Community comes together to question White Center quarantine site
From South Seattle Emerald – when a populated street in White Center is chosen as the site for a proposed quarantine facility the local community organizes around concerns.
With a bare-bones takeout operation, Jade Garden adapts to loss of business from coronavirus
From International Examiner – As COVID-19 state-wide closures and psychical distancing affect small local businesses, Jade Garden in the International District-Chinatown neighborhood continues to fulfill orders, making adjustments to keep business going.
Lunar New Year Costume Contest – The Northwest Asian Weekly
Saturday, February 8, 2020 Contestants’ attire should be culturally relevant to the Lunar New Year Celebration. Prizes: First ($75), Second ($50), Third ($25); 10 honorable mentions, each winner get a stuffed mouse.
A ‘rat race’ that makes a difference — Registration now open for ICHS Lunar New Year 5K
From The Northwest Asian Weekly – Staff. International Community Health Services (ICHS) opened registration on Dec. 4 for its annual Lunar New Year 5k Walk/Run. The fundraiser will take place along Interurban Trail in Shoreline on Feb. 23, 2020 in celebration of the Year of the Rat.
Finding local Indian Asian-American representation at the library
From the International Examiner – On a Saturday morning I visited the downtown Seattle Central Library. I received help from two extraordinary reference librarians, asking them about resources that documented the history of Indian-Americans in local media in the Puget Sound region…
In “The Night Tiger”, the five Confucian virtues are the basis of this mystery novel set in 1930s Malaysia
From the International Examiner – The Night Tiger, Yangsze Choo’s second book, is a surreal and captivating mystery novel set in the 1930s during Malaysia’s colonial period. It examines the social mannerisms amongst the locals and the conquering Brits…
From The Northwest Asian Weekly – Jason Cruz. Growing up in the Central District of Seattle, Christopher Castillo came upon a play about the Filipino Revolution at the Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center. The play’s program included “curious characters,” which spurred Castillo’s interest. It led to a phone app that has gained a swell of popularity…
An unheard narrative: One woman’s pursuit of education in North Korea before the war and the longer term impact of this opportunity
From The International Examiner – Chris Juergens. The development of South Korea from one of the poorest agrarian societies in the world to an urban, wealthy, high-tech powerhouse in such a relatively short time span has caused extreme generational gaps…
From Hibulb Cultural Center – a story told by Snoqualmie Charlie as part of the Star Child story.
Long ago, when the world was not yet the way it is today, dukʷibəɬ the Changer was walking. He was going everywhere all over the earth. Sometimes he would appear from the East as a brilliant light. Sometimes he would look like a young man, or several young men. Sometimes he would be invisible. Sometimes he would look like an old person who knew about a lot of things….
Viengthong Restaurant celebrates Lao culture through food
From the International Examiner – Tucked in an unassuming strip mall near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Rainier Avenue in South Seattle is Viengthong Restaurant, a Lao-Thai restaurant which serves dishes from both cuisines.
