The Metropolitan Democratic Club of Seattle presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to professional community volunteer, Kiku Hayashi at its Diamond Jubilee celebration on Sept. 18. Born in a Japanese internment camp, Hayashi’s life’s work has led her to the outreach and empowerment of underserved communities. Hayashi holds leadership positions in various organizations including the Japanese […]
Grammy award-winner to perform in Port Townsend
Hawaii native Daniel Ho will play at the Port Townsend Ukulele Festival on Sept. 30. Ho, who has won six consecutive Grammy awards for his music, called Washington’s Olympic Peninsula one of the most beautiful places on Earth. “It has probably been about 10 years or so since I performed in Port Angeles, which is […]
Chef talks Thai food
Chef Nongkran Daks discussed the art of Thai cooking and techniques essential to understanding Thai food, as seen in her bestselling cookbook, Nong’s Thai Kitchen. The talk, at Seattle’s Kinokuniya store on Sept. 10, was proceeded by a live demonstration in Uwajimaya market, on how to pick a pineapple and carve it. A native of […]
Obama nominates Indian American woman to be federal judge
President Obama nominated Diane Gujarati, 47, to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Sept. 13. “I am confident she will serve the American people with distinction,” said Obama. Gujarati is currently the deputy chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of […]
Chinese American wins NY assembly race
Yuh-Line Niou won the Democratic primary for the 65th Assembly district in lower Manhattan, beating five other candidates in a crowded field on Sept. 13. In a heavily-Democratic district, she is on her way to become the first Asian American to represent Chinatown in Manhattan. “I am humbled to be the first Asian American to […]
Filipino filmmaker dedicates win to the people of the Philippines
Lav Diaz’s new film, “Ang Babaeng Humayo” (Woman Who Left) won the prestigious Golden Lion award in the Main Competition of the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 10. The film, with running time of almost four hours, tells the story of a schoolteacher’s thirst for revenge and her feelings of forgiveness after 30 years in […]
First Asian American to moderate national debate in general election
Elaine Quijano of CBS News has been named to moderate the Vice Presidential debate to be held on Oct. 4 in Farmville, Va. She is the first anchor of a digital network and also the first Filipino and Asian American to moderate a national debate in a general election campaign, according to a list of […]
2016 Laureate Theresa Pan Hosley
Theresa Pan Hosley will be honored at the Greater Tacoma Peace Prize (GTPP) annual Laureate Recognition Banquet on Sept. 22 at Pacific Lutheran University. Hosley, a Taiwan native, was nominated by the World Affairs Council (WAC) of Tacoma “for her initiative, persistence, and long-term leadership of Tacoma’s Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation.” She has been the […]
Outstanding individuals to be recognized by KAC-WA
The Korean American Coalition of Washington (KAC-WA) will recognize individuals for outstanding community engagements at its Awards Gala on Sept. 16. KAC-WA will be presenting the Artistic Award to Sara Zin, the Community Service Award to OneAmerica, the Business/Professional Award to Dr. Jeffrey Roh, and the Rocky Kim Pioneer Award to Rick Kong. Zin was […]
Obama reappoints Nguyen to labor relations council
President Barack Obama on Sept. 7 reappointed H.T. Nguyen, who is executive director of the Federal Education Association (FEA) to the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations. Nguyen was first appointed to the council in 2010. The FEA is an affiliate of the National Education Association for teachers who work in schools operated by the […]
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