Huskies and Horns in Shanghai — UW basketball vs. Texas in China
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Imagine a Husky basketball player shooting three points in a Shanghai arena, Yao Ming of legendary basketball fame and Jack Ma of Alibaba opening their mouths in...
View ArticleTragic post — Craigslist ad leads to alleged murder of church piano teacher
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly A 32-year-old pianist was found dead in his Lynnwood townhome in what authorities believe is a result of an ad he placed on the website Craigslist.org. A...
View ArticlePanama Hotel seeks new owner — International District’s historical national...
By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly The National Trust and the Panama Hotel’s current owner Jan Johnson are moving forward on an important step toward ensuring the hotel’s future. The hotel is a...
View ArticleWISE WORDS: What makes a diverse, vibrant neighborhood
“The world will step aside for a community that knows where it is going. South Seattle is home to many great neighborhoods and is the place I’ve called home my entire life. Great and healthy...
View ArticleBLOG: We raise! — Keiro’s successful auction represents a united Japanese...
By Assunta Ng You don’t see Asian donors fighting to give money, fast and big, often. But it happened at Keiro Northwest’s 40th anniversary dinner on Oct. 24 at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel. Keiro...
View ArticleLarge-scale vision — Chinese American architect innovates and empowers Asian...
By Jocelyn Moore Northwest Asian Weekly When 10-year-old Ming Zhang first saw the 24-story Shanghai Park Hotel in 1973, the tallest building in China at that time, he was amazed by its height and...
View ArticleInsight from a sage — The proverb non-sequitur (or fill out your forms...
By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly I am a beacon of wisdom. I am a pillar of intelligence. Go ahead, ask me anything. OK, maybe I’m not all that right at the moment. But, believe me, it’s just around...
View ArticleA-OK — Japan’s “One Ok Rock”
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly With influences ranging from Good Charlotte, and Ellegarden to, more recently, Linkin Park and Coldrain, Japan’s One Ok Rock sauntered into the Seattle area for...
View ArticleVisit landmarks, get your caffeine and pizza fix, and drop off your mail — 10...
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly 1. Did you know Chinatown is “a city within a city”? It has several doctors, dentists, attorneys, a post office, a library, a church, social services agencies, and...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: What’s going to happen to the C-ID without Donnie Chin?
By Marie Wong Northwest Asian Weekly It has been almost four months since the murder of Donnie Chin. The sensationalism of the story has waned from the general media as other stories have come to the...
View ArticleCleanup at former Metro site in ID now complete, state regulators report
SEATTLE (AP) — State regulators say an environmental cleanup in Seattle’s International District is now complete. The Department of Ecology says the two-block property can now be removed from the...
View ArticleKong Yick investment firm awarded 4Culture grant
By Marie Wong Northwest Asian Weekly In late June 2015, King County 4Culture awarded a special project grant to the Kong Yick Investment Company. The funding will produce a planning and restoration...
View ArticleASTROLOGY: For the week of October 31 – November 6, 2015
Do you have good luck coming to you this week? Check and see! The post ASTROLOGY: For the week of October 31 – November 6, 2015 appeared first on .
View ArticleTearful cross-border reunion may be last for elderly Koreans
By Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 98-year-old South Korean man cried loudly and repeatedly buried his face in a handkerchief as his elderly North Korean son, who last saw...
View ArticleKo wins LPGA Taiwan to regain No. 1 spot
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lydia Ko ran away with the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday to regain the No. 1 spot in the world ranking. The 18-year-old New Zealander holed a 30-yard pitch for eagle on the...
View ArticleGinseng in the U.S. rebounds
By Barry Adams Wisconsin State Journal WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Few crops compare to American ginseng. The beige root resembles a cross between a carrot and a turnip and above ground a combination potato...
View Article40th anniversary celebration
The Wing Luke Museum hosted the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority’s (SCIDpda) 40th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 16. There was food, drink, and a raffle....
View ArticlePresentation recalls internment
On Oct. 14, 2015, Elsie Taniguchi, Cho Shimizu, and Eileen Yamada Lamphere presented a PowerPoint program about the Puyallup Assembly Center, aka Camp Harmony. This presentation was a joint effort by...
View ArticlePowerlifting gold medalist
Alma Kimura recently won a gold medal in the world powerlifting championships Sept. 28. On Sept. 16, she won another gold medal, this time in the “raw nationals” in Scranton, Pa. Kimura, a Georgetown...
View ArticleThousands at tai chi event set Guinness world record
The 11th Generation direct-line successor of Chen Family Taiji Chuan Grand Master Chen Zhen Lei’s three disciples of Seattle: Master Yijiao Hong (front left), Master Viola Brumbaugh (front middle), and...
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