According to a new report released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, eight out of 10 (1.6 million) uninsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians,
The Village Report — Lost in the cacophany of Asia
By Dipika Kohli Northwest Asian Weekly Phnom Penh is hot, but not terribly so, and the air has a softness to it. People from around the world are here to […]
George Takei to beam up to Seattle for Pride parade
Seattle Out & Proud, organizers of Seattle Pride, have announced that George Takei will lead this year’s Seattle Pride Parade as Celebrity Grand Marshal.
The Layup Drill — Racism in NFL, baseball is back, and good news for UW golfer
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Racism alive and well in the NFL? Former University of Missouri football player Michael Sam made waves with his
J-Pop inspired clothing designer moves studio to Sassafras in Belltown
By Shin Yu Pai Northwest Asian Weekly Malia Peoples, the designer best known as Lady Konnyaku, recently moved her
COMMENTARY: Chinese Americans to benefit from the Affordable Care Act
By Daphne Kwok For Northwest Asian Weekly Almost one in seven Chinese Americans does not have health insurance.
Diversity Makes a Difference — Part 4 (final)
Janae Chan Inglemoor High School “I know that Janae likes to diversify her own life by being friends with all kinds of people and not being cliquish by hanging just […]
Local woman champions brother’s release from imprisonment in North Korea
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “It’s hard. It’s all consuming. It overshadows everything. I’m always on the phone, always on the computer <!–more–>e-mailing someone, writing letters to someone. […]
Marijuana is legal, now what?
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly You can buy a bottle of vodka in grocery stores in Washington state now. Soon, you’ll be able to buy a small amount of […]
Tacoma area man sentenced for murder plot claims it was just ‘a joke’
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly A University Place man, who pleaded guilty last September to federal conspiracy and solicitation charges for attempting to hire assassins to kill his own […]