To the Editor:
Ninette Cheng, your journalist, was at the meeting with Congressman [Joseph] Cao. She wrote an article about the meeting. Here are a few questions for you [regarding Publisher Assunta Ng’s blog post, “We could’ve done much better for Joseph Cao!” Read the full story
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter to you, long overdue, concerning the continual seeming prejudice shown toward single older white males and females and possibly other groups in the North Seattle areas! Read the full story
To the Editor:
I am disappointed by your coverage of Washington First International Bank (in the June 19–25 issue). Read the full story
To the Editor:
I read (an ad) in your recent issue of Northwest Asian Weekly that Uwajimaya is offering public participation to help design a future grocery bag. I’m not a creative commercial artist, but I am pleading that Uwajimaya executives will retain the current slogan and logo. Read the full story
To the Editor:
My name is Verlinda Vu. I am one of nine members of the Youth Action Team (YAT) in the CARE (Community Action Research Empowerment) project, which is organized by the Vietnamese Friendship Association (VFA). Though we are not all fluent in Vietnamese nor are we experienced researchers, we share one hope: to help strengthen our community. I read the article in Northwest Asian Weekly about the Vietnamese forum we organized. I am writing to share with your readers what the event meant to us. Read the full story
Famous Samoans, from left to right, top to bottom: New York Jets defensive end and Washington State University grad Ropati Pitoitua, actor Dwayne Johnson, R&B artist Selau, Mariners third baseman Matt Tuiasosopo, Seahawks middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu, actor Nathaniel Lees, and rapper Scribe
Each week, Northwest Asian Weekly strives to be an inclusive newspaper. We take care to make sure that the pages of the paper are not heavily oriented toward one ethnicity or gender. Read the full story
Intel winners, from left: Akhil Mathew (third place), Erika DeBenedictis (first), and David Liu (second)
Last Saturday, Pulitzer-winning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman wrote a commentary that we got excited about. It was titled, “America’s Real Dream Team,” and it detailed a swanky, black-tie event that Friedman attended in Washington, D.C. The event was the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, which honors the top math and science high school students in America. 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
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
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
