BLOG: Chelesa Clinton gets a $300,000 offer
By Assunta Ng InterActiveCorp IAC named Chelsea Clinton to its board. The U.S. online media holding company has offered her $300,000 a year. Obviously, IAC picked her because of her name, not because...
View ArticleBLOG: What’s a chef’s real job?
By Assunta Ng You would think cooking delicious meals, finding fresh ingredients, and creating inspiring menus are a chef’s duties. But Chef Lisa Nakamura, owner of Allium on Orcas Island, has a...
View ArticleBLOG: In a tough economy, there is some good news for BLAM
By Assunta Ng If you are wondering how the Bruce Lee Action Museum (BLAM) can overcome a dire economy, just look at its kick-off dinner held last Friday, Oct. 21, at the Imperial Garden Seafood...
View ArticleBLOG: Beauty at Daejeon
By Assunta Ng I snapped this photo at Daejeon Park in North Beacon Hill. Look at how beautiful the leaves are. Daejeon Park, featuring a Korean pavilion, is named after one of Seattle’s sister...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: It’s never too late to say you regret
By Assunta Ng Resolution 201 was approved by the Senate on Oct. 11, and it was a moment that was 60 years in the making — perhaps even 160 years in the making. From 1848 to 1855, Chinese immigrants...
View ArticleGiving back: the secret to the successes of Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurship
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Today, pioneers don’t hate to don coonskin hats to blaze trails. In fact, they come in all sorts of garb. The Northwest Asian Weekly and its nonprofit foundation...
View ArticleRachel Wong wants to be more than an idol — Chinese American performs to...
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Rachel Wong will not win American Idol, but that’s fine by her. The 23-year-old singer/songwriter hopes to represent Asian American women in music as she is...
View ArticleMerger a good idea for InterIm CDA and IDHA? Both say yes
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This week, two local nonprofit organizations have announced their plans to merge. Near the end of 2007, Sharyne Shiu Thorton stepped up to become the executive...
View ArticleStories about Asians who are gay — NWAW’s October must-reads
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly “Leche” By R. Zamora Linmark Coffee House Press, 2011 After 13 years of living in the United States, Vicente De Los Reyes is returning home. Born in the...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Families and education levy hold key to livable wage jobs for our...
By Janice Deguchi and Kristina Johnson For Northwest Asian Weekly By 2018, 67 percent of jobs in Washington will require post-secondary education. Today, only 25 percent of King County residents who...
View ArticleWhat is Halloween all about, anyway?
By Betty Wang Northwest Asian Weekly I still have no idea what Halloween is all about. And it’s not because this holiday has no Asian roots. My family is made up of fast learners and, so far, has had...
View ArticlePolice arrest two drivers in Chinese 2-year-old’s death
BEIJING (AP) — Police formally arrested two drivers suspected of running over a toddler who died a week after she was struck on a busy market street in southern China and was ignored by passers-by,...
View ArticleHealth officials say India is close to wiping out polio
By Nirmala George The Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has not had a case of polio in nine months, raising hopes the country is on the verge of defeating the disease, health officials said...
View ArticleJindal takes an easy ride back into La. office
By Melinda DeSlatte The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It was a landslide win by any measure. Gov. Bobby Jindal had a cake walk into a second term, turning back nine challengers who couldn’t...
View ArticleOhio town welcomes immigrants as policy point, not everyone a fan
By Dan Sewell The Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — On the same afternoon thousands of Latinos in Alabama took the day off to protest the state’s strict new immigration law, Mexican-born Francisco...
View ArticleOct. 5: Boeing honors three Chinese Americans with Special Invention Awards
Each year, Boeing gives awards to individuals and teams who create intellectual property most valuable to Boeing and aerospace. In 2011, out of hundreds of nominations, 20 inventions were recognized,...
View ArticleOct. 8: ACRS raises more than $121,000 at annual gala
Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) hosted its annual benefit gala, A Culinary Journey, at The Westin Bellevue. About 385 guests attended the sold-out event and more than $121,000 was raised...
View ArticleOct. 1–2: Cascade Canoe and Kayak Racing scores big at Pacific Cup Regatta
Cascade Canoe and Kayak Racing, which has locations in Bellevue and Renton, competed in the Pacific Cup Regatta held at Whonnock Lake in Maple Ridge, B.C. Members from the team that placed are Mike...
View ArticleOct. 21: Bruce Lee Action Museum kicks off with inaugural fundraiser
The Bruce Lee Foundation held its inaugural fundraiser for the Bruce Lee Action Museum (BLAM) at Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant at the Great Wall Mall in Kent. Speakers for the event included Bruce...
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