Why reading news is important — 10 life lessons for reading news
WEBOct 20, 2016 · Reading news helps you to develop an open and critical mind. Reading news helps you to learn something new every day, and slow down aging. Reading news helps you to distinguish truth from falsehoods. Reading news can enhance your creativity. Reading news gives you leads to connect with remarkable people and events.
Maki Hsieh appointed CEO of Robert Chinn Foundation
WEBNov 25, 2019 · Maki Hsieh. The Robert Chinn Foundation announced on Nov. 19 their appointment of Maki Hsieh as its first Chief Executive Officer. Hsieh will oversee all aspects of the foundation’s operations and community support, and direct the Asian Hall of Fame program. Selected from a local and national search of …
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Keiro on track to empower and bring together communities of color
WEBKeiro on track to empower and bring together communities of color. September 16, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly. A property that once provided shelter for Japanese American war veterans is likely to become the site of subsidized housing that could be owned by Black community organizations. After a long journey through multiple phases and owners ...
A history of change in Little Saigon - Northwest Asian Weekly
WEBOver the next few decades, Seattle city planners and real estate developers transformed the neighborhood once again, adding such suburban features as large block sizes and strip malls to replace Little Saigon’s once popular jazz clubs. By the end of 1975, 2,000 Vietnamese lived in Seattle after the fall of Saigon on April 30th of that year.
Identity crisis — The unique challenges of mixed race children
WEBMay 3, 2018 · Identity crisis — The unique challenges of mixed race children. May 3, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly. Describing herself in pieces makes Sharon Chang cringe. Chang is the mixed race child of a Taiwanese father and a white American mother of primarily European descent. But describing herself as …
Lunar New Year in the Philippines draws crowds to one of the …
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · A giant wood dragon is displayed at a mall at Binondo district, said to be the oldest Chinatown in the world, in Manila, Philippines on Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna lit a “money tree” and led a ceremony to mark what she and other officials said was the 430th founding anniversary of the Binondo district.
“Chinese American” or “Americans of Chinese Descent”?
WEBMar 27, 2023 · Using Americans of Chinese Descent is a narrower definition of Chinese American history in that Chinese were not granted American naturalization until 1943. This defeats the well-intended purpose of recognizing the efforts of Chinese prior to 1943, which includes those pioneers who built the railroads in the 19th century, along with those that ...
Marilyn Strickland: First Korean American congresswoman?
WEBOct 22, 2020 · The Democratic hopeful for Washington’s 10th Congressional District is running for the seat, which is being vacated by Denny Heck, who is now running for Lieutenant Governor. If elected, Strickland will be the first Black woman from the Pacific Northwest and the first Korean American woman in …
APAMO President Kwon - Northwest Asian Weekly
WEBJan 19, 2023 · APAMO President Kwon. January 19, 2023 By Admin. Peter Kwon. SeaTac City Councilmember Peter Kwon was re-elected to serve as the President of the Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials, a subgroup of the National League of Cities. The National League of Cities represents nearly 3,000 U.S. cities, towns, and villages and advocates on their ...