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.
Renton Uwajimaya — A neighborhood grocery with a big name
WEBJun 2, 2011 — Renton Uwajimaya store front (Photo by George Liu/NWAW) This year, Renton became the third largest city in Washington state in terms of Asian population, according to the newly released 2010 U.S. Census. It ranks after Seattle and Bellevue. Its 19,298 Asian residents make up 21.2 percent of the city’s population.
EDITORIAL: The changing color of Seattle TV news - Northwest …
WEBApr 20, 2017 — If you flip through the channels during the 5 o’clock news every evening, you will see that the faces of Seattle television news broadcasters has changed. Twenty years ago, the female anchors on the weeknight 5 o’clock newscasts on KIRO 7 (Susan Hutchison), KOMO 4 (Kathi Goertzen), and KING 5 …
Seattle suspect held for condo death, nurse assault
WEBAug 13, 2024 — 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.
Classifieds - Northwest Asian Weekly
WEBClassifieds. September 5, 2024 By Northwest Asian Weekly. Pricing is $0.13 per character and runs for a week. Discounts for 4 weeks and more. Affidavits maybe extra. To get a quote or place ad in our Classified section, please email to [email protected].
Historians track Chinese history in Idaho - Northwest Asian Weekly
WEBJul 23, 2009 — The first recorded Chinese in the area was a man who signed the Luna House register in Lewiston in 1862. By the 1870 Census, 28.5 percent of Idaho’s population was Chinese. That was more than one out of every four people, said Priscilla Wegars, a historical archaeologist from Moscow. “And I think they were undercounted at the time ...
Ambassadors of Chinese music: Warren Chang and Buyun Zhao
WEBOct 8, 2009 — Northwest Asian Weekly. Warren Chang and Buyun Zhao, a husband and wife duo, have introduced the Chinese genre of music to the Seattle community over the last two decades. They founded the first organization dedicated to Chinese music in Washington state. Chang arrived in Seattle in 1982 and Zhao in …
Anthony Bourdain eats at Tai Tung - Northwest Asian Weekly
WEBJuly 31, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly. On July 21, Anthony Bourdain, former chef and host of “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” ate at Tai Tung restaurant, Seattle’s oldest Chinese restaurant. Tai Tung owner Harry Chan was busy in the kitchen when Bourdain entered in a low-key way (sans camera crew).
Ref lections on history of anti-Chinese hate in Seattle and …
WEBMay 26, 2022 — 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.
Charismatic Donnie Yen is a ‘legend’ in his own right
WEBApr 28, 2011 — The character of Chen Zhen was created by Hong Kong writer Kuang Ni for the 1972 film “Fists of Fury,” starring Seattle’s own Bruce Lee. Jet Li took a turn as the character for 1994’s “Fist of Legend,” and Donnie Yen first played the fighter on television in 1995. Though there have been many incarnations, the charismatic Yen, with ...
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