President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden wished Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders a happy, healthy, and prosperous Lunar New Year. In a two-minute video, they said this is a time of renewal, “a chance to celebrate, remember the joys and sorrows of the path that brought us here, and imagine the possibilities of […]
Best director nominee Chloe Zhao
Chloe Zhao has become the first woman of Asian descent nominated for best director for the 78th Golden Globe Awards. She directed the itinerant drama “Nomadland.” The Globes, delayed about two months due to the coronavirus, announced the nominations on Feb. 3 in a largely virtual awards season. Last year, there were no female nominees […]
South Seattle College’s Yilin Sun gets State Dept. award
Dr. Yilin Sun, who has spent the majority of her 30-plus year career teaching English as a Second Language at South Seattle College and Seattle Central College, has been recognized as a top-30 contributor to the U.S. Department of State’s English Language Specialist Program. The specialist program is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021. The […]
Deadline for gold medal replicas for Chinese war vets
Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition Project is accepting applications until Feb. 28 for Congressional Gold Medal replicas to give to veterans or next of kin at no-cost. Applications received after Feb. 28 may still be reviewed for the purpose of having a veteran’s name listed on the website, but the veteran and/or family must make […]
Day of Remembrance observance
The Washington State Legislature is holding a virtual observance of the Day of Remembrance beginning on Feb. 15 at 8:30 a.m. This annual ceremony marking the anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, will commence in the House of Representatives on […]
New WWU Trustee Bruce Harrell
Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed former Seattle City Council member Bruce Harrell to Western Washington University (WWU)’s Board of Trustees. He will serve a six-year term ending on Sept. 30, 2026. WWU President Sabah Randhawa said Harrell “brings a wealth of experience in strategic thinking and advocating for equity and sound governance as a lawyer […]
Phillip Chu joins Helsell Fetterman
Phillip Chu has joined Helsell Fetterman’s litigation and medical malpractice groups. A former prosecutor, Chu has a combined seven years of experience as a deputy prosecuting attorney with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and as an Assistant City Prosecutor with the Seattle City Attorney’s Office. Chu graduated from Seattle University School of Law in […]
Bellevue College extends Locke’s contract
The Bellevue College Board of Trustees voted unanimously last month to extend the contract of former Gov. Gary Locke as interim president for up to two additional years. Greg Dietzel, chair of the Bellevue College Board of Trustees, said, “This allows for stability in leadership and gives us time to launch a thoughtful and thorough […]
Asian-owned businesses highlighted
As part of one of the mayor of Renton’s weekly newsletters last month, three Asian-owned businesses were mentioned—as businesses across Renton that “have been working overtime to keep relationships with their customers healthy.” Leeching and Duc Tran of Viet-Wah Asian Food Market, Jacqueline Nguyen of Papaya Silk Corporation, and Heng and Lange Woon of Common […]
Harry Ong plays at Biden’s inauguration
Seattle native Harry Ong helped to usher in President Joe Biden’s administration on Jan. 20 as a member of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. The band performed “Hail to the Chief” and accompanied Lady Gaga for her performance of the national anthem. Gunnery Sgt. Ong plays the clarinet and he began his musical […]