More than 120 people gathered at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center on Aug. 11 for the Ethnic Heritage Council (EHC)’s Fifth Annual Ethnic Potluck Picnic. There was folk dancing led by Northwest Folk Dancers, Inc. and world folk music performed by The Lonely Coast. Fifteen exhibitors sold ethnic items or told their stories through their […]
Bellevue honors Lawrence Lui
In August, the City of Bellevue issued a proclamation to Lawrence Lui of Cloudvue for his support to temporarily house 110 homeless men in the heart of downtown Bellevue. Cloudvue is allowing Congregations for the Homeless to use its property at Northeast Eighth Street and 108th Avenue Northeast as a “bridge” shelter, while the current […]
CWU unveils special partnership marker
Central Washington University (CWU) held a ceremony on its Ellensburg campus on Aug. 23 to unveil a “partnership marker” with officials from Japan’s University of Shimane. CWU and the University of Shimane have been sister-universities since 1990. The marker is a cherry tree that was planted, at the request of Shimane officials, in the CWU […]
Michelle Cheng joins Frye Art Museum
The Frye Art Museum announced on Aug. 14 its appointment of Michelle Cheng to the newly created role of Director of Education and Community Partnerships. Prior to joining the Frye, Cheng worked on an award-winning education team at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum as the manager of Integration-Level Education Programs. “The Frye offers such a […]
Sunisa Lee sets sights on 2020 Olympics
Sixteen-year-old Sunisa Lee, of St. Paul, Minn. took second place at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Aug. 11, outscoring and outperforming a handful of world medalists. Lee first tried the sport at age 6. A family friend knew a coach at Midwest Gymnastics Center and suggested she enroll. Lee has been at the club ever […]
South Asian Spelling Bee winner
Navneeth Murali of Edison, N.J., was the national winner of the 2019 South Asian Spelling (SAS) Bee held Aug. 13 in New Jersey. Murali, 13, spelled flype as flipe, yet was declared a winner. Flipe and flype are variant spellings according to Merriam-Webster’s Third Unabridged Dictionary. Flipe means to strip off by or as if […]
Paper Tigers filming
We got a glimpse of filming on Aug. 16 in Seattle’s Chinatown, of the independent movie, “Paper Tigers.” Last year, The Paper Tigers’ team ran a Kickstarter campaign that raised $124,000 to finance the movie. Writer and director Bao Tran, and producers Al’n Duong and Daniel Gildark, have ties to Seattle, along with other members […]
Edmonds CC Foundation awards more than $345K in scholarships
The Edmonds Community College Foundation has awarded $345,800 in scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year. One of the recipients is Ethan Chan, who spent the summer working as a waiter at a retirement home to help provide for his family after he graduated from high school. “This gift will be put to good use as […]
Tom Ikeda gets WSHS medal
The Washington State Historical Society (WSHS) will award its Robert Gray Medal to Tom Ikeda. The medal is WSHS’s highest award and recognizes distinguished and long-term contributions to Pacific Northwest history. Ikeda is the founding executive director of Densho, and he is being recognized for his efforts to preserve and share the history of Japanese […]
Jason Yunlong Liu back at HNTB
Jason Yunlong Liu returned to HNTB Corporation as senior technical advisor in the Seattle tunnel ventilation and fire life safety engineering group. Liu previously worked with HNTB on Seattle-area projects between 2011-2016. He has more than 20 years of experience in the industry. As part of his contributions to Washington State Department of Transportation’s Alaskan […]