Seattle Mayor-elect Bruce Harrell announced members of his transition team on Nov. 16—the nearly 150 members make up the most racially and ideologically diverse mayoral transition team in Seattle history. […]
Restaurants Open Thanksgiving 2021
Want to feast without the stress of cooking on Thanksgiving? Here are the restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day in the Chinatown-International District. Fortune Garden Harbor City Ho Ho Seafood Honey […]
Vin Gupta: UW professor, NBC contributor on communication
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Finally, the death threats have stopped. For most of 2020 and until a new administration came in, Vin Gupta regularly received not only threats […]
Holly Yasui dies
Writer, editor, and documentary filmmaker Holly Yasui died on Oct. 31 in Mexico from complications of COVID-19. She was 68 years old and the youngest daughter of Minoru Yasui, the […]
Christine Brodie heads to Miss USA
Miss Washington USA Christine Brodie will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma to represent our state in the Miss USA pageant on Nov. 29. Currently an executive recruiter for Amazon, Brodie aspires […]
Chinese American veterans honored
Chinese American Citizens Alliance (C.A.C.A.) Seattle and the Seattle Regional Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Committee celebrated Chinese American WWII veterans on Nov. 13 at the […]
Gloria Chien, Soovin Kim win Chamber Music award
Pianist Gloria Chien and violinist Soovin Kim are recipients of the 2021 Chamber Music Society (CMS) Award for Extraordinary Service to Chamber Music. The award was presented on Nov. 9 […]
Krav Maga classes
Drop-in class slots are still available on Sundays at Mother Yoga (511 Maynard Alley South) in the Chinatown-International District. Jesse Robbins is the instructor and he is sharing his knowledge […]
Judge Chung upholds Port of Seattle’s vaccine mandate
SEATTLE (AP) — A King County Superior Court judge has upheld a requirement issued by the Port of Seattle for all Port employees to be vaccinated by Nov. 15 as […]
Renton seeks applicants for Equity Commission
The City of Renton is looking for candidates to serve on its newly-created Equity Commission. The Equity Commission’s primary goal will be to develop recommendations enabling community members to achieve […]