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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce announced leadership changes and CEO search
The Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce has announced plans to conduct a search for their new president/CEO, as well as leadership transitions in the meantime. The board appointed Samantha Le […]