By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY When dining with strangers, they think I am weird because I drink hot water. On my recent trip to South America, one guy reacted differently. He asked, “Do you know something we don’t?” Thanks to the unsexy drink, we connected. And I shared with him and other diners the […]
EDITORIAL: Being Black at Starbucks
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Starbucks is one of the companies that put Seattle on the global map. Now, it’s making headlines again — and not in a good way. I always thought Starbucks was a place where I could meet with friends and hang out for hours on end. Apparently not, especially if […]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth has record-setting baby
Sen. Tammy Duckworth has given birth to a baby girl, making her the first U.S. senator to give birth while in office. The Illinois Democrat announced she delivered her second daughter, Maile Pearl Bowlsbey, on April 9. Her office says Duckworth is recovering well and asked for privacy. Duckworth, a 50-year-old veteran who lost her […]
New UW Bothell communications director
The University of Washington (UW) Bothell has named Maria Lamarca Anderson as its new director of communications. Lamarca Anderson has more than 25 years of experience in professional communications and public engagement in higher education, corporations, public agencies, and nonprofits. For the past five years, Lamarca Anderson has been in the communications office at Seattle […]
Gene Moy’s 101st birthday
Over 100 people gathered at the Renton Senior Activity Center on April 5, to celebrate Gene Moy’s 101st birthday. The main highlight of the party — dancing, which is Moy’s favorite past time. Born in Toishan, China, in 1917, Moy came to the United States with his father in 1931. He lived in Lewiston, Idaho […]
Doug Baldwin, Ann Curry part of WE Day Seattle lineup
Organizers announced on April 5 the initial lineup for WE Day Seattle — a youth empowerment event — which is returning to Seattle on May 3 at KeyArena. In addition to WE Day Seattle Co-Chairs Ciara and Russell Wilson, Doug Baldwin of the Seattle Seahawks and Ann Curry, will share their passion for change and […]
Next ACRS executive director announced
Michael Byun has been appointed to helm of Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS), effective Dec. 3, 2018. Diane Narasaki’s retirement will be effective Dec. 2. She announced it a year in advance to ensure a smooth transition, and to celebrate ACRS’ 45th anniversary with the community at the Oct. 27 gala before her departure. […]
Studio Ghibli co-founder, director Isao Takahata dies at 82
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Isao Takahata, co-founder of the prestigious Japanese animator Studio Ghibli that stuck to a hand-drawn “manga’’ look in the face of digital filmmaking, has died. He was 82. Takahata started Ghibli with Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki in 1985, hoping to create Japan’s Disney, and helped shape the […]
California city to pay $2M to family of man shot by police
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Long Beach will pay $2 million to the family of a mentally disabled man who was killed by police at an arcade three years ago. Attorneys for the family of Mharloun Saycon announced on April 4 that the City Council had settled a civil rights lawsuit. The lawyers filed court […]
US seizes pot-growing houses tied to China-based criminals
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of federal and local law enforcement agents have seized roughly 100 Northern California houses purchased with money wired to the United States by a Chinese-based crime organization and used to grow massive amounts of marijuana illegally, authorities said last week. The raids culminate a monthslong […]