Northwest Asian Weekly
WEBThe Seattle City Council passed a bill 8-1 on Tuesday, aimed at disrupting the city’s open-air drug markets. Who is ‘Asian Doe’? New facial reconstructions of NY victim released. Law enforcement officials on Monday released new, more detailed renderings of one of the victims whose remains were found along a coastal highway in New York’s ...
Northwest Asian Weekly sold — Assunta Ng passes the torch to …
WEBMay 24, 2024 · After decades of nurturing one of the most influential Asian American community media publications in the Pacific Northwest, Assunta Ng, founder and publisher of the Northwest Asian Weekly, announced its sale to a group of four partners on Friday. The move comes seven months after Ng and her family donated the …
Awkwafina set as Grand Marshal for San Francisco Chinatown parade
WEBJan 16, 2024 · Awkwafina. Kung Fu Panda 4’s star Awkwafina is set to be the 2024 Grand Marshal for The Alaska Airlines Chinese New Year Festival & Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24. “I’m so excited to celebrate with our community,” says Awkwafina. “Having been born in the year of the dragon, I look forward to fostering growth and progress that the ...
In the U.S., Hmong ‘new year’ recalls ancestral spirits while …
WEBNov 27, 2023 · She carried them across the Mekong River as the family fled the Communist takeover of her native Laos four decades ago. Today, they facilitate the connection to the spiritual world she needs to help fellow refugees and their American-raised children who seek restoration of lost spirits.
Mayor Bruce Harrell, Consul General of Japan honor Japanese …
WEBOn Dec. 6th, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Consul General of Japanese in Seattle Makoto Iyori and his wife Yuko unveiled a commemorative plague in front of a newly planted cherry tree, near the entrance to Pike Place Market.
Local leaders celebrate Mike Fong’s appointment to head state ...
WEBMar 29, 2024 · Local leaders celebrate Mike Fong’s appointment to head state Department of Commerce. March 29, 2024 By Admin. By Kai Curry. NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY. From left (front): Dwane Chapelle, Seattle Delta of Education and Early Learning; Seattle City Council member Maritza Rivera; Michael Fong; and …
Chinese Characters across Asia: Continuity and transformation in ...
WEBMar 12, 2024 · Chinese Characters across Asia: Continuity and transformation in Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Chinese, like the other earliest inventions of writing, emerged in complex societies, where people needed to use symbols for writing. The script started as pictures, but quickly evolved to incorporate other mechanisms capable of indicating ...
“Meot”: Korean art treasures, past and present - Northwest Asian …
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Hyonjeong Kim Han, curator of the new exhibit “Meot: Korean Art from the Frank Bayley Collection” at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, admitted as much. “Meot,” said Han at the exhibit’s press preview, can convey such concepts as “beauty, style, [and] refined sensibilities.”. It can apply to nature, but also to art.
Seattle suspect held for condo death, nurse assault
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Bail has been set at $5 million for an Asian man in custody and facing charges related to the death of a woman, and the assault of another woman. On Aug. 10, Seattle Fire Department units responded to a welfare check at 3117 NE 133rd Street, after a neighbor reported water flowing from the condo and an unresponsive resident.
A celebration for the newest councilmember
WEBFeb 27, 2024 · 92-year-old Dolores Sibonga, the first Asian American female Seattle City councilmember, came to celebrate Tanya’s accomplishment. Woo’s mentors, Gei and Matt Chan, were also in attendance. The event was organized by Anita Woo, Woo’s mother, Gei Chan, and Tony Au. The Seattle City Council appointed Woo in …