The Washington State Historical Society, writer and public historian Tamiko Nimura, and Tacoma Arts Live are teaming up to host a program commemorating the 80th anniversary of the forced eviction of Japanese and Japanese American people living in Tacoma. Languages of Memory: A South Sound Japanese American Day of Remembrance, will take place at the […]

Whether it’s your first time ever seeing bonsai in person or you are a devoted bonsai practitioner, the Pacific Bonsai Museum’s third BonsaiFest will be held on May 7 and 8. Attendees will get to see hundreds of beautiful bonsai in an enchanting, woodsy setting. Azalea, wisteria, and other flowering bonsai are likely to be […]

Longtime banker Rocky Fong recently took on a new role at Chase in Seattle as Community Manager, a newly created role. Fong’s mission is to provide community residents with access to tools and resources available to help achieve their financial goals. The role is part of JPMorgan Chase’s five-year racial equity commitment of $30 billion […]

Mayor Bruce Harrell announced on April 8 a committee to help find a permanent director for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). Committee members, including Cassie Chinn of the Wing Luke Museum, Lee Lambert of Cascade Bike Club, Rizwan Rizwi of Muslim Housing Services, Monisha Singh of Chinatown International District Business Improvement Association, and Yu-Ann […]

Patsy Young, who served in both the Hawaii state House and Senate between 1971 and 1988, died on April 3. She was 92. Young was the first Asian American woman appointed to the University of Hawaii Board of Regents, according to biographical information provided by the Hawaii United Okinawa Association. Her parents emigrated from Okinawa, […]

EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, announced that the 2022 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award will be awarded to Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen. The award will be presented at the We Are EMILY Gala on May 3. In a news release, Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY’s List, said, “Nguyen has […]

Olivia Rodrigo, 19, took home the award for Best New Artist at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3 in Las Vegas. “I want to thank my mom for being supportive of my dreams, no matter how crazy,” said Rodrigo in her acceptance speech. Rodrigo’s father is Filipino. She was just one among many […]

The Chicago City Council unanimously confirmed Nicole Lee as the city’s first Chinese American alderperson on March 38. Lee has deep roots in Chicago’s Chinatown, saying she and her two sons “represent the fourth generation of Lees” to live in the same building in the neighborhood her grandparents purchased. At a news conference, she said, […]

She resigned as Seattle’s Police Chief—but Carmen Best has been busy at Microsoft as the company’s director of Global Security Risk Operations. On her LinkedIn page, Best said she is “Responsible for global virtual security operations team, intelligence, executive threat intel, special asset security, event security, travel security, security risk operations, security program management office […]

The long-awaited celebration to mark the construction of the Japanese torii (gate) in Seward Park will be held on April 2 from 1-2 p.m. The celebration will include taiko drummers, a lion dance, and remarks from elected officials as well as community advocates. The Department of Neighborhoods awarded a planning grant to the Friends of […]