Best director nominee Chloe Zhao
Chloe Zhao has become the first woman of Asian descent nominated for best director for the 78th Golden Globe Awards. She directed the itinerant drama “Nomadland.” The Globes, delayed about […]
South Seattle College’s Yilin Sun gets State Dept. award
Dr. Yilin Sun, who has spent the majority of her 30-plus year career teaching English as a Second Language at South Seattle College and Seattle Central College, has been recognized […]
Deadline for gold medal replicas for Chinese war vets
Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition Project is accepting applications until Feb. 28 for Congressional Gold Medal replicas to give to veterans or next of kin at no-cost. Applications received after […]
Day of Remembrance observance
The Washington State Legislature is holding a virtual observance of the Day of Remembrance beginning on Feb. 15 at 8:30 a.m. This annual ceremony marking the anniversary of the signing […]
ICHS fights for vaccines as part of serving community
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly International Community Health Services (ICHS) learned of the possibility of COVID-19 prior to the worldwide outbreak, as many patients and employees are from Asia […]
The Layup Drill
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we take a look at Naomi Osaka’s latest venture, the return of a snowboarding […]
Astrological predictions for 2021
By Sun Lee Chang Northwest Asian Weekly After the trials and tribulations of 2020, it is with cautious optimism that we look at the Year of the Ox. The second […]
BLOG: Reclaiming Lunar New Year in a pandemic
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The coronavirus pandemic has robbed our summer and our holidays, including Lunar New Year (LNY). I am not going to let it happen in […]
EDITORIAL: Yale admissions lawsuit dropped
On Feb. 3, the Biden administration dropped its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University that alleged the Ivy League school was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants. Federal prosecutors […]