This week, we are pleased to report that two of our past editorial topics have been resolved. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has renamed its Yellow Line to Gold Line. Also, Chinese immigrant Qing Hong Wu has been pardoned by New York’s Gov. David Paterson. Read the full story
To the Editor:
A friend called to my attention the [editorial] in your [Jan. 23–29 issue] that indicated you thought that Phyllis Wise is a good example of an Asian women who would bring a woman’s perspective to Nike. Read the full story
To the Editor:
As a Chinese immigrant, I must remind immigration advocates that the United States is now the greatest debtor nation in the world due to many of our policies. Read the full story
To the Editor:
I just read the article “Using Art to End Violence” by April Nishimura in the NWAW [in the Feb. 27-March 5 issue] and was glad to see it. I must agree with Ignacio’s comments about two different identities being complicated. Read the full story
Veggie eggrolls (Photo by Assunta Ng)
Last week, I was hosting nine young Muslim leaders from Europe in Chinatown/International District.
However, these strangers ended up educating me instead. It was their first time in America. Boy, did I make some bad decisions.
I took these young leaders to a dim sum restaurant. No pork, they said. Muslims don’t eat pork for religious reasons. However, 90 percent of dim sum is filled with pork! Read the full story
Visitors try out tea at the New Century Tea Gallery (Photo by Assunta Ng)
I had no idea that a tour on King Street South, to Tsue Chong Fortune Cookie Company and the Wing Luke Museum, would transform into a “tea” adventure for the European Muslims. Read the full story
On the front page of this issue, we ran an inspiring story about Olympic athlete Alexa Loo. At age 37, Alexa Loo realized her dreams of snowboarding for Canada in her home city of Vancouver. Loo wasn’t able to do it alone though. Read the full story
To the Editor:
I read your publication each week with great interest and I was especially excited when I found coverage of the 2010 Washington State Muslims Day at the Capitol in [the Feb. 20–26 issue] of the Northwest Asian Weekly. Read the full story
1: From left to right, USA’s J.R. Celski, Simon Cho, Jordan Malone, and Apolo Anton Ohno, react after winning the bronze medal for the men’s 5000m relay short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Feb. 26. (Photo by Ivan Sekretarev/AP). 2: Yu-Na Kim with her gold medal at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia. 3: Mirai Nagasu during the medals ceremony at the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She won the bronze medal at this competition. (Photo by David. W. Carmichael)
1. This year, we will remember short track speed skater Apollo Ohno earning his eighth Olympic medal, setting a new record for the United States for the Winter Olympics. Read the full story
Dancers from the Beijing Dance Academy bow during the curtain call for their performance of “The Butterfly Lovers.”
It was a rare treat to see China’s Romeo and Juliet dance concert performed by the Beijing Dance Academy Youth Dance Company at the Paramount Theater last weekend. I stayed for the 25-minute dance drama even though it was placed last on the program. Read the full story
Qing Hong Wu, 29, fell into a bad crowd when he was younger, according to a story in The New York Times (NYT). The child of legal Chinese immigrants, he and two other teenagers mugged four people in 1995 and 1996. Wu pled guilty to the robberies as an adult, even though he was only 16. He didn’t realize that it would have dire immigration consequences later on. Read the full story
To the Editor:
Ron Judd’s article in the Feb. 21 edition of The Seattle Times entitled “Whistler is for Tough Olympians; the Wimps are in Vancouver” should be subtitled “And the Racist is From Seattle.” Mr. Judd’s racism is thinly masked as humor in his sentences referring to Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan. “Thank you, Ms. Manners. Now please go back to your seaweed wraps.” Last time I checked, Patrick was a male name and Chan was a Chinese name. Read the full story
