To the Editor:

I’d just like to say thank you to the robbery witness (in the page 2 story of last week’s issue, “Woman robbed in Chinatown, loses $2,000 and passport”) for stepping up to be a good citizen in helping the victim and the police in tracking down the perpetrators in this robbery incident. Read the full story

To the Editor:

I just want to take a minute to compliment the Northwest Asian Weekly staff for the excellent coverage on [last week’s] health issue.   Read the full story

Grand Prize winner Mason Ji thanks WACE after accepting his award. Watching him, from left, are Seattle Chinese Garden President Jonathan Geiger, Kevin Li, and WACE officer Wayne Huang.

More than 70 high school and middle school students in Washington, and one from across the country in Maryland, submitted essays, videos, and even a comic strip for the first annual competition sponsored by the student-run Washington Association for Chinese Education (WACE). Read the full story

Monument Project Manager Larry Cambronero stands in front of the new monument.

On Feb. 4, Seattle Parks and Recreation hosted the dedication of a monument honoring the Filipino defenders of Bataan and Corregidor during World War II at Dr. Jose Rizal Park (1008 12th Ave. S.). Read the full story

One of Wang’s portraits

Yuqi Wang

From Jan. 2 through Jan. 13, the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle hosted Chinese artist Yuqi Wang for a 10-day workshop, “Expressive Portrait Painting,” for intermediate and advanced artists. Read the full story

Publisher Tomio Moriguchi holds issues of the North American Post and Soy Source (Photo by Shihou Sasaki/NAP)

The North American Post (NAP) purchased Soy Source, a publication of Japan Pacific Publications Inc. (JPP), effective as of Feb. 1, said NAP’s Tomio Moriguchi.

“My desire is to have both publications use synergies to sustain and grow our readership and advertisers,” said Moriguchi.

Soy Source was first published in 1992. This year marks its 20th year. (end)

By Deepti Hajela
The Associated Press

Danny Chen

NEW YORK (AP) — The harassment of 19-year-old Danny Chen started in basic training — teasing about his name, repeated questions of whether he was from China, even though he was a born-and-raised New Yorker. Read the full story

By Jesse Washington
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — They know what it feels like to be overlooked. People, they say, assume they are weak, servile, out of place. So when these Asian Americans watch Jeremy Lin slash and shoot his way through the NBA’s finest, it’s almost as if they are on the basketball court with the California-born point guard who has set the zeitgeist on fire. Read the full story

By Staff
Northwest Asian Weekly

Curtis Chin

Despite the downturned economy, opportunities are thriving for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (APIs) that want to be involved in business, government, and community and other non-governmental organizations, as the Year of the Dragon unfolds.

Indeed, with 2012 being a U.S. presidential election year, greater participation and involvement are more important than ever.

That was the simple, straightforward message of former U.S. Ambassador Curtis S. Chin when he stopped by the Northwest Asian Weekly offices during a New Year’s visit to his Washington roots.

“Whether exports of airplanes and apples, to growing markets across the Pacific, high-tech innovations or new business models, the state of Washington in particular continues to show the way forward by looking outward and forward,” Chin said. “Yet, even as we embrace international trade and investment, this does not mean that we cannot at the same time do more here at home to build businesses and create jobs. Read the full story

By Vivian Miezianko
Northwest Asian Weekly

Now that the Lunar New Year festivities are over, where can one find a jubilant event that the entire family can participate in? Where can one relish Western classical music performed alongside contemporary Asian compositions by world-class musicians, book-ended by an exhilarating showcase of traditional dance, drumming, and music? Read the full story

Compiled by Staff
Northwest Asian Weekly

Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching out across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their schools as being champions of diversity. From among those students, a judging panel will choose five winners who will receive $1,000 scholarships and a number of finalists who will receive $200 scholarships. Read the full story

By Samantha Pak
Northwest Asian Weekly

“Cinder”
By Marissa Meyer
Feiwel and Friends, 2012

At 16, Cinder is the best mechanic in New Beijing.

From androids to hovers, there is nothing she can’t fix. Her talents may be revered throughout the Eastern Commonwealth, but Cinder is also considered a technological mistake because she is a cyborg. With various mechanical parts — including a mechanical foot — people from all over seek her for her services, but those who know the truth avoid her. Read the full story

Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming

By Assunta Ng

Since the Sonics moved to Oklahoma, I lost interest in basketball. Then, Lin-fever hit me. Last Sunday morning, I finally had a chance to watch him for the first time. Lin and the Knicks played against the Dallas Mavericks at Madison Square Garden in New York. What an exciting game! The Knicks won.

Lin-sanity, Lin-finity, and Lin-sation are not exaggerations. He was fun and exciting to watch. His moves are sophisticated, clever, and speedy.

Lin reminds me of Yao Ming, although Lin was made in America and Yao in China. I have seen Yao play for the Rockets at Key Arena. Yao’s skills are far less superior than Lin’s. Lin, who is 6′ 3″, runs fast and jumps high. Yao, who is 7′ 6″, dominated his opponents due merely to his size. Yao had a temper and no grace. When his team lost in Seattle, he refused to come out and greet his fans. He simply stormed into the bus and left. Read the full story

By Assunta Ng

For those of you who got a citation for parking overnight in Chinatown/International District, you may not be surprised to learn that the parking enforcement officer is relentless these days. One morning at 8:10 a.m., I saw the guy busily putting tickets on every car that had parked overnight. Read the full story

Jack Towe

By Jack Towe
For Northwest Asian Weekly

We have two elephants in our national living room, and we’d better deal with them before they crush us.

First elephant: Why do our major corporations outsource work to other countries? Cheap labor, of course.

That was the initial reasons for shipping production work abroad. However, there’s also a byproduct we don’t talk about. The byproduct is that companies have also outsourced 80 percent of their problems. Read the full story

By Jason Cruz
Northwest Asian Weekly

New Heights (Photo from new-heights.net)

A chance meeting at a mutual friend’s benefit event during high school spawned the birth of a young rock group that was originally a Christian rock group. Read the full story