“[She] wears a mask when she cooks, then she takes it and eats it in her own room, trying not to have contact with her family,” said Weichao, a nurse and assistant professor at the University of Washington.
Bono to head response effort in Washington
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Born in the Philippines and raised in Texas, Navy Vice Admiral Raquel Bono is the Washington state director for COVID-19 Health System Response Management. She is the first, female, medical, three-star general in the U.S. Navy and is currently a senior fellow with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics […]
DSHS buys shuttered nursing home, looking for provider
OLYMPIA – The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is looking for a provider to operate a facility that it just bought to house non-COVID-19 patients. Located in Seattle’s Central District, the nursing home—previously known as Paramount Rehabilitation and Nursing—was closed in February and purchased last week for $13.5 million. It will house as […]
Asian American mothers combat racism to get aid
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly One threatened to get a lawyer. Another kept a journal. Another joined a charity relief effort. But in the end, they were still waiting to see if they would prevail. Northwest Asian Weekly reached out to half a dozen Asian American mothers that are facing discrimination during the coronavirus […]
Chinese Americans unite to get masks from China — Call on some local officials goes unheeded
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Looking at the screen, she saw a bridge swoop away as the camera tilted upwards. Then the alarms sounded. The entire city ground to a halt. Taxi drivers honked horns. Doctors stood in a row, heads bowed. “Today is Tomb Sweeping Day in China,” said Qiong Chen. The day […]
Sanders drops 2020 presidential bid
By WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on April 8, an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable […]
Asians blast Andrew Yang over op-ed
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang drew backlash for urging fellow Asian Americans to display more “American-ness.” In a Washington Post editorial on April 1, he called on them to avoid confrontation and do acts of goodwill like volunteering and helping neighbors. “Being ‘the good Asian’ has not fared well for Asian Americans,” said Cynthia […]
Uwajimaya Village parking lot open for community use
The Uwajimaya Village parking lot is now open for community use between 8 a.m.–9 p.m. Whether you’re getting take-out from a restaurant, grabbing some bubble tea, or supporting a local area business in any way—you can use the Uwajimaya Village Parking for up to one hour. Parking validation will not be required. Uwajimaya says it […]
Washington state stay-at-home order extended through May 4
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on April 2 extended orders to keep non-essential businesses closed and most of the state’s more than 7 million residents home through May 4, saying social distancing measures must remain in place an additional month to minimize the spread of the […]
WA schools closed for the rest of the school year
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Schools in Washington state will remain physically closed for the remainder of the school year while more than 1.2 million public and private K-12 students continue distance learning at least until mid-June due to the coronavirus outbreak, officials said on April 6. Schools have been shut statewide since March 17 and […]