Northwest Asian Weekly
WEBMarxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that hit the South Asian island nation two years ago. A volunteer network of interpreters wants to make refugees’ languages more accessible.
About - Northwest Asian Weekly
WEBAbout. For 41 years, we were the only weekly English-edition newspaper serving Washington’s Asian community. The Northwest Asian Weekly released its final print edition on Jan. 19, 2023, and transitioned to online-only operations. While our method of delivering news has changed, our commitment to empower the Asian community has not.
A history of change in Little Saigon - Northwest Asian Weekly
WEBOver the next few decades, Seattle city planners and real estate developers transformed the neighborhood once again, adding such suburban features as large block sizes and strip malls to replace Little Saigon’s once popular jazz clubs. By the end of 1975, 2,000 Vietnamese lived in Seattle after the fall of Saigon on April 30th of that year.
COMMENTARY: Who are the Teochew people? They are our …
WEBMar 23, 2012 · Civil wars during ancient times and the early famines that occurred in China in the 18th to 20th centuries caused massive numbers of Teochew to migrate and settle in neighboring countries, such as Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, and Vietnam. A significant number of Teochew people share experiences identical to those of ...
Why reading news is important — 10 life lessons for reading news
WEBOct 20, 2016 · Reading news helps you to develop an open and critical mind. Reading news helps you to learn something new every day, and slow down aging. Reading news helps you to distinguish truth from falsehoods. Reading news can enhance your creativity. Reading news gives you leads to connect with remarkable people and events.
WA school district apologizes for excluding Asians as POC
WEBNov 25, 2020 · A school district in Washington that has 16,000 students has apologized for lumping Asian American students with white people. The North Thurston Public Schools excluded Asian American students as people of color in its latest equity report, called “Monitoring Student Growth.”. The “students of color” included “Black, Latinx, Native ...
Philippine Consular outreach in Seattle - Northwest Asian Weekly
WEBJul 29, 2021 · A consulate outreach mission, formerly called Consulate on Wheels (COW), was held in Seattle on July 21–24 at the Beacon United Methodist Church in Seattle. The four-day event is a joint community service project of the IDIC Filipino Senior & Family Services and the Fil AM React. The Honorable Consul General Neil Ferrer of the Philippine ...
Lam’s Seafood opens new store on May 30 — Lam’s secrets of …
WEBMay 28, 2020 · The new store of Lam’s Seafood, opening on May 30, will be completely different from its Little Saigon headquarters in size, products, and image. Located in Tukwila, the 30,000-square-foot facility is three times bigger than the store in Little Saigon, a former warehouse. The new store’s image is enhanced …
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.
Ref lections on history of anti-Chinese hate in Seattle and …
WEBMay 26, 2022 · Excerpts from a March 17, 2022 speech by Doug Chin at the Seattle-International District Rotary Club. In recent times, anti-Asian hate has been a national and local issue. Weeks ago, there was a rally in the Chinatown-International District (CID) focused on the 1886 anti-Chinese riot in Seattle—the worst race riot in this city’s history.