The fourth annual Renton Multicultural Festival was held on Sept. 13 and 14. The event had a full lineup of entertainment, including music and dance performances, booths, and arts and […]
Rajeev Majumdar is the first state bar president of South Asian descent
Rajeev Majumdar has been sworn in as president of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA). Washington Supreme Court Justice Steven González administered the oath of office at a ceremony in […]
Judy Yu to be honored at DLEC’s 2019 annual dinner
Denise Louie Education Center (DLEC) will honor community advocate Judy Yu with the Dream Award during its annual dinner celebration on Oct. 12. The Dream Award was established to recognize […]
Seattle welcomes Norman Mineta
The University of Washington will host a special screening with Norman Mineta, featuring the recently released documentary, “Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story.” Mineta is the former U.S. […]
Abejuela becomes Virginia’s first Asian American female judge
On Sept. 27, Maha-Rebekah Abejuela, a former prosecutor, became the first Asian American woman to be a judge in Virginia. The daughter of Filipino immigrants. Abejuela was motivated to pursue […]
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to run for office
By EILEEN NG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong announced on Sept. 28 plans to contest local elections and warned that any attempt to […]
Washingtonians need relief from Rx greed
For decades, Big Pharma has raised drug prices with impunity. Here in Washington state, the average annual cost of brand name prescription drug treatment increased 58 percent between 2012 and 2017, while the annual income for Washingtonians increased only 9.9 percent. Prescription drugs don’t work if patients can’t afford them.
Is the fountain of youth attainable?
“I don’t mind getting old…I just don’t like to look at myself in the mirror,” said Judge Judy, host of the most popular daytime television show, in a New York Times Magazine story recently. The judge is 76 years old.
BLOG: East meets West: Anti-aging foods
What is cool about being bicultural? I have the best of both Chinese and Western worlds, especially healthy foods.
AARP’s Jim Ko on life and aging
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY He retired from corporate life in 2015. But Jim Ko isn’t slowing down. Ko is the AARP Washington State president. In the volunteer role, […]