Civil rights attorney Dale Minami was honored with the Kip Tokuda Award on Nov. 3, from the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF) Northwest. Minami practices in San Francisco in the area of personal injury. He has been involved in significant litigations involving the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans and other minorities, including […]
Kuo wins PRSA award
Annie Kuo was honored on Nov. 7 with the Hugh Smith Community Service Award from the Puget Sound chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Kuo is the second Asian American to win the award, Derek Wing won in 2015. The award recognizes outstanding citizenship in contributing public relations expertise to an important community […]
Glitter Gala
Goodwill’s annual Glitter Gala raised $545,000 for its free job training and education programs. More than 700 people attended the event on Oct. 20 at Seattle’s Bell Harbor International Conference Center. Before the main program, attendees were treated to a silent auction, photobooth, a bling-toss game that awarded jewelry, and a Glitter Sale pop-up shop. […]
Singapore Airlines announces nonstop service to Sea-Tac
Singapore Airlines announced on Nov. 1 that it will offer non-stop flights between Sea-Tac Airport and Singapore starting in September 2019. Sea-Tac will be the fourth North American non-stop destination for Singapore Airlines, adding to current services in San Francisco, New York (Newark), and Los Angeles. “This new link to Singapore and connections to destinations […]
Seniors in Action honors
The Seniors in Action Foundation President Anna Hau, and founder Nora Chan, were each honored on Oct. 23. Close to 500 seniors attended the dinner at the House of Hong Restaurant in Seattle. President Anna Hau received a proclamation honoring her work from the City of Seattle, and Chan received a similar proclamation from King […]
Kamonegi wins Restaurant of the Year award
Seattle Met named Kamonegi — a Japanese restaurant — as its Restaurant of the Year. Owner Mutsuko Soma was born and raised in Tochigi, Japan. She came to the Pacific Northwest to study the culinary arts at the Art Institute of Seattle. After spending years refining her skills at restaurants like the Harvest Vine, Chez […]
CACA Rice Drive
Chinese American Citizens Alliance-Seattle (CACA) partnered with Chinese Information and Services Center (CISC) to spearhead a successful Rice Drive and Voter Assistance event on Oct. 27. They reached a new goal of 1,000 pounds of rice, 200 bags of Chinese sausage and oranges to hand out to 200 elderly in need. CACA and CISC were […]
Bellevue middle schooler wins ThinkBIG Challenge
Mehr Grewal, from Odle Middle School in Bellevue, has been named a 2018 Global ThinkBIG Challenge Junior Division Winner out of several applicants from five different countries. It’s a video contest — organized by ThinkSTEAM — exclusively for girls to inspire peers to learn about STEAM: the combination of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and […]
Seattle-themed pavilion opens in Nagoya
Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya, Japan opened a new terminal themed after Seattle and is complete with Seattle-owned businesses and products. Sixteen themed Seattle stores are featured in the “Flight of Dream Project,” including Fran’s Chocolates, Starbucks, Shiro Kashiba, and Fujiyama Go * Go Seattle Ramen Stand. The Seattle Mariners are also prominently celebrated. […]
Lakshmi Muirhead wins Neddy Artist Award
The director of the Neddy Artist Awards announced on Oct. 11 that Lakshmi Muirhead would receive the 2018 Neddy Artist Award for painting and $25,000. A showcase for the works of the finalists and winners of the 2018 awards will be held at the Cornish Playhouse gallery, Nov. 14–Dec. 16, at the Seattle Center. […]
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