By Sun Lee Chang Rat—You hold much more leverage than you think. That won’t always be the case, so use it while you can. Ox—By sheer force of will and determination, you are able to turn the ordinary into something truly special. Tiger—It is not exactly what you started out building towards, but it is […]
The Layup Drill May 2022
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s column, we look at the start of Major League Baseball (MLB), the end of an amazing perfect inning streak, and some notable picks in the NFL Draft. Suzuki, Kwan starts season off right The start of the season […]
Hawai’ian filmmaker explores identity with newly premiered documentary
By Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly “My name is Ha’aheo Auwae-Dekker. I’m going to be graduating from Seattle University in a month…I’m a 22-year-old film-maker. I’m the middle child of five kids to my wonderful mother. I’m originally from Moku O Keawe, the Big Island of Hawai’i.” This newly fledged and about-to-be-released into the world […]
Asian Games in China postponed because of spread of COVID-19
By Stephen Wade AP sports writer Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic Council of Asia said on May 6 that this year’s Asian Games in China are being postponed because of concerns about the spreading omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. The OCA said it had […]
Census ready to study combining race, ethnicity questions
By Mike Schneider Associated Press U.S. Census Bureau officials said May 6 they are ready to start examining changes that would combine race and ethnicity questions and add a Middle Eastern and North African category to the 2030 census questionnaire, but they have to wait for another federal office to start the conversation. That office […]
Poll: Seattle voters split on Mayor Harrell’s performance so far
By H. Stuart Elway / Crosscut.com REPUBLISHED WITH PERMISSION Bruce Harrell has been mayor for just over 100 days and is off to an encouraging start, according to the latest Crosscut/Elway Poll. Twice as many Seattle voters were encouraged (40%) than were discouraged (19%) by what they have seen so far from the new mayor […]
PSY’s new album, video turn corner from ‘Gangnam Style’
By Juwon Park Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean superstar PSY said his new album marks a “farewell to ‘Gangnam Style’“—the hit song that propelled him to superstardom exactly a decade ago. Indeed, the music video for the lead single—“That That” featuring Suga from BTS—shows PSY in the famous blue suit he […]
K-pop star AleXa wins NBC’s ‘American Song Contest’
AleXa, a K-pop artist who represented her home state of Oklahoma, was crowned the winner of NBC’s “American Song Contest” on May 9. AleXa’s original song “Wonderland” won America and the National Jury’s vote for best hit song. “Wonderland” has been the most streamed song from the competition with over 2.7 million streams. AleXa will […]
Morisawa designed new traffic boxes
Pacific Northwest artist Naoko Morisawa made a trio of boxes with pink waves for the City of Des Moines Traffic Box Project. The boxes will be placed at the northeast corner of South Kent-Des Moines Road and Pacific Highway.
James Hong gets star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
James Hong, one of the most prolific Asian American actors in history, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 10. Hong, 93, who was joined by celebrity guest speakers, including Daniel Dae Kim, unveiled his star in a ceremony, becoming one of just 19 people of Asian descent to make it […]