By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly What do you think when you hear kimchi, bulgogi, Psy, Chang-rae Lee,
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Month-long celebration of Korean culture comes to Pacific Northwest
Posted on 13 June 2013.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Cultures, Features, Features 25, Vol 32 No 25 | 6/15-6/210 Comments
Bellevue Square welcomes the Year of the Snake
Posted on 21 February 2013.
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.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Cultures, Profiles, Vol 32 No 9 | 2/23-3/11 Comment
PICTORIAL: Leah Li crowned 2013 Miss Chinatown USA
Posted on 21 February 2013.
Photos by David Yu Photography
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Cultures, Features, Lifestyle, Profiles, Profiles, Vol 32 No 9 | 2/23-3/10 Comments
How 8 Asians exemplify (or defy!) their snake traits
Posted on 07 February 2013.
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly According to ancient Chinese wisdom, having a snake in the house is a good omen because it means that your loved ones
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Cultures, Features, Profiles, Vol 32 No 7 | 2/9-2/151 Comment
New Year feasts from around Asia
Posted on 31 January 2013.
By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly There are a lot of things to prepare when celebrating the Lunar New Year (as opposed to the Solar New Year, which is overrated), but perhaps the most important is the food.
Posted in Cultures, Food, Vol 32 No 6 | 2/2-2/80 Comments
A Vietnamese Thanksgiving
Posted on 21 November 2012.
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly The Vietnamese in the United States can easily identify with the Thanksgiving story.
Posted in Cultures, Food, Vol 31 No 48 | 11/24-11/300 Comments
Hu plig: Calling of the soul to celebrate Hmong New Year — Hmong welcome the New Year
Posted on 08 November 2012.
By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly “Nyob zoo xyoo tshiab!,” Hmong for “Happy New Year,” echoed through the halls of the Seattle Center Armory as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the Hmong New Year on Saturday, Nov. 3.
Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Profiles, Vol 31 No 46 | 11/10-11/160 Comments
Asian traditional arts flourish locally
Posted on 28 June 2012.
By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly The transition to America is difficult for many immigrants and their family members. Many immigrants in the Northwest have brought over treasured traditional arts and cultural practices and have preserved them for future generations. Seattle alone has the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience and the [...]
Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Profiles, Vol 31 No 27 | 6/30-7/60 Comments
A delegation to Chongqing slated for March
Posted on 02 February 2012.
By Scott Heinlein and Sandy Marvinney For Northwest Asian Weekly In the works is a business, civic, and cultural delegation to Chongqing, Seattle’s sister city, a booming metropolis on the Yangtze River and the gateway to southwest China. The March 18–23 program, “Seattle Week in Chongqing,” reciprocates a May 2011 visit by a Chongqing delegation [...]
Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Vol 31 No 6 | 2/4-2/100 Comments
A Parade of Dragon Kids
Posted on 02 February 2012.
On Jan. 28, families from all over the Greater Seattle area came down to the Chinatown-International District for its annual Lunar New Year festival. Featured were lion and dragon dances, drumming, food from local restaurants, and a children’s parade and costume contest. All photos taken by George Liu/NWAW
Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Vol 31 No 6 | 2/4-2/100 Comments
Year of the Dragon 2012
Posted on 26 January 2012.
Whoa and wow! — 30 years of challenges and wonders A narrative: What does Lunar New Year mean? Where do red envelopes come from? Tiger Mother introduces her paperback, tries taming critics
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Cultures, Profiles, Vol 31 No 5 | 1/28-2/31 Comment
A Lunar New Year winter wonderland
Posted on 26 January 2012.
Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Vol 31 No 5 | 1/28-2/30 Comments
Where do red envelopes come from?
Posted on 26 January 2012.
By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Firecrackers, feasts, and exhilarating lion dances — Chinese New Year has many interesting traditions. However, one of the most appealing traditions, especially for young ones, is the red envelopes.
Posted in Cultures, Vol 31 No 5 | 1/28-2/30 Comments
A narrative: What does Lunar New Year mean?
Posted on 26 January 2012.
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly As early as I can remember, I loved firecrackers.
Posted in Cultures, Food, Vol 31 No 5 | 1/28-2/30 Comments
The little-known history behind your favorite Chinese New Year foods
Posted on 19 January 2012.
By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly With the Lunar New Year approaching, Asians around the world are looking forward to a variety
Posted in Cultures, Food, Vol 31 No 4 | 1/21-1/270 Comments
9 things to do in Seattle with your guests during the holidays
Posted on 16 December 2011.
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly How do you entertain your out-of-town friends and family during the holidays? The best way is to present them programs and entertainment with a Northwest flair.
Posted in Cultures, Vol 30 No 51 | 12/17-12/230 Comments
