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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 – FEBRUARY 7

Asian demand for face masks soars on fears of Chinese virus

February 1, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By HARUKA NUGA and GRANT PECK TOKYO (AP) — Panic and pollution drive the market for protective face masks, so business is booming in Asia, where fear of the virus from China is straining supplies and helping make mask-wearing the new normal. Demand for face masks and hand sanitizing liquid has soared, as both local […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7

Review: Novel by Paul Yoon offers rare view of war-torn Laos

January 31, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Three homeless teenagers in war-wracked Laos in 1969 find shelter in a once-grand farm manor that has been turned into a crumbling, makeshift hospital.

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7

Donald Hellmann: Finding convergence

January 31, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Sometimes when you meet those few remaining academics that work directly with East Asian leaders, they have an exuberance that is infectious. Don Hellmann cannot stop talking about his trips to China and his research on Japan. It’s not that he’s immodest. It’s that he’s so exuberant and honored […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2020, DONALD HELLMANN, VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7

Complaint alleges WA lawmaker used a racist term for Chinese Americans

January 31, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Leona Vaughn WNPA News Service Washington Asians for Equality and the American Coalition for Equality filed a complaint against state Sen. Patty Kuderer, demanding an apology for her use of what they considered racist language. The complaint, filed on Jan. 20, was over something she said during a hearing before the Senate Housing and […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7

“Over 140 lbs”: Pregnancy, psychology, and promise

January 31, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Local performer and writer Susan Lieu had her one-woman drama “140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother” pretty much perfected, in terms of performance, by the time she left town for a 10-city tour. But she didn’t figure on certain kinds of offstage drama.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, OVER 140 LBS, Susan Lieu, VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7

UW students, patient tested for possible coronavirus

January 30, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY UW Medical Center – Northwest admitted a patient on Jan. 28 who is being evaluated for possible coronavirus or other respiratory illnesses. The patient is in satisfactory condition and in isolation. The hospital is working in collaboration with Public Health – Seattle & King County and test results were expected […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7

State Sen. Nguyen proposes UBI – WA state style

January 30, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY OLYMPIA — State Sen. Joe Nguyen is proposing a Washington state version of Andrew Yang’s universal basic income. Nguyen introduced Senate Bill 6625 on Jan. 24—which would give 500 adults in Washington state $500 a month for 18 months. The program would cost approximately $7 million over the state’s two-year […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2020, JOE NGUYEN, VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7

85,000 museum artifacts feared lost in NYC Chinatown fire

January 30, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Some 85,000 artifacts that tell the story of the Chinese migration to the United States may have been lost in a fire that struck a building in the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown, a museum official said.

Filed Under: National News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7

EDITORIAL: Just calm down

January 30, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ever since news broke of the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in the United States (a Snohomish County man in his 30s), it seems as though people around me are panicking. I recently returned from a trip to Asia with a cold and persistent cough. Even though I didn’t set foot in China, people […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7

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