Northwest Asian Weekly
网页Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that hit the South Asian island nation two years ago. A volunteer network of interpreters wants to make refugees’ languages more accessible.
About - Northwest Asian Weekly
网页About. For 41 years, we were the only weekly English-edition newspaper serving Washington’s Asian community. The Northwest Asian Weekly released its final print edition on Jan. 19, 2023, and transitioned to online-only operations. While our method of delivering news has changed, our commitment to empower the Asian community has not.
Ref lections on history of anti-Chinese hate in Seattle and …
网页2022年5月26日 · Excerpts from a March 17, 2022 speech by Doug Chin at the Seattle-International District Rotary Club. In recent times, anti-Asian hate has been a national and local issue. Weeks ago, there was a rally in the Chinatown-International District (CID) focused on the 1886 anti-Chinese riot in Seattle—the worst race riot in this city’s history.
Northwest Asian Weekly going online only
网页2022年12月29日 · More than 40 years ago, we made history by launching the first Chinese newspaper in the Pacific Northwest since 1927, Seattle Chinese Post. A year later, we founded the Northwest Asian Weekly, the only English weekly for the Asian community despite the Asian population being small—the risks …
Melber’s ‘Pearl Harbor’ highlights Japanese perspective and paints ...
网页And this is what prompted his desire to learn more and share what he’s learned to paint a fuller picture of the war, with an emphasis on the Japanese perspective. In “Pearl Harbor,” Melber wanted to tell the story of the battle from Japanese actors’ side—from soldiers and pilots, to diplomats and politicians. It wasn’t an easy task.
CISC celebrates 50 years of community service - Northwest Asian …
网页2022年9月17日 · CISC celebrates 50 years of community service. From a card table on the sidewalk to a nonprofit organization assisting 15,000 immigrants and their families every year, Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC) marks 50 years of service this year. While they have expanded over the decades in response to …
Seattle suspect held for condo death, nurse assault
网页2024年8月13日 · Bail has been set at $5 million for an Asian man in custody and facing charges related to the death of a woman, and the assault of another woman. On Aug. 10, Seattle Fire Department units responded to a welfare check at 3117 NE 133rd Street, after a neighbor reported water flowing from the condo and an unresponsive resident.
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After 24 years, affirmative action awakens—How one question will …
网页2022年1月13日 · When is defeat not defeat? Jesse Wineberry, one of the architects of Initiative 1000 (I-1000), which was aimed at restoring affirmative action in Washington state, was at the downtown Bellevue FedEx shortly after the initiative was overturned by 1% of the vote in November 2019.
Chinese Characters across Asia: Continuity and transformation in ...
网页2024年3月12日 · Chinese Characters across Asia: Continuity and transformation in Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Chinese, like the other earliest inventions of writing, emerged in complex societies, where people needed to use symbols for writing. The script started as pictures, but quickly evolved to incorporate other …