SEATTLE — Seattle’s mayor announced on March 16 that the City of Seattle will provide $5 million in grocery vouchers to help families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We know that working families in Seattle are already struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As schools and child care facilities close, we need to do everything […]
Donors urged to help others in the pandemic
Approximately 60% of the blood supply is collected at mobile drives, of which schools make up 25%. School closures add new stress to a community blood supply already in peril.
Holi festival subdued in India over coronavirus concerns
NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindus threw colored powder and sprayed water in massive celebrations of the festival of Holi in India on March 10, but the enthusiasm was subdued compared to previous years because of fears of the new virus. Brightly colored powder filled the air in most parts of North India. But in the […]
For Chinese, US visa halt puts jobs, citizen hopes at risk
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Courtney Huang fell in love with the U.S. as a nursing student in Texas. She ended up staying 13 years and wants to become a U.S. citizen. But Huang now finds her job, future, and dreams of citizenship on the line since the Trump administration barred entry […]
Battleground for Taiwanese identity shifts to US census
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly A group of young Asian Americans face the screen. A tall, willowy woman talks about the LGBTQ movement in Taiwan. The screen flashes a picture of her wedding with her partner. Another woman with long shoulder-length hair talks about the goal of their campaign. “I know that Chinese culture […]
BLOG: How Chinatown copes with coronavirus
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Every day, I pray that Chinatown will be spared from the coronavirus. That’s wishful thinking since it has now become a pandemic. No one expected the wife of Canada’s Prime Minister to get the virus. Yet, she has it, along with Academy-award winner Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita […]
COMMENTARY: Do your part
As the number of COVID-19 cases increase, we all need to do our part to prevent it from spreading and flatten out the curve. The governor recently issued a statewide shutdown, showing us that this pandemic isn’t to be taken lightly. As a person in the Public Health field, I recognize that we wouldn’t need […]
2 Chinese men plead guilty to photographing US Navy base
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Two Chinese men pleaded guilty on March 3 to illegally taking photographs at a Florida Navy base. Court records show Jielun Zhang and Yuhao Wang, both 24, pleaded guilty in federal court in Key West to a single count of illegally photographing a U.S. defense installation. They could get up […]
Put down that takeout menu: Stir-fry basics for home cooks
By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press For every home cook happily tossing together a stir fry at home, there are a dozen would-be stir fryers wanting to make chicken-broccoli-sugar-snap-pea stir fry, and then sheepishly reaching for the takeout menu. Stir-fry technique has many people intimidated. But if you can slice and stir, you can stir fry. […]
Book recommendations: Finding your true self
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly The Faker By Sarah Smith Berkley, 2019 Emmie Echavarre is a faker. She has to be as one of the few female employees at Nuts & Bolts, the power company where she works. During business hours, she works to be tough — the opposite of her easy-going self — […]