Archive | Cultures

Month-long celebration of Korean culture comes to Pacific Northwest

Month-long celebration of Korean culture comes to Pacific Northwest

By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly What do you think when you hear kimchi, bulgogi, Psy, Chang-rae Lee,

Read the full story

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

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.

Read the full story

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

PICTORIAL: Leah Li crowned 2013 Miss Chinatown USA

Photos by David Yu Photography

Read the full story

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

How 8 Asians exemplify (or defy!) their snake traits

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

Read the full story

Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Cultures, Features, Profiles, Vol 32 No 7 | 2/9-2/151 Comment

New Year feasts from around Asia

New Year feasts from around Asia

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.

Read the full story

Posted in Cultures, Food, Vol 32 No 6 | 2/2-2/80 Comments

A Vietnamese Thanksgiving

A Vietnamese Thanksgiving

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly The Vietnamese in the United States can easily identify with the Thanksgiving story.

Read the full 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

Hu plig: Calling of the soul to celebrate Hmong New Year — Hmong welcome the New Year

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.

Read the full story

Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Profiles, Vol 31 No 46 | 11/10-11/160 Comments

Asian traditional arts flourish locally

Asian traditional arts flourish locally

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 [...]

Read the full story

Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Profiles, Vol 31 No 27 | 6/30-7/60 Comments

A delegation to Chongqing slated for March

A delegation to Chongqing slated for March

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 [...]

Read the full story

Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Vol 31 No 6 | 2/4-2/100 Comments

A Parade of Dragon Kids

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

Read the full story

Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Vol 31 No 6 | 2/4-2/100 Comments

Year of the Dragon 2012

Year of the Dragon 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

Read the full story

Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Cultures, Profiles, Vol 31 No 5 | 1/28-2/31 Comment

A Lunar New Year winter wonderland

A Lunar New Year winter wonderland

Read the full story

Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Vol 31 No 5 | 1/28-2/30 Comments

Where do red envelopes come from?

Where do red envelopes come from?

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.

Read the full story

Posted in Cultures, Vol 31 No 5 | 1/28-2/30 Comments

A narrative: What does Lunar New Year mean?

A narrative: What does Lunar New Year mean?

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly As early as I can remember, I loved firecrackers.

Read the full story

Posted in Cultures, Food, Vol 31 No 5 | 1/28-2/30 Comments

The little-known history behind your favorite Chinese New Year foods

The little-known history behind your favorite Chinese New Year foods

By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly With the Lunar New Year approaching, Asians around the world are looking forward to a variety

Read the full story

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

9 things to do in Seattle with your guests during the holidays

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.

Read the full story

Posted in Cultures, Vol 30 No 51 | 12/17-12/230 Comments

Page 112345...Last »

Do you like us?

Our Tweets

Weekly E-Newsletter

READ NWAW ONLINE!

Photos on flickr

  1. We welcome any feedback, questions or comments
  1. Are you the organizer of an Asian/Pacific Islander community event? Just fill out the following form at least 14 days in advance of your event and we’ll do our best to include it in our calendar. Please fill out the information as completely as possible. Failure to do so may result in your event not making it in the calendar.