On Aug. 5, the Jefferson Community Center in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood honored Ed Hiroo by dedicating and naming the gym in his honor. Hiroo was on the committee that spent many years working on the plans, designs, and eventual construction of the gym. Hiroo started coaching when he was a teenager and at the […]
9th congressional district 2017 Congressional Award Medal recipients
Rep. Adam Smith presented the Congressional Award Medals to local students at his town hall event in Tukwila on Aug. 12. Among the recipients were Angela Lin (pictured) and Jamin Zheng, Jiayi Wang, and Malav Dipankar, who were not present. Smith said, “It is a privilege to see young students… demonstrate personal initiative and a […]
Melinda Gates praises China in poverty reduction, and commits millions more in joint work
Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was recently in Beijing to participate in the launch of a joint program with the Chinese government — to alleviate poverty through healthcare and AIDS control. On July 23, Gates met with Cui Li, deputy director of the National and Family Planning Commission. Cui Li […]
60 years of Seattle-Kobe Sister City partnership
The City of Seattle celebrated 60 years of cooperation with Kobe as Sister Cities. Kobe is Seattle’s oldest Sister City — the partnership started shortly after World War II under Seattle Mayor Gordon Clinton in 1957. Over the past six decades, the Seattle-Kobe Sister City relationship has produced economic investment, cultural exchanges, and strengthened civic […]
March to support undocumented immigrants
A crowd marched on Aug. 15 from Sturgus Park to Hing Hay Park to support Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), on the program’s fifth anniversary. A rally at the end called on the Trump administration to keep DACA. If eliminated, DACA recipients or Dreamers, as they are commonly known, would lose deportation protections. […]
2017 outstanding graduates at WWU
Western Washington University honored its Outstanding Graduates for the 2016-17 academic year at spring commencement in June. Selection is based on grades, research and writing, service to the campus and community, and promise for the future. Among the grads honored were Jennie Le of Des Moines, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with […]
Donnie Chin BBQ
Hundreds attended the third annual Donnie Chin BBQ on July 27 at Donnie Chin International Children’s Park. The tradition started after Chin’s murder — neighbors are invited to come together to bring food to share and build community. Leftovers were distributed to different nonprofits in the community. Chin, a beloved community leader, was killed in […]
Governor appoints new CAPAA members
Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced the appointment of Donny Rojo and Ekkarath Sisavatdy to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA). Rojo is a second generation Filipino American. He comes from a U.S. Navy military family who settled in Bremerton. He is a University of Washington graduate, worked in the aerospace industry, then transitioned […]
King St dance party
Participants of the King Street Dance Party on Aug. 1 danced under the I-5 overpass. Hot dogs and shaved ice were served, and participants stayed for games and live music. The event was part of the Chinatown International District’s block party for National Night Out — an annual community-building campaign that promotes community-police partnerships and […]
Quynh Pham leaving VFA
Quynh Pham has announced that she is leaving the Vietnamese Friendship Association (VFA). She served as its fund development manager for the past 15 months. Pham told the Northwest Asian Weekly she will continue to work within the Vietnamese and immigrant and refugee community. Her next adventure is with Friends of Little Saigon, an organization […]
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