Archive | Vol 32 No 9 | 2/23-3/1

Michelle Rhee on charter schools, standardized testing, and being Korean American

Michelle Rhee on charter schools, standardized testing, and being Korean American

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly There is no middle ground when it comes to national education reform figure Michelle Rhee. People either love her or they hate her.

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CulturalFest makes the world smaller

CulturalFest makes the world smaller

By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly The world shrunk just a tiny bit last Thursday and Friday, Feb. 14 and Feb. 15, as students at the University of Washington (UW) hosted their third ever cultural festival.

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Bellevue Square welcomes the Year of the Snake

Bellevue Square welcomes the Year of the Snake

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly For the second year in a row, Washington’s most racially Asian American city will be welcoming the Year of the Snake in its own way, with a festival hosted at the Center Court of Bellevue Square.

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PICTORIAL: Leah Li crowned 2013 Miss Chinatown USA

PICTORIAL: Leah Li crowned 2013 Miss Chinatown USA

Photos by David Yu Photography

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EDITORIAL: New parking rates are a good step forward

Street parking in the International District has been an issue for a while. In tandem with the weak economy, restaurants in the International District have seen a drop in dinner-time business by up to 40 percent since the original increase in parking rates. But there’s good news. After much work by the CIDBIA, parking rates [...]

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