, which the Washington Legislature passed this past spring, restores affirmative action […]
John Choe admits selling meth, heroin, cocaine
The owner of a Puyallup bar has pleaded guilty to a federal charge that he sold drugs from the establishment.
Volunteers sought for clinic
As Seattle/King County Clinic prepares to open its doors for a sixth year at Seattle Center, Feb. 13–16, 2020, organizers have an ambitious goal of recruiting 1,000 volunteers for each of the four days of this immense undertaking.
Night Market returns to Chinatown-ID
Seattle’s Chinatown-International District night market returns on Sept. 14 with a focus back on traditional Night Markets found across Asia, but with a Seattle flair.