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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]