Laura Brodax Tile Studio hosted the opening of the Publix Street Side Mural on Sept. 7. The mural, by artist Laura Brodax, is an homage to the historic Publix Hotel in Seattle’s Chinatown International District. The Japanese-inspired plant arrangements were influenced by the grandmother of the postwar managing family of the hotel, who kept a […]
Mai Khanh Tran reception
Mimi Gan hosted a reception at her home on Sept. 7 for Dr. Mai Khanh Tran, who is running for Congress in California’s 39th District. Born in Vietnam, Tran moved to the United States in 1975 at age 9. Less than a decade later, she was admitted to Harvard, where she took a job as […]
An evening celebration of Xinh
Community members of Shelton, Wash. gathered on Sept. 9 in support of Xinh Dwelley, who once ran the restaurant named after her, Xinh’s Clam and Oyster House. Dwelley, whose talent for food and cooking developed as a young woman in Vietnam, was diagnosed with cancer a couple of years ago. Due to medical bills, she […]
Seattle native serves aboard Navy warship in Japan
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Apostol is one of 300 men and women serving aboard the USS Curtis Wilbur. The Seattle native and 2010 Renton High School graduate is an operations specialist responsible for operating the communications, radar, and navigation equipment that tracks ships, aircraft, and enemy missiles. “Being forward deployed in Japan can get […]
UW alum to be honored
The University of Washington (UW) Department of Communication is giving out the Outstanding Early Career Award to My Tam H. Nguyen. Every year, the UW honors outstanding alumni who are making a difference in their careers. Nguyen graduated with a B.A. in 2006, and she got a Master’s in Urban Planning from Harvard University’s Graduate […]
Seattle-based Landesa awarded LUI Che Woo Prize
Founded in Seattle, Landesa was recently awarded the LUI Che Woo Prize under the category “Betterment of the Welfare of Mankind.” Landesa was lauded for its promotion of the idea of “land to the tiller” and its success in securing land rights for over 120 million of the world’s poorest families in more than 50 […]
Chinatown-ID Night Market
Thousands of people attended Seattle’s Chinatown-International District’s annual Night Market on Sept. 9, under the Chinatown Gate. Festival goers enjoyed a variety of international delights — from food vendors dishing out a variety of street food, to local restaurants serving up the district’s popular staples. An outdoor international market featuring handmade local goods, fresh cut […]
Nobel Peace Prize laureate coming to Seattle
Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is giving a free public talk at Seattle University on Oct. 12, as part of his book tour. Yunus established the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in 1983, fueled by the belief that credit is a fundamental human right. His objective was to help poor people escape from […]
Trump nominates India born Manisha Singh
President Trump announced on Sept. 7 that he’s nominating Manisha Singh to be Assistant Secretary of State, Economic, and Business Affairs. Born in India, Singh is currently Chief Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan. She speaks fluent Hindi and her private sector experience includes practicing law at multinational law firms and […]
Korean School of Federal Way
School will be back in session on Sept. 6 at the Korean School of Federal Way (KSFW). The school, open to pre-K to 12th graders, as well as adults, focuses on speaking, listening, reading, and writing, in addition to cultural enrichment classes, such as taekwondo, choir, and samulnori. KSFW opened in 2011 and is now […]
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