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Goodbye, Momo!
22 arrested during Labor Day demonstration
Tom Kleifgen and Lei Ann Shiramizu
Demonstrators near 5th and Jackson on Sept. 7.
Photo by George Liu
Photo credit: Thomas Barwick
Closing after 13 years
By Vivian Nguyen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In the International District (ID), on the corner of South Jackson Street and Sixth Avenue South, sits Momo—the Asian- and Scandinavian-inspired clothing, jewelry,
and home goods shop. Long viewed as a must-visit destination by locals and tourists alike, the shop will soon come to a close after 13 years of operation. For Lei Ann Shiramizu and Tom
Twenty-two people were arrested after a large group marched from the International District down to the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild building on 4th Avenue South on Sept. 7. The arrests were for arson, assault, obstructing and failure to disperse.
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State colleges grapple with fewer international student enrollments
Officers recovered intact molotov cocktails dropped by rioters outside the building as officers began making arrests. Officers arrested a number of individuals on 4th Avenue South as they continued to receive rocks, bottles, and explosives thrown at them by rioters.
COMMUNITY NEWS
KeyBank offers advice for managing your money
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By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY If things had gone according to plan, 22-year-old Gauri Nayak would have been on campus at the University of Washington (UW), one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming a User Experience Researcher. But if anything, 2020 showed her how even the best laid plans can go awry. “I got my admission letter on March 14, 2020 and was very happy. I didn’t have a clear idea of how bad things were in the United States, because at the time, the pandemic hadn’t reached India yet,” Nayak said. “There were rumors, but couldn’t Gauri Nayak
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King County, “Summary Report on Deaths Associated with COVID-19.” Through Sept. 1, there have been 724 deaths attributed to COVID-19, with 680 of those confirmed and another 44 that are suspected or pending. In March, the report found that COVID-19 ranked as the third see COVID-19 on 10
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New Public Health report on COVID-19 deaths in King County An analysis of deaths associated with COVID-19 in King County published on Sept. 1 shows that deaths have slowed dramatically since the early peak of the outbreak in April. However, COVID-19 still ranks overall as the 6th leading cause of deaths in 2020 in King County. These are among the findings in a new report from Public Health—Seattle &
AT THE MOVIES
Disney’s live action Mulan
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Man turns trauma into messages of love
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SPORTS
The Layup Drill
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